Connected Parenting: A Brain-Based, Attachment-Focused Parent Instruction Program

Connected Parenting Program

A Brain-Based, Attachment-Focused Parent Instruction Curriculum

Connected Parenting is a structured 16-week Parent Instruction program designed to strengthen parental functioning through brain-based, attachment-focused, and connection-centered parenting education. This trauma-responsive curriculum supports parents in creating safe, stable, and nurturing environments where children can regulate, connect, and thrive.

This program is educational and instructional in nature and is appropriate for parents involved with child welfare systems, foster care, adoption, or those seeking to strengthen parenting skills through connection-based approaches.

Who This Program Is For

Connected Parenting is designed for:

Parents and caregivers seeking practical, brain-based parenting tools

Foster and adoptive parents

Parents involved with DCF or related child welfare systems

Caregivers navigating high stress, trauma, or system involvement

Parents who want to strengthen connection while maintaining healthy authority

Program Goals

The Connected Parenting program helps parents:

Understand child behavior through a brain-based and developmental lens

Build secure attachment and relational safety

Strengthen emotional regulation and co-regulation skills

Use effective, non-punitive discipline strategies

Increase consistency, structure, and follow-through

Improve parental confidence and overall family functioning

Program Structure

Length: 16 weeks
Format: Weekly Parent Instruction sessions

Each session includes:

Direct instruction and education

Skill modeling and demonstration

Guided practice and role play

Real-time feedback and coaching

Home-based application of skills

Progress is monitored throughout the program, and instruction is adjusted to meet the individual needs of the parent and family.

Curriculum Overview

Foundations of Safety & Understanding

Parents learn how child brain development, stress, and trauma impact behavior. Instruction focuses on understanding behavior as communication and building relational safety through connection, consistency, and repair.

Emotional Regulation & Co-Regulation

Parents develop the ability to regulate their own nervous system and support children through big emotions using calm leadership, empathy, and co-regulation strategies.

Connection-Centered Discipline

The program teaches transformational, non-punitive discipline strategies that promote accountability, learning, and behavioral change without shame or fear.

Structure, Routines & Consistency

Parents learn how predictable routines and clear expectations increase felt safety, reduce behavioral challenges, and improve daily functioning.

Parenting Under Stress & System Involvement

Instruction supports parents navigating high-pressure situations, system involvement, and parenting under observation while maintaining consistency and emotional regulation.

What Parents Will Learn

Throughout the program, parents will learn how to:

Respond to behavior in ways that promote regulation and safety

Strengthen attachment through attunement and predictability

Reduce power struggles using connection before correction

Support emotional growth without escalation

Discipline in ways that teach skills rather than rely on punishment

Maintain calm, confident leadership even under stress

Expected Outcomes

By the end of the 16-week Connected Parenting program, parents demonstrate:

Improved understanding of brain-based and attachment-informed parenting

Increased emotional regulation and co-regulation capacity

Stronger parent-child connection and attachment behaviors

Consistent use of safe and effective discipline strategies

Improved structure, routines, and follow-through

Increased parental confidence and functioning

DCF & Court Alignment

Connected Parenting is designed to meet Florida State requirements for Parent Instruction services. The curriculum emphasizes education, skill development, observable behavior change, and enhanced parental functioning.

Documentation available upon request includes:

Attendance records

Participation summaries

Progress and skill acquisition reports

Completion verification

Ready to Get Started?

If you are interested in learning more about the Connected Parenting program or would like to enroll, please contact us to discuss next steps.

Connected Parenting, building calm, confident parents and connected families, one relationship at a time.