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Bringing Baby Home Facilitator Training comes to Santa Ana, November 14-15, 2019. Research continues to show that our children are most fragile in the first years of their life. Even the strongest relationships are strained during the transition to parenthood. Lack of sleep, never-ending housework and new fiscal concerns can lead to profound stress and a decline in marital satisfaction – all of which affect baby’s care. Not surprisingly, 67% of new parents experience conflict, disappointment...

Echo's conference this year is packed with great workshops for teachers, parents and anyone who works with children and their families. In addition to the not-to-be-missed keynotes (such as Susan Craig ), we are proud to present: Jose Ivan Arreola-Torres Workshop Spotlight: Holistic Healing for Immigrant & Undocumented Youth In this important workshop, Jose Ivan Arreola-Torres will talk about an often overlooked aspect of student mental health - the mental and emotional...

In the fall, Echo will be rolling out the new Training & Certification Course (TCC) for selected candidates who want to become certified in the Echo trauma-informed, nonviolent parenting curriculum. This is the first time Echo will be offering the certification course since 2016. We've been spending the intervening time systematically revising the old parenting curriculum, bringing it up-to-date with the trauma and resilience information that we are already teaching in the parenting...

Parenting is one of the most creative and exhausting jobs you’ll ever have. Sometimes you’ll find yourself saying or doing things to your child you swore you would never do. Our 10-class parenting series draws on the latest scientific research on brain and child development, as well as the effects of childhood toxic stress. Discover how to communicate in ways that deepen your relationship with your child and begin to model the skills that are proven to help your child succeed at school, have...

Okay, we’ve got it: Not “what’s wrong with you?” but “What happened to you?” That explosive outburst? The child who cannot concentrate at school? The domestic violence survivor who is in a constant state of hyper-vigilance? Yes, most of us in family services are now able to recognize trauma-symptoms and respond with empathy… most of the time. But what does it mean to be truly trauma-informed? For a start, it means that we have patience with others and ourselves as we seek to acquire the...

Want to get certified in Echo's new trauma-informed nonviolent parenting curriculum? For the last 18 years, Echo has been providing sliding-scale parenting classes in Los Angeles. The 10-class series includes the latest science on the brain and childhood trauma and gives parents many tools for creating the kind of safe, stable nurturing relationship we all want with our children and underpins healthy development. Classes are available in English and Spanish. This fall, Echo will be offering...

Social and historical trauma have been conversations in the front lines over the last few years and are even more relevant over the past week. Echo Parenting, supported by First 5 LA and The California Endowment is hosting a conference to create a space for us to have these hard conversations and to explore how to take the next steps in healing as a community. **Grantees of the John M Lloyd Foundation will have their registration fee covered.** ...

We are thrilled to announce the premiere of Wrestling Ghosts , a documentary about breaking the cycle of trauma, at the LA Film festival on Sept. 27th. “Incredible. Haunting and strange and beautiful and incredibly moving.” -Dan Cogan, Founder Impact Partners Wrestling Ghosts follows the epic inner journey of Kim, a young mother who, over two heartbreaking and inspiring years, battles the traumas from her past in order to create a new present and future for her and her family. In this...

Thank you Andi for shining a spotlight on Echo Parenting & Education's exemplary leadership and a community of practice for others to learn from. Love the info-graphic. Curious, do you know if it's possible to have the info-graphic as an attachment we could print out? I was going to do a printscreen and the wording was blurry. Such an excellent tool for reframing our language and intention!

You will have to ask @Louise Godbold directly for the graphic.

Hi Dana! You can download it just by grabbing the image. If that doesn't work, I can send you the file. We will also post it on our website for people to download.

Hi Lou... Please know I just saved as a .png and printed. I'm going to see if the download from your website has more articulation of the language. Such an excellent tool Louise!! Congratulations to you and your team!

Hi Andi, Please post this awesome opportunity on our calendar for our Los Angeles members and also on our calendar on our ACEs Connection home page for a wider net of opportunities with our ACN members engaging with Echo Parenting's Conference. Very exciting!! In gratitude, Dana