Cool Head,
Warm Heart
How to Connect More, Lose it Less, and Be the Parent You Want to Be—Even in Your Hardest Moments
A 5-week course for parents of children ages 2 to 10
October 21 – November 22, 2024
Join the WaitlistAre you tired of feeling...
- Like nothing you try seems to make a difference to your kids’ behavior?
- Frustrated that they never listen?
- Disappointed that, despite your efforts to parent consciously, you end up leaning on the old-school tools your parents used (threats, bribes, punishment, rewards…)?
- Confused about how to be loving and kind without being permissive in your parenting?
- Exhausted by the endless stream of big feelings (theirs and yours)?
- Like there’s way too much chasing behaviors and not nearly enough fun in your family?
You are not alone.
And it’s not your fault. Most of us become parents because we want to experience the love and joy that children bring. And we deeply want to give our kids a good life—to be fair and kind, and to do better than our parents did.
But we have so few tools, and not nearly enough help.
We decide we don’t want to threaten or punish—great! But what the hell do we do instead? Or all that exploring we allow our kids to do is sweet and wonderful… until we need to leave the park or get to school on time. Then what?
The solution is not doubling down on punishments or rewards (especially since you might have noticed that they don’t work for long!).
It’s embracing a new way of looking at our kids’ off-track behaviors, and what is really needed. And it’s paying attention to what gets in the way of us showing up the way we want to in our parenting.
Cool Head, Warm Heart
is designed to help you do just that.
By the end of this program, you will be able to:
- Know (finally!) what has gone wrong when your kids go off the rails
- Understand what is needed to help them come back
- Access respectful parenting tools that don’t leave your kids feeling hurt, isolated, or disconnected—or you feeling like a crappy parent
- Get clarity on why you get so triggered when your kids scream, slap you, bite another child or ______________ (fill in the blank!) and how to work on it
- Authentically bring more fun, lightness, and laughter to your family, even in the hard moments!
What You'll Get in
Cool Head, Warm Heart
Joining Cool Head, Warm Heart gives you access to the following things in a private, easy-to-use online member area:
- 5 modules containing a total of 18 short, easy-to-absorb video lessons (or listen podcast-style, if you prefer) to help you shift your mindset and access new parenting tools
- Fun downloadable PDF worksheets in every module to help you deepen your understanding of the tools and keep them top of mind
- Special bonus lessons to support other aspects of your life that influence your parenting (hello partnership and self-care!)
- 5 weekly, live coaching calls with Caroline where you can practice the tools, learn from other parents, and get your questions answered
- A private online community to help you connect with other parents on this journey
- The opportunity to develop a listening partnership with another parent in the course to help you offload the tension that comes with parenting and receive ongoing support
Take a look at what's inside...
MODULE 1
Why we need a new way to work with our kids
In this module we’ll unpack why tools like punishment, rewards, threats, and bribes are not effective (and often feel crappy to boot)… even though we can feel we have no other tools to turn to. You’ll come away with a new way of looking at your kids and their off-track behavior.
MODULE 2
All About Connection
The focus of this module is connection—what it really means, why we all need it (especially when we’re young), and how making it the center of your parenting can transform the way you parent. You’ll learn two powerful yet simple ways to build more connection into your everyday life and your kids’ systems.
MODULE 3
Working with Big Feelings
So much of what we manage when we’re parenting is in the realm of feelings! This module explores what is going on when tantrums and other big feelings come, and what you can do to be truly helpful to your kids in these moments (without isolating or punishing them).
MODULE 4
Meeting Your Hardest Parenting Moments with Respect and Compassion
In this module we take a deep dive into how you can set effective, loving limits with your kids when they go off track—without touching those old-school tools. We also talk about how to handle aggressive and other particularly challenging behaviors. In addition, this module will teach you how to use playfulness in limit-setting moments (it can be done!), and how to work with your own triggers when they arise.
MODULE 5
What Play Has to Do With it
This module explores how a specific kind of play can be a game-changer when you’re parenting. You’ll learn about the power of laughter, and how to use play to connect with your kids in a way that truly lands… as well as to improve behavior and cooperation over time.
Plus, you'll get these amazing bonuses:
BONUS #1
Keeping the Connection with Your Partner When Parenting is Hard
with Alejandra Siroka
When you're co-parenting, your relationship with your partner or co-parent can make parenting easier or much, much harder. This special live (and recorded) bonus workshop led by transformative communication teacher and coach Alejandra Siroka will help you learn how to keep your partnership strong and resilient, especially when things are challenging.
BONUS #2
Mindful Parenting Meditations
with Caroline Griswold
A series of six short, guided meditations to support you in your parenting. Each meditation follows a theme to help you access a variety of important parenting resources, including more joy, groundedness, and openness.
This course is for you if:
- You know WHAT kind of parent you want to be, but not always HOW to get there—especially when it's hard with your kids
- You want to do some (or many) things differently than how your parents did it
- You're ready to think outside the box and try some fresh ideas
- You feel less alone and more accompanied on your parenting journey when you gather with other thoughtful parents
The Result?
More ease at home.
More cooperation.
More confidence in your parenting.
Less chasing behaviors.
More following fun and laughter.
A Note From Caroline...
Welcome! I’m so glad you’re here. And I want to tell you something important, right off the bat.
I don’t teach this stuff because parenting has always come easy to me. In fact, quite the opposite.
When I was a new parent I was flattened by how hard it felt to parent my one small child. His screams and tears seemed endless. And worse, my reaction to them was exactly what I vowed would never happen to me as a parent.
I knew I had to find another way to be the parent I wanted to be with him—and a way that didn’t lean on the old-school tools.
The approach and tools I share with you in this course are just that. They transformed my relationship with my son and gave me a way to be with him that actually got us where I wanted to be—more in sync, more connected.
And best of all, I feel confident about my parenting and good about how I respond to him in hard moments.
I welcome you to join me and see for yourself what these tools can do for your family.
What Parents Are Saying...
Caroline has played an integral role in building the foundation for our parenting. The knowledge and tools she shares have broadened our perspective as parents, given us easy and actionable strategies to use, and provided a place to build community with other families who are on this similar journey. We have been able to shift patterns from our upbringing and refine how we want to show up as parents with our children. We cannot thank her enough for creating this supportive space to learn and grow into the best version of ourselves.
Vanesa M.
I recommend this course to all parents! The course material is broken down into simple and digestible weekly topics. Each topic was so pertinent to the struggles and questions our family has in raising our toddler. Caroline's guidance and support is invaluable, her warmth and compassion is uplifting and inspiring. Our family has greatly benefited from her support and wisdom. Even after the course was complete, I continue to reference the material she provided!
K.K.
Through our work with Caroline, my husband and I now have a better understanding of what’s going on developmentally inside our son's brain, and we are unified in our parenting approach. Rather than seeing and being angered by misbehaviors, I start recognizing those as signals for something deeper and seeing my son as a child seeking ways to connect. Most importantly, my toolbox is now equipped with valuable tools and strategies that will help me better navigate this long road of parenting.