October Thrive: Brazelton Touchpoints Center presents “Connecting with Families Using their Child’s Behavior as Language”
When: Friday, October 24, 2025 | 10 AM – Noon
Where: Virtually via Zoom
Who: Thrive participants and others who work with families with young children such as mental health providers, family support (parenting education, outreach workers, foster care support, etc.), healthcare providers (pediatricians, nurses, doulas) and early care and education professionals
Event Description: Explore the power of using the behavior of a child as our language with families and providers through observation, narration, and the invitation to parents to offer their perspectives on their child’s development. Learn how putting the child’s behavior into words with the child can also be used as a tool to support healthy social-emotional development. Participants will consider strategies they can use to deepen their partnerships with families and support child-family relationships using a strengths-based lens. lens. This lens is critical to supporting children who are experiencing overwhelming emotions that might show up as behaviors that challenge adults. About the Brazelton Center
Register by October 17: Please register by October 17th with Sandy Scheiber at sandy@northlandfdn.org. Be sure to share your first and last name and your email address with Sandy.
A Zoom Link will be shared 1 week prior to the event via email. After the event, participants will have access to the workshop recording for 30 days as well as a survey and a certificate of attendance.
Funding support provided by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation, Essentia Health, and The Sheltering Arms Foundation