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CLARA Healing Institute's 

Wisdom Collective

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Enrollment Now Open!

In this innovative + interdisciplinary course, you will receive: 

 

✔️ Over 4 hours of expert-led parenting education and coaching from CLARA Healing Institute's Dr. Chris Belkofer, PhD, LPC, ATR- BC and Kristin Belkofer, MS, LPC, who both have decades of clinical, educational, and community-based experience working with children, teens, and families. They draw upon their work as educators, mental health professionals, parents, and partners to help other parents and caregivers feel supported, informed, and empowered.  

 

✔️ A contemporary approach to parenting in the digital age, drawing from the wisdom of Interpersonal Neurobiology, Affective Neuroscience, Media Studies, Expressive Arts Therapies, the Mind-Body Connection, Trauma-informed care, Developmental and Community Psychology, and current research on child and teen mental health in the context of digital and social media.

 

✔️ Asynchronous learning modules that you can access on your own time, at your own pace, with lifetime access.

 

✔️ A BONUS lesson from Kristin inspired by her clinical and community work, with a one-of-a-kind framework for understanding the risks, benefits, and potential of your kids’ online social interactions.

 

✔️ Access to curriculum updates, curated and professionally-vetted resources, and tools and strategies for developing your family's own digital media agreement plan.

 

✔️Invitations to future live Q & A sessions and community engagement programming with Chris and Kristin.

 And much more...

 

Taught by real mental health professionals, educators, and parents 

with decades of clinical therapy and education experience (no AI content here).

Frameworks for understanding your child's experience

growing up as a digital native in a world oversaturated with digital data.

Opportunities to connect with other parents at future virtual events

because no one should have to parent in isolation, especially in this new digital frontier.

Feel more confident in supporting your child's

unique social needs in the digital era. 

This course will give you the tools and frameworks to see your child from a balanced, holistic perspective, including their unique strengths and vulnerabilities.
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What to expect from this course

In this accessible and informative course, Dr. Christopher Belkofer, PhD, LPC, ATR-BC will walk you through:

  • Dr. B’s ABC’s of parenting in the digital world
  • The evolution of digital media into participatory culture
  • Identity and relational development in the digital media space
  • The internet’s impact on child and adolescent development
  • How to set limits effectively and consistently 
  • Connecting to your own creativity to meet your child where they are

Kristin Belkofer, MS, LPC also jumps in with a bonus deep dive lesson on navigating online friendships and communities, and supporting young people in developing the discernment and intuition necessary to engage with the digital world safely. 

For a one-time investment of $199.99 you receive:

 

1 Innovative Curriculum

 

4 Learning Modules

13 In-depth Lessons

 

Dozens of Strategies + Resources

 

Areas of Focus:

  • How to RESPOND instead of REACT 
  • New Media Culture and Participatory Media
  • Identity and relational development in the digital media space
  • Risks and benefits of online friendships and communities
  • The digital influence on child and adolescent development 
  • Applied and Affective Neuroscience
  • Responding to ruptures, meltdowns, and power struggles
  • Connection and creativity via the internet
  • Compassion for your inner parenting critic
  • Establishing digital media rules and expectations
  • How to respond to toxic ideologies and hateful content
  • Exploring Intersectionality and belonging online
  • Why kids love internet slang and brainrot (especially if parents don't)
  • Creating a digital media safety plan for your children
  • How to talk about sexual and exploitative content openly and appropriately
  • Current research on screen time and media addiction
  • Teaching kids about attention economy and consumerism 
  • Influencers, streamers, YouTubers, fandom, and parasocial relationships
  • Fake accounts, AI, trolls, and bots, oh my!
  • The dopamine reward cycle and social media/scrolling
  • Digital media's impact on mental health and learning
  • Finding or creating safe online communities
    and more! 

You don't have to navigate parenting alone.

Enroll today and join a community dedicated to guiding kids and teens through the digital world with curiosity, creativity, awareness, and compassion.
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