Parents (or other family members) with children of all ages seeking skills to support their own parenting; and Educators/ Special Education Teachers, Therapists, Social Workers, Child Care Providers, School Directors and Administrators who may provide parenting support, education, and group classes.

Training fee: $980      Early Bird fee: $880

We offer an Early Bird discount of $100 for registrations made within the Early Bird period.  Please note your tuition fee includes a $150 non-refundable administration fee.

Discounts are available for groups of 12 or more care professionals from the same organization. If you have such a group, please contact katharine@socialsustain.com to arrange your discount.

We offer this training twice a year: each Spring, roughly early February through April, with the 5 conference calls on a weekday; and each Fall, late September through November, with the calls on Saturdays.

No. Registration in the Simplicity Parenting Family Life Coach Training is open to everyone.

We recommend that you check fees charged in your community for yoga classes, as a comparison guide, but we suggest an average $210 for the seven group gatherings, adjusted according to your unique community. 

You will learn how to offer the material as single workshops, or short series of workshops, or as seven gatherings.

You may like to consider a Pioneer Price for your first offerings and discounts for couples and for dads!

We will be offering a comprehensive certification to become a Simplicity Parenting Counselor. If you are considering this, you will need to complete all three primary trainings: Family Life Coach, Discipline and Guidance, and the upcoming Emotional Self-Regulation Training.

• A power point presentation with matching 20 hours of video modules containing instruction by Davina Muse
• A detailed curriculum for delivering a 7-gathering series of groups for parents in your community
• Support for adapting the materials for workshops
• Instruction in group dynamics, group leader skills, and how to deliver the material and the curriculum
• Many materials for Simplicity Parenting group work: posters and ideas for experiential learning for group work
• Support materials for starting group offerings
• Co- learning with your co-participants in the training via the 5 conference calls and sharing assignments
• Role-playing
• Two phone calls with Kim John Payne to introduce you to the big picture of Simplicity Parenting

Indefinitely.

Depending on your study skills, we suggest 3-5 hours a week during the weeks between the 5 conference calls, for reading, listening and watching your training materials, and submitting the simple assignments. The more attention and time you give, the more you will learn. Participants who are using English as a second or third language may need to allow more time for study.

The training is not approved for CEU’s by any particular institution. However, some regulating Boards will accept the customized letter we can provide, for 20 hours, including 10 hours of interactive contact. Please check with your local Board.

Please note that the Care Professionals Seminar, offered twice a year, is approved for 6 CEU’s.

Please understand that, especially if you are a newcomer to the field of parent support, it may take several years to build a niche for your offerings in your community. If you already work with parents and families, this work will enhance and maybe transform what you offer.

Please check with your local community business advisors about tax and other issues so that you build your business in a fiscally responsible manner.

Yes. The learning materials are accessible through our website and include access to video modules for self-paced individual study. You can buy Skype phone minutes very inexpensively to pay for attending the conference calls from anywhere in the world. Conference calls are recorded and available for listening to in the event you are unable to dial in though we encourage you to join live.

You will need to have email for communicating with your learning community and internet service to access your learning materials through our Coaches Center. Hosted within that site will be links for learning modules and for posting your reflection assignments.

All conference calls are record so you can easily catch up, and refresh later. We encourage you not to miss more than two calls.

In the event of unexpected circumstances, you may request an extension for completing your work or a transfer to the next training (if possible before the second class call).  We will review your request on a case by case basis, doing all we can to help you complete the training successfully and meet your life circumstances.

- Upon completion of the training, you will receive a Certificate of Completion with Permission to Practice for one year.

- Upon completion of the training, you will be connected to our Simplicity Parenting Coaches Center free of charge (for one year) in which you will receive:

• Access to a wealth of information including ongoing workshops and resources within our Simplicity Parent Community Area.
• Access to our Coaches Forum that provides peer support, group collaboration, and is moderated by trainers.
• Access to simply organized archived resources, articles, etc.
• Marketing support for leading groups and building a sustainable coach practice.
• Access to Mentor Calls facilitated by Simplicity Parenting trainers.

- You are able to use the name Simplicity Parenting, with its growing international and national recognition, for promoting your Family Life Coach work (specific guidelines to follow).

- You will be invited to post your profile on our website page > Help for Parents: “Find a Simplicity Parenting Coach near you”.

Re-certification: Annual re-certification will be required to lead parent groups after the one year Permission to Practice period. You will be invited to subscribe to the Coaches Center for a monthly fee of $19.95.  This subscription provides all the benefits described above and allows you to continue leading parent groups, maintain access to the Coaches Center, and stay current with your re-certification through mentorship and ongoing education opportunities.

You will be able to utilize this material to guide your understanding and practice of Simplicity Parenting in your personal and family life, in the classroom and school environment, in your clinical practice, and in the offering of parent education or parent group gatherings.

This training offers at least 20 hours of instruction via conference phone calls, downloadable videos, and MP3 recordings.

Our Simplicity Parenting for Care Professionals Seminar offers 6 hours of instruction in three 2-hour classes on three consecutive days via a power point presentation and conference call. It is approved by the National Institute of Social Workers for 6 CEU’s. Please see the information for Care Professionals on our website. https://www.simplicitycommunity.com/cp-info/

Please contact davina@simplicityparenting.com for more information.

We are happy to collaborate with any community that would like an on-site training. This would involve that community finding at least 15 participants, a good location and a Site Coordinator. We provide registration administration, ongoing guidance and written materials as support.

Please let us know if this is of interest and we can have a chat about it: davina@simplicityparenting.com