If you're parenting a child whose brain works differently, whether they're highly sensitive, strong-willed, gifted, anxious, neurodivergent, or simply don't respond to standard approaches, this is designed for you. We work with families across ages and situations. The common thread is parents who are ready for depth and committed to growth, not more surface-level tips.

The principles work from toddlers through teenagers. Your specific strategies will be tailored to your child's age and developmental stage, but the deeper understanding you build applies across all ages, and will serve you as your children grow. If your kids are 13 or older, then this course may be more appropriate for you. 

The self-led course takes about 2 hours each week. Beyond that, you’re already parenting every day – this program helps you do it differently, not more. The real learning happens in your everyday moments with your kids. For parents who wind up joining a live cohort, you are looking at closer to 4 hours per week engaging with the materials. Whichever version you wind up doing, the work is designed to meet you where you are, not require extra energy you don’t have.

Yes, absolutely. This is a comprehensive, self-guided program designed to help you understand what’s actually happening in your family and how to respond differently, so your child can too. The course materials will show you how to identify where things are getting stuck in your family so you can learn how to shift those dynamics in real life. You’ll also have access to the Abigail Archives – real coaching examples with other families – so you can see how parents apply these tools in real-life situations very similar to yours.

Some parents choose to add extra support at particular moments, but many complete the program fully on their own and find it deeply transformative.

If you’re ever unsure what kind of support would be most helpful for you, you’re welcome to reach out and ask.

Many parents in this program come from "Hand in Hand" or other connection-based approaches. There is a lot of merit in that work, which is why we do teach some of the Hand in Hand tools in the early parts of the program. However, parents of highly sensitive, strong-willed kids often find that connection-based tools aren't enough: they work up to a point but often stop working in the moments that matter most. That's why, in this program, we layer in a much deeper understanding of temperament, nervous systems, counter-will, and power dynamics – the pieces that tend to be especially intense for these kids. If you’ve already done Hand in Hand, that’s not a disadvantage here – it’s often a strong starting point. But this program will help you adapt, expand, and move beyond those tools so you can respond to your specific child, in real life, rather than trying to make a method fit where it doesn’t quite belong.

It's common for one parent to lead this work. As you change your approach and your child responds differently, your partner often naturally becomes more curious. We also address co-parenting dynamics directly in the program, whether with partners, exes, grandparents, or schools.

Yes. We have had PLENTY of single parents go through the program with really good results. Parents find that doing the program helps them feel less alone and more supported, now that they know there is a whole community of parents all struggling with these same issues that no one else they know has ever even heard of! This sense of belonging usually has parents feeling very understood, and this goes a long way to healing the isolation, overwhelm, and loneliness that happen as a result of chronically unsupported parenting.