Professional Parenting is Alberta Family Wellness Institute AFWI Brain Story informed and we work from a Neuro-developmental framework.
All programs offered are universal programs (prevention) and are available to all families and caregivers. Understanding brain biology and the impact on behaviour, equips parents and caregivers to make better decisions to raise healthy children. All programs focus on building protective factors and preventing the development of risk factors and vulnerabilities.
Judy Arnall is Canada's leading expert on child development and non-punitive parenting/education practices.
She is a regular parenting expert on CTV's Alberta Prime Time, Global TV, and City BT-TV
Need Home Education Information?
Considering homeschooling or unschooling your child? Yes, you can! This 100+ page book contains everything you need to homeschool in Alberta.
NEW! Includes a package of either grade 1-9 sample learning plans or grade 10-12 course proposal/summary templates
Credible information, regulations, responsibilities, how-to, tips and a whole lot of encouragement. You got this!
All net proceeds go to the non-profit Alberta Homeschooling Association.
"I would encourage it as "required reading" for all families new to homeschooling. It was so amazingly informative and answers 99% of the questions that pop up on this site. Very well written, the best $22 I've spent in a long time! Everyone even considering homeschooling should own a copy." - Homeschooling Parent
Includes electronic learning plan templates for grades 1-9 or high school course and learning plan templates.
See Inside The Happy Homeschooling Handbook
Print Book $21.95 plus $6.00 shipping
7 Session Live Interactive Synchronous Web-Course
The Growing Brain course is developed by Zero-To-Three Organization and is delivered by Professional Parenting
Check out The University of Calgary's Alumni in Profile interview
Discipline Without Distress - Learn about parenting without punishment that focuses on relationships
Parenting With Patience - Learn ways for us to get a grip and ways to teach our children to get a grip
Unschooling To University - Learn about how children can still learn academics without school and homeschool
Attachment Parenting Tips Raising Toddlers To Teens - Crammed with tips from 23 years of facilitating parent groups
Last Word on Parenting Advice Journal - a nice new baby gift
Learn how parents, teachers, and caregivers matter to children and their brain development as much or even more than the curriculum/knowledge they teach.
No opinions, No theory - just jam packed with thousands of easy tips