Positive Parenting Series

at Archgate Montessori Academy
Spring cohort

Respectful, connected parenting, informed by developmental science, and the Montessori method.

For caregivers with children ages 1 - 3

A monthly series
4 sessions

Interactive, expert-led learning in the company of fellow Archgate caregivers, parenting through a similar stage.

Topics will include:

Positive Parenting and Effective Discipline with Your Young Child
February 7 | 9 AM

Positive discipline? Respectful limits? Gentle Parenting? Finding a parenting approach that helps your family thrive can feel daunting--let's chat through all the noise! Learn what science actually tells us about how best to navigate discipline and limits in the early years, bust myths about respectful discipline, and find community as we talk through how to manage tricky moments and behaviors in everyday life.

The Young Child's Brain... and welcoming all those big emotions
Friday, March 7 | 9 AM

Welcoming big emotions can feel tricky as you try to balance a respectful approach with the necessary limits (you're not alone in feeling this! ). Gain insight into your child's socioemotional development in the early years, where those big emotions come from, and how to welcome them. We'll discuss what to expect for this stage of their development and cover strategies to support their emotional intelligence and self-regulation skills even through tricky moments.

Nurturing independence, and the dance of “Freedom within Limits”
Friday, April 11 | 9 AM

Provide continuity to the work happening at school by supporting autonomy at home with strategies grounded on both developmental science and the Montessori philosophy. Learn why autonomy is a key part of socioemotional development, and how to get started not just building independence skills but supporting your child's active participation in their daily needs and interests.  

LAST SESSION: Topic chosen by you!
Friday, May 2 | 9 AM

From taking a deeper dive into a topic the group found important to discuss further, to covering a whole new topic! We’ll make of this last session something that speaks to the group’s needs and inspire the community we create over the Spring term to continue learning together beyond the last session. 

Facilitated by:

Blanca Velázquez-Martin, MA, LPC, CPDPE
Licensed child psychotherapist, Positive Discipline educator

In collaboration with:
Archgate Montessori Academy, Plano TX

Important details…

  • Discussions will be tailored for caregivers of children ages 0 to 3. If you have a child in the toddler program or have a young 3-year-old who is in their first year of primary, you’re in the right place!

  • The deadline to enroll is Wednesday, Feburary 3, 2025.

    There are limited spots available for this cohort which will be closed to enrollment once the series begins.

  • The single sign-up fee* includes:

    • 4 learning sessions of up to 90 minutes of interactive learning and Q&A

    • Physical and digital resources summarizing the discussed content along with expert reading recommendations and resources.

    • Private WhatsApp group with Blanca and group members to discuss questions and get support between sessions, all in community with other caregivers joining you on the same path.

    • Discounted rates for individual parenting consultations with Blanca following the completion of the series.

    *Fee is non-refundable and not transferrable to future series.

  • A la carte sessions are not available.

    This series was carefully created to deliver learning about a holistic approach to parenting that nurtures the child’s socioemotional development and your relationship with them long-term. Each session will build on the next to help expand your understanding of your child’s socioemotional development and how to nurture it, instead of focusing on a specific “hack” or strategy.

    Participation in the full series also offers you access to a community of like-minded parents (maybe even from your same classroom!) sharing the same journey, struggles, and efforts toward implementing the learned strategies.

  • Make-up sessions will not be available. After each meeting, you will still receive all learning materials via email and you will remain part of the ongoing WhatsApp discussion with Blanca and other caregivers who can help bring you up to speed.

  • Blanca Velázquez-Martin is a licensed psychotherapist and certified positive discipline educator with training in the Montessori method.

    She has over a decade of experience focusing on evidence-based approaches to support childhood mental health and family well-being. As a Montessorian, her approach to support children and families includes a consideration not just of the child’s developmental needs, but the role of the prepared adult (the support you need!) and the child’s environment.

    She has been an invited speaker at international Montessori conferences and various parenting podcasts, and is honored to now bring this series to the Archgate family.

    You can learn more about Blanca and her background here.

  • Sessions will be held at 9:00 AM (after drop off!) on the Archgate campus (West Building).

  • Absolutely! If you have a child between the ages of 1 and 3 you will love this series, but we want to make sure all your questions are answered before you make the decision to enroll.

    Tap here to get in touch with Blanca or reach out directly via email at hello@wholechildhome.com

  • Blanca will be available to answer general questions and expand on topics through the sessions and the chat group as you begin incorporating discussed strategies in your home.

    She offers separate private consultations* for tailoring strategies for your family or to help you navigate a particular challenge you may going through with your child.

    *You get a discount on these sessions as part a member of the Positive Parenting Series!

The Spring cohort requires a minimum of 6 caregivers for the series to take place.. If this requirement is not met before the enrollment deadline, you will receive a refund.

Enrollment fee is non-refundable once the cohort reaches a minimum of 6 caregivers.

$300

Enrollment includes:

✨ 4 workshops + Q&A

✨ Private chat group to get support and questions answered in between sessions

✨ Physical/digital guides and summaries of content discussed.

✨ Expert recommendations for further reading (for you and for your child!)

Limited spots available
Enrollment closes Monday, February 3

Or contact Blanca directly if you have any questions about the series before joining:

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • How to set effective limits that both kind and firm, aligned with the science of brain development and with strategies that lay the foundation for healthy emotional development.

  • Strategies to welcome all those big emotions with the respect you aim to offer your child in those moments, and the boundaries of effective discipline. All, while you nurture their emotional intelligence and self-regulation skills.

  • How to nurture independence while setting appropriate limits, and why the path toward supporting your child’s autonomy is key for their socioemotional development—and how to get started!

  • Positive parenting learning informed by developmental science from an expert who specializes in bringing the Montessori method to life in the home and through daily parenting.

GRAB YOUR SPOT

“Follow the child,
but follow them as their leader”

Dr. Maria Montessori

Hi, I’m Blanca,


I’m a licensed professional counselor, a certified positive discipline parent educator, and a professional with over a decade of focus on evidence-based practices (as a clinician and a researcher). I also hold a certificate for Montessori in the Home from the Prepared Montessorian Institute and grew up as a Montessori child myself.

Above all, I am a parent who is right in the trenches with you.

I spent years as a child therapist wishing there was more I could do to build parents’ parenting toolkit to support healthy behavioral and emotional health from the start. I founded Whole Child Home to pour all my professional training into empowering parents with science-based tools to support the emotional development of young children from within their home. My goal is to adapt everything I have learned through my training, what we know from psychosocial research, and what I have practiced to support other families and my own, to empower your journey at home.

It’s an honor to have you here, thank you for considering learning from this space.