Is your child more intense, explosive, challenging, confusing and sensitive?
If your answer is yes to any of the above, then this FREE summit is for you February 26th - March 3rd.
29 of the Jewish world’s top parenting voices for hashkafa, tailored techniques and proven methods to support your complex child.
These precious kids can take a lot out of us, and that’s why the right kind of advice and support can be a TOTAL gamechanger.
You’ll want to join The Parenting Complex Kids summit if your child...
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is more anxious than other children
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is the source of endless power struggles
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seems to be in constant conflict with siblings
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leaves you E-X-H-A-U-S-T-E-D on a regular basis
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seems intellectually older than their age but emotionally immature
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is complex, with the minute you figuring out one issue, there’s another
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has an ADHD, SPD, ODD, ASD diagnosis or any other alphabet soup label
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can be a great, calm, happy, awesome kid one minute and the next minute..... BOOM!
Your kid is a sweet, sensitive, beautiful neshama and you want to see more of that.
This FREE summit is here to show you how.
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But why is parenting this child so hard?
Some kids have brain-based differences and the classic "rewards + consequences + consistency = behavior change" model is just not enough.
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Often as parents we try these approaches and blame ourselves for not being consistent enough. Sometimes it feels like no one really gets our kids and the complex dynamics we parent through. But there’s so much more to it.
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Get new perspectives, information from professionals who work with complex kids day in and day out and practical techniques that help you see your child in a new light.
It is possible to have a happy family WITH your child's complexity.
Join the top experts in the Jewish world, people who really get it, as they provide unique perspective, hope and practical parenting tools.
This summit was created to help you support your child's strengths, struggles and uniqueness.
Because a supported, informed mommy is an empowered mommy.
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Put the joy back in parenting.
DAY 1
Hashkafa, Chizzuk and Hope
This child is Just. So. Hard. Hard to figure out, hard to connect to, hard to discipline!
We’re dedicating day one of this summit to putting Hashem in the picture. This is hard AND there are mindsets we can internalize that make a HUGE difference.
Highly Sensitive Neshamos: Understanding the Struggle
R. Shais Taub, scholar-in-residence at Chabad of the Five Towns, Author and International Speaker
Working on Patience: A Torah Perspective
Rebbitzin Dina Schoonmaker, Educator, International Speaker and director of The Women's Mussar Vaad
Tapping Into Your Maternal Intuition
Rebbetzin Dina Friedman, Life Coach, International Speaker and Founder of Chanoch L’naar Parenting Program
This is Exactly the Child You Are Meant to Have
Rebbitin Aliza Bulow,
Author, Educator and Founding Director of CORE
The Most Important Rule of Parenting: "I'm on Your Team"
Rebbitzin Tzipora Gotleib (Heller), Educator, International Speaker, Author and Principal
DAY 2
Neurodiversity and Diagnoses
Every human on planet earth has a differently wired brain.
Some wiring makes it easier to navigate this world; some makes it harder. Day two pulls back the curtain on different brain types and the often unidentified struggles that come with them.
Diagnosis: What it is and
what it is not
Chava Kadosh, LCSW Clinical Social Worker with specialized training in Neurodevelopmental differences.
ADHD: Clearing up Misconceptions
Aviva Rubinoff, M.A., ADHD coach and Parent Educator, former Director of PTACH Learning Clinic
The Intersection of Neurodiversity and Trauma
Tzipora Koslowitz, PhD, Educational Director of the Targeting Parenting Institute and Author of the soon-to-be released book: "Post-Traumatic Parenting"
Making Sense of Your Child's Sensory Experience
Chava Zehava Fleishman, Occupational Therapist specializing in neurodivergent kids and teens, Consultant and Supervisor
A Balanced Approach to Thinking about Medication
Dr. David Blass, Psychiatrist, Director of the Neurobehavioral Unit of Yehuda Abarbanel Mental Health Center
Understanding Social Skills Deficits
Miriam Campbell, MSW, SP-CCC, Speech Language Pathologist, Social Worker, teacher, author and Founder of Skills for Connection
DAY 3
Personal Experiences and Family Dynamics
Sometimes it can be hard to have compassion for your child, when their behavior is just so intense. Today is a day dedicated to hearing real life accounts from differently wired adults.
Autism in Women and Girls: A Personal Account
Liz Shayne, PhD
Autistic Mom of and Autistic Daughter
Grandparenting Complex Kids (for Grandparents and Parents)
Marla Silverman, PhD, Psychologist, International Lecturer, Supervisor, Former Educational Director of the Gestalt Center for Training, and Ilyssa Bass's Mother :)
Growing Up With Anxiety: A Personal Account
Bari Mitzmann, social influencer and chronic illness and mental health advocate
Sibling Conflict with Complex Kids
Blimie Heller, Parent Coach, Speaker, Founder of The Unconditional Parenting Community
AuDHD (Autism and ADHD): A Personal Account
Moti Lawrence, Life Coach, Founder of #Actually Autistic Life Coach and Autism Advocate
When You and Your Spouse are Not on the Same Parenting Page
Kayla Levin, Marriage Coach, Host of the "How to Glow Podcast," and Course Creator
DAY 4
OK, So Now What?
Interventions That Work
“Just tell me what to DO and I’ll do it!” Sound familiar?
Today we dive into tailored interventions that actually work for complex kids growing up in the Jewish world.
Raising a Resilient Family
R. Shimon Russell, MSW, psychotherapist, International Speaker and co-author of Raising a Loving Family
A Holistic Approach to ADHD
Avigail Gimpel, MS, Parent Coach and Author of Author of Hyper Healing: The empowered parent’s complete guide to raising a healthy child w ADHD symptoms
When School Doesn't Fit
R. Yakov Horowitz, Educator, Author, Director of Bright Beginnings, and Former Director of Yeshiva Darchei Noam
Helping ADHD kids as an ADHD Mom: A Personal Account
Shira Kasser, Project Manager and ADHD mother of ADHD Kids
Entering Your Child's World
Dr. Eric Fier, Psychiatrist specializing in clients "who do not fit neatly into diagnostic categories" and Founding Director of TherapyWorks ATL
Connecting to Complex Kids
Michal Rubin, OT, DIR Certified Occupational Therapist and Supervisor specializing in behaviorally complex kids
DAY 5
Doable Parenting Tools and Techniques
"Can we talk super-practical day in and day out parenting?"
Yes! Today is a day where super-dedicated, real moms and parent coaches share the real tools that work in their real (and complex) homes.
(Available through Friday and Motzei Shabbos)
Therapeutic Writing: Managing Parent Burnout
Yocheved Rottenberg, Certified Guidance Counselor, Certified Journal to the Self instructor, and a Certified Journal Facilitator, IFS practitioner and Author of Write Your Way Home
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Present Parenting: Breaking All the Rules
Chayelle Rose, Parent Coach, certified 3 principles practitioner, and Author of You Don't Need Fixing
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Break through Negativity with the Nurtured Heart Approach
Tzipora Wayne, M.Ed, Founder of My Happy Heart Coach and Host of the annual How To Raise A Mitch Summit
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What to Do When Your Child Triggers You
Miriam Gitlin, Therapist, Life Coach and Founder of The Shalva Shift
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Supporting Your Child's Strengths
Sara Sheindel Goldwasser, Parent Coach, founder of Awakening Greatness and Certified Trainer of the Nurtured Heart Approach
Meltdowns: Response and Prevention
Ilyssa Bass, PhD, Psychologist and Parent Educator, Course Creator of "Deep Dive Into Parenting complex Kids" and Host of "The Parenting Complex Kids Summit"
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ABOUT ME
Hi, I’m Ilyssa
And I’m so glad you’re here!
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I’m a mom of five, passionate about helping parents connect to their most complex children.
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After training as a clinical psychologist at the University of California, Santa Barbara and studying developmental psychology at Stanford University I thought I was super-prepared to be a mommy. But really, my kids taught me more than academia ever could have.
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My personal journey as a parent has given me deep compassion for parents raising difficult kids. I know what it feels like to raise a child that popular parenting books are just not written for.
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But I promise you, there are so many tools and so much hope out there.
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​That’s why I created this summit.
I can’t wait for you to immerse yourself in the wisdom, information and tools of the Jewish world’s top parenting voices.
See you there?
FREE this February 26th - March 3rd.