Course | Starting Oct 15, 2025

SPACE: Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions

SPACE is an evidence-based parent program developed at the Yale Child Study Center that helps reduce children’s anxiety symptoms without requiring the child to be in the room. This 8-week group is designed for parents only and focuses on shifting parent responses to create a home environment where kids feel both supported and capable of coping with anxious feelings. As parents are the ones children depend on most day to day, research has demonstrated that parents learning these tools directly makes a big difference in the reduction of their child’s anxiety symptoms.

During each 90-minute session, parents learn new strategies, practice supportive communication, and receive structured guidance to implement at home. Between sessions, families are given practical resources and at-home tasks that build consistency and long-term change.

Start Date: Oct 15, 2025
Time: 7:00-8:30 pm
Duration: 8 weeks
Cost: $750

Register Now

To register, call our Care Coordination office at (847) 996-6666.

This program is designed for:

  • Parents whose child struggles with worry, avoidance, or fear-based behaviors
  • Families who want effective strategies even if the child resists therapy
  • Caregivers looking for a proven framework to reduce stress at home

You will leave with tools to move from overwhelm to empowerment

  • Step-by-step strategies to reduce accommodation of anxious behaviors
  • Supportive statements that lower conflict and increase confidence
  • Research-backed tools that reduce child anxiety over time
  • Empowerment for parents to guide change without adding more stress