Designed for parents, carers, educators, and professionals who deal with school-aged children.

Developed and backed by an experienced clinical speech pathologist, utilising evidence-backed clinically-proven methods.

Suitable for those who work with neurotypical and neurodivergent children & teens.

Made for real life, not perfect days.

Short, focused lessons (~90 minutes total) with downloadable cheatsheets. Learn at your pace, try one small strategy, and feel the difference at dinner, school pickup, or bedtime.

Practical tools that do the talking.

Get plug-and-play conversation starters, a “safe-space” codeword, and a top-to-bottom checklist to plan, open, and guide meaningful chats - no awkward scripts or therapist-speak required.

The whys, and the hows.

Understand the differences between adult and child brains (and processing speeds) so you can time conversations, reduce clashes, and keep your child’s nervous system in a “ready to connect” state.

Your journey to connection and meaningful communication starts here.

Go-at-your-own-pace, 90 minute, video based short-course.

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Course curriculum

7 Chapters · 16 Lessons

  1. 1

    Course introduction

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      The value of Clinical Intervention

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      TBC: How to get the most out of this course

  2. 2

    Brain-readiness and communication

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      A child's developing brain isn't the same as yours.

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      4 reasons why the brain might not be ready to communicate

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    Trust and openess before change

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      STRATEGY: Laying the Groundwork for Trust and Openness

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    Communication is not one-size-fits-all

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      Communication Diversity in school-aged children

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      STRATEGY: Identifying the preferred way of communication

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    Meaningful Converations Toolkit

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      STRATEGY: Modeling Conversation

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      STRATEGY: Safe-space Codeword

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      MINDSET: Acknowledgment over Praise

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      MINDSET: Reframing Negative Conversations

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      MINDSET: Embrace mistakes!

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    Intrinsic Empowerment Model

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      Change is a two-way street, and you've got the faster car

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      MINDSET: Put yourself in their (school) shoes

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      MINDSET: Always being available

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    Next steps

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      Compiled Downloadables included with this course

Introducing your instructor.

Great to meet you! I'm Telissia! I’m a practicing Speech Pathologist who works closely with school-aged children and the adults who support them: parents, carers, teachers, and other professionals, helping them create trusting and open relationship where school-aged children feel comfortable in communicating their worries, wins, and everything in between.  I'll here to help you learn communication skills, strategies, and mindsets that make conversations easier, reduce tension, and give adults more confidence in how they guide the school-aged children in their lives, all grounded in evidence-backed clinical experience.

About this course

If you’ve ever thought, “Why aren’t they open with me?” or “Why don’t they ever listen?” you’re not alone. Many parents, carers, educators, and professionals face the same challenges. A child might shut down after a long day at school, retreat our of sight when you want to check in, or respond with a short, “fine” when something is clearly bothering them. They work up the courage to bring up something important only to be met with “Not now, I’m busy,” and then don’t bother to approach you again. Pushing harder in these moments often backfires. Created by a clinical speech pathologist, this course gives you a clear, real-world framework for conversations that build trust instead of tension, openness instead of avoidance, and connection instead of distance. You’ll learn to read signs of brain readiness, set the right environment and expectations, choose language that invites conversation while avoiding unhelpful phrasing, model the tone you want, and adapt your approach to each child’s communication style. Across short, practical lessons, you’ll tackle everyday roadblocks like after-school overwhelm, shutdowns, and spirals. You’ll see how small shifts unlock more honest talks. The course includes simple scripts and prompts, easy-to-follow strategies for real-world situations, and practical mindsets, everything you need to have meaningful communication with the school-aged children in your life. Whether you’re a parent, foster carer, educator, or professional, this course helps you create calmer, more productive, and meaningful conversations with school-aged children. You’ll leave equipped to connect consistently and confidently so your next chat can be your best one yet.

Some outcomes you can see right away.

• See a reduction in communication breakdowns, those frustrating moments when a conversation ends without resolution, or when one person can’t express something important to them. • Feel confident approaching or engaging a school-aged child through conversation, knowing it will feel natural rather than forced. • Learn how to initiate conversations that spark interest and keep the child engaged. Gain the skills to repair relationships, or establish new ones through effective communication. • Know how to create a safe space where you, and the school-aged children in your life will feel comfortable having important, time-critical, or sensitive conversations, a game changer for older children. • Having access to ready-to-use downloadable/printable resources, to call upon whenever you need them.

One-time payment for lifetime access.

Money-back guarantee if you don't see an improvement.

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