The Institute of Child Psychology
was founded to educate parents and professionals on issues pertaining to children’s mental health and to promote the psychological and emotional well-being of children and adolescents.
Our mission is to empower caregivers (i.e., parents, teachers, therapists, social workers, psychologists) by giving them pertinent insights, skills and tools necessary to help children thrive.
The Institute of Child Psychology places the importance of insight, compassion, trust and warmth at the heart of our work. We want to foster lasting change in the lives of families and to transform our community.
We believe that everyone should have access to affordable mental health resources.
10 - 20%
Children and teens who will experience a mental health crisis before the age of 18
50%
Children and teens diagnosed with a mental health disorder who do receive treatment
After three successful years of sold-out conferences, The Institute of Child Psychology is offering its 3rd Annual Children’s Mental Health Conference— and this year it’s online! This globally recognized event will bring in thousands of people, the majority of whom are parents and educators from every corner of the globe.
Our conference will be keynoted by 3 prestigious presenters: New York Times Best-Selling authors and clinicians, Dr. Daniel Siegel, and Dr. Tina Payne Bryson (authors of the Whole Brain Child, No Drama Discipline, the Yes Brain, and The Power of Showing Up); and world-renowned author, Child and Family Therapist, and parenting expert, Jennifer Kolari, M.SW (author of Connected Parenting and You’re Ruining my Life: Surviving the Teenage Years)
Topics Include: Compassionate Discipline, Anxiety, ADHD, Anger, Depression, The Therapeutic Power of Animals, Grief & Loss, Autism, Impact of Divorce and Separation, Trauma, Sport Psychology for Kids, The Power of Play, Exploring Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation in Youth, Living Your Best Parent Life, Fetal Alchohol Spectrum Disorder Explained, Highly Sensitive Children, Impact of Technology, Building Emotional Regulation Skills in Children, The Beauty of Coping, Achieving Optimal Wellbeing for Your Family,
This conference is the only of it’s kind in the world, so this is an amazing opportunity to be a front runner in advocating for children’s mental health! Help us advocate for children’s mental health and to join us in creating a global community where the stigma around mental health is dismantled; moving forward together in empowering parents, caregivers, mental health professionals and educators in creating a more hopeful, dynamic future for our youth.
Full Weekend Pass
For CAD $199.99
Your Pass Includes:
- Access to all 3 Keynote Addresses by Dr. Daniel Siegal, Dr. Tina Payne Bryson, and Jennifer Kolari
- Access to 24 workshops
- 87 hours of live-streamed instruction available
- All workshops are recorded and available for viewing for 60 days (keynote 30 days)
Friday Nov. 20th
1 -Day Pass
For CAD $63.99
Your Pass Includes:
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Access to the 1 hour Keynote Address
by Jennifer Kolari “Raising a Great Kid” - Access to 8 workshops
- 27 hours of live-streamed instruction available
- All workshops are recorded and available for viewing for 60 days (keynote 30 days)
Saturday Nov. 21st
1 -Day Pass
For CAD $79.99
Your Pass Includes:
- Access to the 1 hour Keynote Address by Dr. Tina Payne Bryson “The Power of Showing Up”
- Access to 8 workshops
- 30 hours of live-streamed instruction available
- All workshops are recorded and available for viewing for 60 days (keynote 30 days)
Sunday Nov. 22nd
1 -Day Pass
For CAD $79.99
Your Pass Includes:
- Access to the 1 hour Keynote Address by Dr. Daniel Siegel “The Whole Brain Child”
- Access to 8 workshops
- 30 hours of live-streamed instruction available
- All workshops are recorded and available for viewing for 60 days (keynote 30 days)
Friday Nov. 20th
Keynote Address
For CAD $29.99
Your Pass Includes:
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Full access to our 1st Keynote by acclaimed author and speaker Jennifer Kolari, M.SW
- 60 Minutes of life-changing content created especially for parents, professionals, and caregivers
- Keynote presentation recording available for 30 days
Saturday Nov. 21st
Keynote Address
For CAD $29.99
Your Pass Includes:
- Full access to our 2nd Keynote by New York Times Best-Selling Author and clinician, Dr. Tina Payne Bryson
- 60 Minutes of life-changing content based on Dr. Bryson’s best-selling book: “The Power of Showing Up”
- Keynote presentation recording available for 30 days
Sunday Nov. 22nd
Keynote Address
For CAD $29.99
Your Pass Includes:
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Full access to our 3rd Keynote by New York Times Best-Selling Author and clinician, Dr. Daniel Siegel
-
60 Minutes of life-changing content based on Dr. Siegel’s best-selling book: “The Whole Brain Child”
- Keynote presentation recording available for 30 days
Full Weekend Pass
For CAD $199.99
Your Pass Includes:
- Access to all 3 Keynote Addresses by Dr. Daniel Siegal, Dr. Tina Payne Bryson, and Jennifer Kolari
- Access to 24 workshops
- 87 hours of live-streamed instruction available
- All workshops are recorded and available for viewing for 60 days (keynote 30 days)
Friday Nov. 20th
1 -Day Pass
For CAD $63.99
Your Pass Includes:
- Access to the 1 hour Keynote Address by Jennifer Kolari “Raising a Great Kid”
- Access to 8 workshops
- 27 hours of live-streamed instruction available
-
All workshops are recorded and available for viewing for 60 days (keynote 30 days)
Saturday Nov. 21st
1 -Day Pass
For CAD $79.99
Your Pass Includes:
- Access to the 1 hour Keynote Address by Dr. Tina Payne Bryson “The Power of Showing Up”
- Access to 8 workshops
- 30 hours of live-streamed instruction available
- All workshops are recorded and available for viewing for 60 days (keynote 30 days)
Sunday Nov. 22nd
1 -Day Pass
For CAD $79.99
Your Pass Includes:
- Access to the 1 hour Keynote Address by Dr. Daniel Siegel “The Whole Brain Child”
- Access to 7 workshops
- 30 hours of live-streamed instruction available
- All workshops are recorded and available for viewing for 60 days (keynote 30 days)
Friday Nov. 20th
Keynote Address
For $29.99 CAD
Your Pass Includes:
-
Full access to our 1st Keynote by acclaimed author and speaker Jennifer Kolari, M.SW
- 60 Minutes of life-changing content created especially for parents, professionals, and caregivers
- Keynote presentation recording available for 30 days
Saturday Nov. 21st
Keynote Address
For $29.99 CAD
Your Pass Includes:
- Full access to our 2nd Keynote by New York Times Best-Selling Author and clinician, Dr. Tina Payne Bryson
- 60 Minutes of life-changing content based on Dr. Bryson’s best-selling book: “The Power of Showing Up”
- Keynote presentation recording available for 30 days
Sunday Nov. 22nd
Keynote Address
For $29.99 CAD
Your Pass Includes:
- Full access to our 3rd Keynote by New York Times Best-Selling Author and clinician, Dr. Daniel Siegel
- 60 Minutes of life-changing content based on Dr. Siegel’s best-selling book: “The Whole Brain Child”
- Keynote presentation recording available for 30 days
Get Your Early Bird Gift!
2020 Children's Mental Health
Annual Conference Schedule
(Scheduled Times are in MST)
Friday November 20th Schedule
Keynote Address (8:00AM - 9:00AM) :
Full Day Courses (9:30AM - 5:30PM) :
Morning Half-Day Courses
(9:30 AM - 1:00 PM) :
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A Roadmap to Achieving OptimalWellbeing for Your Family
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Mental Health First Aidfor Daycare Providers
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Sports Psychology for Kids: Balancing
Performance and Well-Being -
Mindful Yoga for Children: Playful and
Practical Tools for Well Being
Afternoon Half-Day Courses
(2:00 PM - 5:30 PM) :
Saturday November 21st Schedule
Keynote Address (8:00AM - 9:00AM) :
Full Day Courses (9:30AM - 5:30PM) :
Morning Half-Day Courses
(9:30AM - 1:00PM) :
Afternoon Half-Day Courses
(2:00PM - 5:30PM) :
Sunday November 22nd Schedule
Keynote Address (8:00AM - 9:00AM) :
Full Day Courses (9:30AM - 5:30PM) :
Morning Half-Day Courses
(9:30AM - 1:00PM) :
Afternoon Half-Day Courses
(2:00PM - 5:30PM) :
Keynote Addresses
Dr. Daniel Siegel
The Whole Brain Child
Dr. Siegel is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and the founding co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA. An award-winning educator, he is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and recipient of several honorary fellowships. Dr. Siegel is also the Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute, an educational organization, which offers online learning and in-person seminars that focus on how the development of mindsight in individuals, families and communities can be enhanced by examining the interface of human relationships and basic biological processes. His psychotherapy practice includes children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. He serves as the Medical Director of the LifeSpan Learning Institute and on the Advisory Board of the Blue School in New York City, which has built its curriculum around Dr. Siegel’s Mindsight approach.
Dr. Siegel’s unique ability to make complicated scientific concepts exciting and accessible has led him to be invited to address diverse local, national and international groups including mental health professionals, neuroscientists, corporate leaders, educators, parents, public administrators, healthcare providers, policy-makers, mediators, judges, and clergy. He has lectured for the King of Thailand, Pope John Paul II, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Google University, and London’s Royal Society of Arts (RSA). He lives in Southern California with his family.
The Talented Daniel Siegel's Published Works:
Dr. Tina Bryson
The Power of Showing Up
Dr. Tina Payne Bryson speaks internationally to parents, educators, camps, and clinicians. She is the author of Bottom Line for Baby (Random House 2020) and co-author (with Dan Siegel) of THE POWER OF SHOWING UP (2020) and THE YES BRAIN (2018), as well as two New York Times bestsellers — THE WHOLE-BRAIN CHILD ( 2011), and NO-DRAMA DISCIPLINE (2014) — each of which has been translated into over forty languages.
Tina is a psychotherapist and the Founder/Executive Director of The Center for Connection, a multidisciplinary clinical practice, and of The Play Strong Institute, a center devoted to the study, research, and practice of play therapy through a neurodevelopment lens. Dr. Bryson keynotes conferences and conducts workshops for kids, parents, educators, clinicians, and industry leaders all over the world, and she’ makes frequent media appearances for venues like TIME, “Good Morning America,” Huffington Post, Redbook, The New York Times, and Real Simple. She is the Child Development Specialist at Saint Mark’s School in Altadena, the Director of Parenting Education at the Mindsight Institute, the Director for Child Development for Camp Chippewa in Cass Lake, Minnesota, and the Child Development Director for Lantern Camps. Tina is a graduate of Baylor University and earned her LCSW and Ph.D. from the University of Southern California, where her research explored attachment science, childrearing theory, and the emerging field of interpersonal neurobiology.
The Talented Tina Bryson's Published Works:
Jennifer Kolari
How to Raise a Great Kid
Jennifer entertains and educates audiences with her powerful parenting model based on the neurobiology of love. Kolari’s wisdom, quick wit and down-to-earth style helps parents navigate modern-day parenting problems, offering real-life examples, as well as practical and effective tools and strategies. Her highly entertaining, inspiring workshops are shared with warmth and humour, making her a crowd-pleasing speaker with schools, medical professionals, corporations, and agencies throughout North America, Europe and Asia.
The Talented Jennifer Kolari's Published Works:
Early Bird Gift
*Only applicable for full weekend passes
Kim J. Payne
Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids
Our early bird gift features world renowned author and speaker Kim J. Payne, M.ED. (Publications: Simplicity Parenting, The Soul of Discipline, Being Your Best When Your Kids are at Their Worst, Beyond Winning: Smart parenting in a Toxic Sports Environment). Kim Payne’s professional versatility is demonstrated in his multiple roles in mental health including his work as a school counsellor, adult educator, consultant, researcher, and a private family counsellor for twenty seven years. He has penned multiple books on parenting, as well as consulted for educational associations in over 12 countries.
The Talented Kim J. Payne's Published Works:
WHO
Thousands of attendees each day!
Parents, Caregivers, Educators, and Mental Health Professionals
WHAT
Parents, caregivers, educators, and mental health professionals will come together to learn about the latest research, innovations, and techniques pertaining to children’s mental health and attachment-based parenting practices.
WHEN
November 20-22st, 2020
Friday 8AM – 5:30PM
Saturday 8AM – 5:30PM
Sunday 8AM – 5:30PM
WHERE
Online, live-streaming through Zoom.
All workshops are recorded and attendees will have access to recordings for 60 days (30 days for the keynote addresses and early bird lectumentary).
WHY
To empower parents, caregivers and educators in creating a more hopeful, dynamic future for our youth.
Jennifer Kolari, M.S.W., R.S.W. Child and Family Therapist and Founder of Connected Parenting.
Do you have questions on how sleep, diet, and environment affect mental health? Tired of only getting snapshots on how to truly create wellness for your family? Frustrated by multiple streams of conflicting information?
Daycare providers are often faced with very unique and challenging issues in the workplace. At any given time, a provider will have children dealing with a variety of issues including trauma, anger/aggression, anxiety, grief, depression, attention issues, sensory processing issues and more. . . often these challenges are expressed as negative behaviour.
How young is too young for competitive sports? Do you have a child heavily involved in sports and you aren’t sure if it’s too much? Wanting to get your child involved but wondering what the best age is to phase them in? Maybe you have a child who is struggling with performance and you want to better help them meet their goals.
launched in Canada, and now internationally– you will be some of the first to experience the power of this successful program!
draining for everyone involved. This workshop will empower parents and caregivers to proactively and lovingly help children during these challenging moments.
provides a strong foundation for overall mental wellness. Social Emotional Learnings’ attributes of self and social awareness, self-regulation, relationship skills, and responsible decision making are essential in fostering resiliency and positive growth and development. The challenge with any of these social emotional learning attributes is that our brain needs to be open and operational to enable our kids and us to be receptive to and act upon many of the skills necessary for resiliency and positive development. Yet, when a perceived challenge or stressor arises the brain has a tendency to not be open and to actually shut down. This is where the art and beauty of coping is essential. Coping strategies provide a means to help the brain return to a state of openness, where social emotional skills associated with attributes like self-regulation, relationships skills and responsible decision making are more likely doable.
Tina is the author of Bottom Line for Baby (Random House 2020) and co-author (with Dan Siegel) of THE POWER OF SHOWING UP (2020) and THE YES BRAIN (2018), as well as two New York Times bestsellers — THE WHOLE-BRAIN CHILD ( 2011), and NO-DRAMA DISCIPLINE (2014) — each of which has been translated into over forty languages.
Has your child, or a child you know, been impacted by their parent’s separation. Maybe this child is struggling with confusion, grief, anger, or anxiety, and you just want to know the best way to help them make it through.
Are you wondering how to handle screen use in your home or classroom? How much screen-time should should you allow every day ? When should your child get a phone? What the impact of technology on your child’s ongoing development? Are you feeling frustrated by technology overload in your home? Ready for a roadmap on how to maximize the benefits of technology while nurturing your child’s emotional, social and cognitive potential?
Are you feeling drained as a parent? Feeling like you’ve lost a bit of the spark you once had? Yearning to claim back that part of yourself you had before kids? Or maybe you’re simply looking to find some peace of mind as you navigate this crazy life of being a parent . . .
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)is known as a challenging, complex, and long-term condition that is becoming increasingly prevalent worldwide. Often, a diagnosis of autism can come as a shock, and can be an overwhelming experience for all involved. Consequently, this presentation focuses on empowering parents, caregivers, and teachers, and professionals so they can better understand and address the needs, strengths, and difficulties of children on the spectrum.
At what age do children understand gender? Want to learn more about current terminology describing gender identity and sexual orientation? How do we talk to kids about their developing gender and sexuality? The journey of coming into one’s own self can be confusing and wrought with misinformation. Well-informed parents and adults are a cornerstone of healthy gender and sexual development for children and teens, and by furthering your own knowledge, you can feel confident in supporting the children you love. Research tells us that 2SLGBTQ+ youth struggle with suicide and mental health concerns at a drastically higher rate than their peers. Luckily, that same research also shows that having one supportive, well-informed adult significantly lowers the risk.
Dr. Daniel J. Siegel received his medical degree from Harvard University and completed his postgraduate medical education at UCLA with training in pediatrics and child, adolescent and adult psychiatry. He served as a National Institute of Mental Health Research Fellow at UCLA, studying family interactions with an emphasis on how attachment experiences influence emotions, behavior, autobiographical memory and narrative.
Has your child or a child you are supporting experienced physical or sexual abuse? Exposed to the foster care system? Suffered through a tragic event? Experienced neglect? Witnessed or experienced violence? Endured extreme bullying? Or been impacted by a high-conflict divorce?
Poor self-esteem, feelings of hopelessness or helplessness, loss of concentration, poor attention, inability to make decisions, loss of confidence in abilities, difficulty in thinking, chronic feelings of guilt, suicidal ideation, history of self-harm, low energy, apathy, change in appetite, shifts in sleep patterns, or poor motivation.
Are you in the mental health or education field and thinking of integrating animal assisted therapy (AAT) into your practice? Maybe you’re a caregiver who wants to know more about what AAT is and how it can possibly help your child? Interested in exploring if an emotional support animal is right for your family?
Does your child struggle with inattention, hyperactivity, distractibility, issues focussing at school, fails to complete assigned tasks, or avoidance of activities that require sustained focus?
Resilient kids are confident problem solvers, critical thinkers, independent, motivated, have a high self-esteem, and are courageous in navigating life’s challenges. This course equips you with the tools to help your child, or the children in your life, to live a resilient life.
