VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
How to Help Your Child Through Hard Moments Without Making It Worse
The 3-step approach for supporting your child through exclusion, disappointment, and social struggles
📅 January 23, 2026
⏰ 12pm/Noon CT
In This Workshop, We’ll Cover
Why Your Advice Backfires
When your child is excluded, their brain processes it as physical pain. They're in survival mode, which means they literally can't hear your advice, no matter how good it is. Learn what's actually happening in their nervous system.
The 3-Step Framework
Stop guessing what to do. Learn the exact approach we use with families in our counseling practice. You'll know precisely what to do first, second, and third.
What to Actually Say
Walk away with specific language you can use tonight when your child is hurting. Know exactly what to say (and what NOT to say) in the moment that will actually help them calm down.
When to Step In vs. Step Back
Navigate group chats, social media, and modern social dynamics with confidence. Learn how to discern when your child needs you to intervene and when they need space to build resilience.
You're Not Failing. The Old Advice Just Doesn't Work Anymore
Social exclusion used to end when your child came home from school.
Now? It follows them everywhere. The group chat they're not in. The party photos on Instagram. The inside jokes they don't understand.
And every piece of well-meaning advice you offer seems to make things worse:
"Just make new friends"
"Those kids aren't nice anyway"
"You're being too sensitive"
You watch them hurt and feel completely helpless.
Here's the truth: When kids are excluded, their thinking brain goes offline. They're in fight, flight, or freeze. Which means your advice, even good advice, can't land.
What they need is something completely different. And we'll teach it to you.
In This FREE Workshop, You'll Learn:
✓ What's actually happening in their brain and body when they're excluded (and why understanding this changes everything)
✓ Why your child can't receive your advice—even when it's spot-on—and what to do instead
✓ The framework that works in real-life hard moments
✓ One concrete tool you can use tonight when your child comes home devastated
✓ How to build real resilience without dismissing their pain or telling them to "toughen up"
✓ When to step in vs. when to step back as you navigate social media and 24/7 connectivity
Plus live Q&A where you can ask your specific questions about your unique situation.
No fluff. No overwhelm. Just practical tools that actually work.
Meet Kim Anderson & Elevate Moms
Kim has sat across from hundreds of moms who said some version of this:
"I had no idea what to say. So I said the first thing that came to mind. And I watched my child's face shut down. I made it worse."
If you've ever felt that way, Kim wants you to know: it's not your fault.
That's the heart of why she founded Elevate Moms. She saw too many smart, loving moms beating themselves up for not knowing how to handle moments they were never taught to navigate. Moments that look nothing like the parenting struggles of previous generations.
As a licensed counselor, certified life coach, and mom herself, Kim works with families every day who are dealing with these exact challenges. And what she's learned is this: once you understand what's actually happening in your child's brain when they're excluded, everything shifts.
The advice that backfired? It makes sense now.
The moments you felt helpless? You'll know exactly what to do.
The framework you've been missing? She's going to give it to you.
This workshop represents everything Elevate Moms stands for: practical support for the real struggles moms face, grounded in both professional expertise and genuine understanding of what it's like to be in the trenches.
Frequently Asked Questions
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30 minutes of focused teaching plus live Q&A. I know you're busy, so I'm cutting out all the fluff and giving you exactly what you need, nothing more, nothing less. You'll walk away with actionable tools you can use immediately.
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Yes! Everyone who registers will receive the replay recording. But I highly encourage you to join live for the Q&A portion where you can ask your specific questions and get real-time support.
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Not at all! This framework works for kids of all ages, from elementary through high school. Whether your child is 7 or 17, the principles of regulation, connection, and strengthening apply. The hard moments look different at different ages, but your child's need for you to show up regulated and present stays the same.
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This isn't generic parenting advice or another list of tips to try. This is a specific framework based on neuroscience and attachment theory that addresses what's actually happening in your child's brain when they're hurting. You'll understand WHY your old approach wasn't working and learn exactly what to do instead.
Stop Feeling Helpless When Your Child is Hurting
Social exclusion doesn't look like it did when we were kids. Our children are navigating a world of group chats, social media, and 24/7 connectivity.
They need something different from us than what we were taught to give.
This workshop will show you exactly what that is.
20 minutes that could change everything about how you show up for your child in their hardest moments.