I wish that my parents would have been able to read a copy of this book, when I was a little girl. I am absolutely positive if they would have been able to parent in this manner, treat themselves and each other with unconditional love, that all of our lives would have been better by miles.

I know they did the best they could. But if they’d had these tools (what the Beyond Consequences Institute teaches) I know there would have been a lot less darkness, heartache and loss in our lives.

I have attended four of Heather’s in person events this year:

1. “Beyond Consequences Live” – free with a copy of any of her 3 books in November

2. “Every Day is Mothers Day” – A healing conference just for moms – twice; once in May & once in October

3. “Intensive 2 Day Training” – for parents and professionals, in July [Read more →]

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When “in the moment” your child is in his right brain, unable to access his cognitive and rational thinking. Image by cloois via Flickr

“When ‘in the moment’ with your child, your child is in his right brain. He is emotional and he is unable to access his cognitive and rational thinking (i.e., his left brain.) Asking him to tell you ‘why’ he is acting in this way is non-productive. Asking him to make a ‘choice’ is impossible. And asking him to ’stop’ is against nature.

Allow yourself to join your child in his dysregulated emotional place. Let the rational thought and the life lesson follow later when he is calm and more receptive. Join him in love and allow him the space to be all he knows how to be for that very moment. ” ~ Heather Forbes, LCSW

I wanted to share this email that I got from one of our online parenting class participants, who originally began studying Heather’s work to help kids in orphanages and found it was “ideal and needed” for her own family’s healing… [Read more →]

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“When you seek to change your child, you must look within yourself first to see what it is in you that needs to be changed.

Healing through relationships is a reciprocal process and you, as the parent, need to take the lead in spearheading the movement.” Heather Forbes, LCSW

I got an email this week from one of our students that I wanted to share as well as my response…

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By June Ebell

Heather and Andrea,

At the beginning I was skeptical about the Beyond Consequences method.

I believe there is no “magic wand” that you can wave, and everything is roses (with no thorns).
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Online Parenting Class Testimonial from Margie & Rick Magar

- Tell us a little about yourself

We are Christian parents of a 15-year-old birth-daughter who we have
home schooled for 9 years. We felt God’s call in our hearts this past
November (2008) to adopt a child from the US Foster Care system. We are
currently waiting to hear back on a potential match. [Read more →]

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Online Parenting Class Testimonial from Karen Adams, Beyond Consequences Instructor

- Tell us a little about yourself

I am a bio mom of adult kids, a former special needs and therapeutic foster parent, and a new adoptive mom. I am choosing to adopt children from US foster care that are already “labeled” with diagnoses including RAD, PTSD, ADHD, FAS, Mental Retardation, Adjustment Disorder of Childhood. [Read more →]

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Many people parent as they were raised, learning as they go along.

Some get books, especially when they run into difficulties.

As stimulating as listening to an audio recording or reading a book can be, there is nothing quite like learning in person from an effective teacher.

Unfortunately, most of us don’t have as many opportunities as we would like for such direct contact.

Especially for families with children who are difficult – often, you can’t get away for a date night let alone a weekend to attend a live training. Not to mention the travel costs. [Read more →]

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How the Beyond Consequences Online Parenting Course Works:

Step 1: Registration

Start the registration process by clicking Sign Me Up! at the bottom of this page: http://www.beyondconsequencesonline.com.

The cost of this Online Parenting Class is $197.00. Your text included is the best-selling parenting book, Beyond Consequences, Logic & Control Volume 1. You may also choose to buy Volume 2 or Dare to Love (optional but not required for this course) all authored by Heather Forbes, LCSW. Pay using our secure form — We accept all major cards.

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I am pleased to announce that I attended the Beyond Consequences Certified Instructor Training in Los Angeles this past weekend!

I spent two insightful days with Heather T. Forbes, LCSW, and truly did experience a training like no other. Heather brought her professionalism and understanding of the Beyond Consequences parenting paradigm to this training. Like the “Every Day is Mother’s Day” Moms Conference I attended last month, Heather also moved me to a new understanding of myself — cognitively, emotionally, and spiritually.

Eric Guy, LSW, a nationally recognized therapist and speaker taught this Instructor Training. I liked the balance of their energies and loved the synergy of their work together! I really enjoyed Eric’s style and presence; his parenting demonstrations were powerful and inspiring.

I attended to learn to actively implement excellent parenting techniques and learn to regulate during stress filled times, empower myself and my family, be a local support to my community, have an opportunity to truly help other parents.

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