Partnering with Parents: Practical Back-to-School Strategies – Workshop
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To get the recording and slides sent right to your email, please fill out the form below!In this CEU-accredited workshop, New York Times bestselling author and Seed & Sew founder Alyssa Blask Campbell, M.Ed., shares practical, research-backed strategies to help early learning programs partner with families and create smoother transitions into the new school year.
Drawing on the Collaborative Emotion Processing (CEP) method, Alyssa explores what children need during times of transition, why common back-to-school behaviors are developmentally expected, and how educators can respond with confidence and compassion. You’ll also discover practical communication strategies, ready-to-use scripts, and simple routines that help children feel safe, supported, and ready to learn—while also protecting your own well-being throughout the busy back-to-school season.
Our Special Guests:
Alyssa Blask Campbell – NYT Bestselling Author, Founder of Seed & Sew
Alyssa Blask Campbell, M.Ed., is the CEO and founder of Seed & Sew and a globally recognized expert in emotional development. She co-created and researched the Collaborative Emotion Processing (CEP) method and is the NY Times Bestselling co-author of Tiny Humans, Big Emotions and National Bestseller, Big Kids, Bigger Feelings. She hosts the Voices of Your Village podcast and leads Seed & Sew’s Regulation Hub, which offers a regulationquestionnaire, workshops, resources, and a custom chat providing individualized supports for educators, parents, and workplaces.
What We Explored!
- Practical ways to partner with families before and during the back-to-school transition through proactive communication, clear expectations, and relationship-building strategies.
- How to support children experiencing separation anxiety and other big emotions using the Collaborative Emotion Processing (CEP) method, including ready-to-use scripts and regulation techniques.
- Why behaviors like meltdowns, sensory dysregulation, and increased emotional responses are common during the first few weeks of school—and how educators can respond in ways that strengthen connection and resilience.
- Simple classroom routines, visual supports, and transition strategies that help children feel secure, confident, and prepared from their very first day.
- Practical self-regulation tools for educators to help manage stress, remain emotionally present, and confidently support children and families throughout the back-to-school season.
Resources and Links
- [Website] Seed & Sew
- [Website] Lillio Academy: Online Professional Development
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Maddie is a Registered Early Childhood Educator with a Master's in Early Childhood Studies. Her specialty is in Children's Rights and she is currently Manager, Content Marketing at Lillio!
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