WORKSHOPS FOR CAREGIVERS & FAMILIES
Backpack Healthcare hosts free live workshops for the parents, grandparents, and guardians raising Marland's kids. Every session is led by a Backpack clinician and built around the questions caregivers actually bring us: what to say, when to worry, and how to keep going yourself.
We know your evenings are already full. Sessions run about an hour on Zoom, your camera stays off unless you want it on, and you never need to be a Backpack patient to join. Come to the ones that fit your family and skip the rest.
Caregiver Workshops
Creating a Peaceful Home
Routines, expectations, and small daily habits that help kids feel safe. How to build structure that calms the house instead of adding pressure.
Navigating Big Changes
New schools, moves, divorce, a new sibling. How to prepare your child for what's coming and get through the transition without daily meltdowns.
Helping Your Child Thrive
Simple, everyday tools that build confidence and connection. Small things you can start tonight that add up to a real difference over time.
Talking So Kids Listen
Why kids tune out, and how to change the conversation so they don't. Building the kind of emotional safety that makes them want to talk to you.
Stress and Coping for Families
When everyone's running on empty, tempers run short. Practical coping tools the whole family can use to bring the temperature down at home.
Raising Digitally Smart Kids
Phones, games, apps, and group chats. What to allow, what to limit, and how to set screen rules your kids will actually follow.
Understanding Childhood Trauma
What trauma can look like in a child's behavior, mood, and sleep. How to respond with support instead of punishment when they're struggling.
Self-Care for the Caregiver
You can't pour from an empty cup. Realistic ways to protect your own energy and patience while caring for everyone else.
Keeping Kids Safe
The safety conversations every caregiver should have, from strangers to body boundaries. What to say, when to say it, and how to keep it age-appropriate.
Building Your Village
Parenting wasn't meant to be done alone. How to find, ask for, and lean on the support around you, even when it feels hard to reach out.
Setting Boundaries That Work
Limits that are firm and loving at the same time. How to hold the line without yelling, bribing, or giving in by bedtime.
Parenting Across Cultures
Honoring your family's traditions and values while raising kids in a world that may see things differently. Helping them grow up confident in who they are.
Recognizing Depression in Youth
It doesn't always look like sadness. The signs to watch for, how to start the conversation, and what to do next if you're worried.
Raising Resilient Youth
Kids can't avoid every hard thing, but they can learn to bounce back. Simple skills that help them face big challenges and keep going.
Communication Skills for Caregivers
What to say when your kid goes quiet, and how to stay calm when a hard conversation starts heating up.
Helping Youth Through Grief
Losing a loved one, a friendship, or a family as they knew it. How kids grieve differently than adults, and how to walk alongside them.
Healthy Friendships
Helping kids recognize what a good friend looks like, and what to do when a friendship turns controlling, exclusive, or unkind.
Supporting Teen Identity
Teens are figuring out who they are, and it can change fast. How to stay connected and supportive while they explore.
Repairing Parent-Child Relationships
Distance, conflict, or years of tension don't have to be permanent. Practical first steps toward rebuilding trust, whatever your child's age.
Finding the Right Mental Health Support
Therapist, psychiatrist, school counselor, or something else? A caregiver's guide to knowing what kind of help your child needs and how to get it.
Cyberbullying and Online Safety
What bullying looks like online, the warning signs to watch for, and how to help your child stay safe and speak up.
Co-Parenting Across Two Homes
Two households, one child. How to keep rules consistent, communication civil, and your kid out of the middle.
