Parent Training Is Back This July
Last spring, a small group of parents spent four Saturday mornings with me learning to see their child’s behavior differently — and walked out with tools they still use today. Ever since, families have been asking the same question: when are you running it again?
Here’s the answer. This July, we’re opening a new cohort of C.A.L.M. Foundations.
When the meltdown is a message
Picture the moment every parent knows: the grocery-store floor, the slammed door, the dinner plate pushed away for the third night in a row. In that moment, most of us ask some version of, “Why is my child doing this to me?”
Behavior analysts ask a different question: “What is this child trying to tell me?” Because every challenging behavior is communication. Once you can read the message, you can respond to what your child actually needs — instead of just reacting to what they did. That single shift is the foundation of everything we teach.
What C.A.L.M. Foundations is
C.A.L.M. Foundations is a live, BCBA-led group training for parents of children at a developmental stage of roughly 3 to 12 years old, with autism, ADHD, or behavioral challenges — especially families who are stuck on waitlists or just tired of strategies that don’t stick. No clinical background needed. No 12-month waitlist. Just real tools you can use Monday morning.
This is training for you, the caregiver. Your child doesn’t attend, and nothing here replaces their current care — you’re the one who’s there at bedtime, and we’re here to equip you.
Four Saturdays, start to finish
Week 1 · Understanding Behavior (July 11) The ABC framework BCBAs use, and the four reasons behavior happens. You leave with a simple 7-day tracking log and one behavior to watch.
Week 2 · Reinforcement & Communication (July 18) How to catch your child being good in a way that actually changes behavior — and how to give them words (or pictures) so they don’t need the meltdown to be heard. You leave with a ready-to-use communication starter kit.
Week 3 · Boundaries & Consistency (July 25) Why inconsistency between caregivers makes everything harder — and how to fix it. You leave with a word-for-word response script that Mom, Dad, and Grandma can all follow.
Week 4 · Your Starter Behavior Plan (August 1) We put it all together. You build a one-page behavior plan from your own family’s data, learn three simple questions to know if it’s working, and celebrate with your cohort.
Every session is live and interactive — real questions, real practice, real families. No pre-recorded videos, no homework portal to forget about. Two hours on a Saturday, handouts in your hand.
What you’ll walk away with
A one-page behavior plan built from your own perspective
The “why” behind your child’s behavior — the lens a BCBA uses
A communication tool that gives your child a voice before the meltdown
A response script every caregiver in your home can follow
A small community of parents who truly get it
The Details
When: Four Saturdays — July 11, 18, 25 & August 1, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET · 2 hours each Saturday
Where: Live on Zoom — your private link is sent the moment you register
Seats: Limited to 15 families — small by design
Led by: Aubrielle Kituuma, MS, BCBA, LBA — a Board Certified Behavior Analyst in the room every week
Enrollment: Open June 20 – July 5, 2026
About the cost — honestly
Tuition is $99 per family — that covers both caregivers and all materials, for eight hours of training led by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. That’s less than $25 a Saturday. If even that is hard right now, a confidential Community Rate of $49 is available with code COMMUNITY at checkout — no documentation, no explanation. We also hold a number of sponsored seats funded by community partners. We mean it when we say no family is turned away over cost.
July 11 is coming either way. The only question is whether that Saturday looks like every other Saturday — or whether it’s the morning you start seeing your child’s behavior in a way you can finally do something about. We’d love to have your family in the room.