Calmer Parents.
Stronger Families.
Practical parenting skills to help you communicate, set limits, repair after conflict, and build stronger relationships with your children.
Regulate
Pause and calm your body.
When emotions are high, slow things down before you respond. A calmer parent is better able to think clearly and help a child settle too.
A Simple Way to Handle Hard Moments
When things get stressful, you do not need to parent perfectly. These four steps give you a practical way to slow things down, reconnect, set a boundary, and move forward.
Connect
Listen and name feelings and needs.
Before fixing the problem, help your child feel heard. You can understand what they are feeling without agreeing with every behavior.
Limit
Set a clear boundary - warm + firm.
Be clear about what needs to happen while staying calm and respectful. A limit can be firm without being harsh.
Repair + Problem-Solve
Try again and make a plan for next time.
When things go poorly, come back and reconnect. Talk about what happened, repair what you can, and decide what to try differently next time.
How the Group Works
Akoko-Nan is an open-enrollment parenting group. You can begin at any point in the curriculum and continue until you have attended 16 sessions.
Thursdays at 6:30pm
We meet every Thursday evening for approximately 1.5-2 hours. Classes are currently available online through Zoom.
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Start Anytime
You do not need to wait for a new class cycle. Start with the lesson being taught that week.
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Attend 16 Sessions
The curriculum rotates through 16 lessons. If you miss a week, simply continue until you have attended 16 sessions total.
About Akoko-Nan
Practical support for real parenting.
Akoko-Nan helps parents become calmer, more capable, and more connected through practical skills they can use at home.
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We focus on growth without shame, repair instead of perfection, and building safer, stronger relationships between parents and children.