Educational Workshops & Behavioral Support for Child-Focused Organizations

Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Training for Staff, Parents, and Community Programs

Young children communicate through behavior long before they have the language to explain what they are feeling. Tantrums, aggression, withdrawal, clinginess, difficulty with transitions, emotional outbursts, sensory overwhelm, and challenges with peer relationships are often signs that a child is struggling to feel safe, regulated, connected, or understood.

Through an infant and early childhood mental health lens, behavior is viewed as communication, not simply something to correct or manage.

Lauren Fox, LCSW, provides educational workshops, speaking engagements, staff trainings, and consultation services for organizations and businesses that work with children and families. These services blend infant mental health principles with child mental health behavioral support strategies to help adults better understand emotional development, respond to challenging behaviors with confidence, and create emotionally supportive environments where children can thrive.

Whether you are supporting infants, toddlers, preschoolers, or young children, these trainings help staff and caregivers understand the “why” behind behaviors while building practical tools that strengthen relationships, emotional regulation, and developmental growth.

Educational & Behavioral Support Services for Child-Focused Businesses

Services are available for:

• Preschools and daycare centers

• Infant and toddler programs

• Parent education groups

• Toddler gyms and movement programs

• Swim schools and enrichment classes

• Pediatric and medical offices

• Libraries and community organizations

• Children’s coaches and extracurricular programs

• Foster care and adoption support agencies

• Faith-based children’s programs

Trainings can be offered in person or virtually and are customized to meet the unique needs of your staff, caregivers, or parent community.

Infant Mental Health & Child Behavioral Support Topics

Understanding Children’s Behavior Through an Infant Mental Health Lens

Children’s behaviors are deeply connected to their emotional experiences, nervous systems, developmental stage, relationships, and environment. Staff and caregivers learn how to recognize the emotional needs underneath behaviors instead of viewing children as “difficult,” “defiant,” or “attention-seeking.”

Child Mental Health Behavioral Support Strategies

Participants learn developmentally appropriate, relationship-based approaches for responding to:

• Tantrums and emotional outbursts

• Aggression and hitting

• Separation anxiety

• Difficulty with transitions

• Sensory overwhelm

• Impulsive behaviors

• Peer conflict

• Emotional dysregulation

• Withdrawal and shutdown behaviors

The focus is on helping adults respond with calm, consistency, emotional safety, and supportive regulation strategies.

Emotional Regulation & Co-Regulation

Young children borrow regulation from the adults around them. Trainings explore how co-regulation, connection, and responsive caregiving support healthy brain development and emotional resilience.

Trauma-Informed & Relationship-Based Care

Learn how stress, trauma, developmental differences, and family experiences can impact children’s emotional and behavioral responses. Staff gain tools for creating emotionally safe environments that reduce shame and increase connection.

Supporting Parents with Compassion & Confidence

Parent workshops help caregivers better understand child development, emotional regulation, attachment, and behavior support in ways that feel approachable, practical, and encouraging.

Why Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Matters

Infant and early childhood mental health focuses on the social, emotional, behavioral, and relational development of children from birth through early childhood.

Research shows that when children experience consistent, responsive, and emotionally supportive relationships, they are more likely to develop:

• Emotional regulation skills

• Healthy attachment and connection

• Stronger communication skills

• Increased resilience

• Positive social relationships

• Confidence and self-esteem

• Greater readiness for learning

When adults understand child mental health and behavioral support through a developmental lens, they are better able to respond with empathy, structure, and confidence instead of frustration or punishment.

This not only supports children’s well-being, but also helps reduce stress and burnout for educators, staff, and caregivers.

Workshops Tailored to Your Organization

Every child-focused organization has unique needs, challenges, and goals. Trainings are collaborative, engaging, and grounded in real-life situations staff and families experience every day.

Workshops may include:

• Staff professional development trainings

• Parent workshops or parent nights

• Classroom behavioral support consultation

• Community speaking engagements

• Ongoing consultation for programs serving young children

• Customized presentations for your team or organization

Topics and examples are adapted to your setting so that the information feels practical, relevant, and immediately usable.

Supporting the Adults Who Support Children

Children thrive when the adults around them feel informed, supported, and connected.

These workshops are designed to help educators, caregivers, coaches, and professionals feel more confident understanding children’s emotional needs, responding to behaviors with compassion, and creating environments where children feel emotionally safe and supported.

Let’s Connect

If your preschool, business, medical office, community program, or organization is interested in infant mental health education, child behavioral support training, parent workshops, or speaking engagements, Lauren would love to connect with you.

How to Reach Out for More Information

To inquire about workshops, speaking engagements, consultation services, or customized staff trainings, please reach out through one of the following

Are you interested in bringing infant mental health education and child behavioral support training to your staff, families, or organization?

Reach out today to learn more about customized workshops and consultation services that support the emotional well-being, development, and mental health of the children and families you serve.