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Welcome to
Parent Child Journey

Parent training and support programs by Dan Shapiro, M.D.

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician

For Parents of Challenging Children

Journey

An Individualized Approach to Raising Your Challenging Child

This ten-session integrated parent training program provides an individualized approach for understanding and managing challenging behaviors. In each session, parents learn how to personalize proactive strategies for raising children with difficult temperaments and developmental differences.

Different children. Different solutions.

Excursions

Special Topics In Raising Your Challenging Child

These Special Topics focus on some of the most common challenges facing parents today: supporting children through the pandemic; ADHD; anxiety; coexisting ADHD, anxiety, and autism; gender and sexual variation; violent play; sibling relationships; social success; eating; sleep; adolescence; and more. Choose the topics that interest you most.

Parents learn underlying concepts, practical strategies, and individualized approaches.

Upcoming Classes

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November 2025, Parent Child Excursions by Zoom

Medication for Struggling Children and Adolescents

Four Tuesday mornings, November 4 - 25, 10:00 – 11:00 AM (ET)

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October 2025, Parent Child Excursions by Zoom

Helping Your Anxious Child or Adolescent

Four Tuesday mornings, Oct 7 - 28, 10:00 – 11:00 AM (ET)

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Fall 2025, Thursday Evenings, Parent Child Journey In-Person at The Harbor School

For Parents of Challenging Children: Preschool through Pre-Adolescence

Nine Thursday evenings, Oct 9 – Dec 18 (skip Nov 6 and Nov 27)

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Free Parent Support Group

Every Monday at 1:00 PM (USA Eastern Time)

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Different parents. Different options.

As children learn differently, so do parents. Dr. Shapiro has designed these programs to fit different parent needs, schedules, and finances. For Journey or Excursions: Join a live discussion group, take a recorded course at-your-own-pace, or combine both the live discussion group and the recorded course.

All programs offered on a pay-what-you-can basis.

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