Cultivate Connection is a peer-to-peer Parenting Course facilitated BY parents FOR parents. It is an 18 Module Course which equips parents and caregivers with a holistic understanding of their child’s needs and development while empowering them with the tools and strategies to effectively meet those needs, build trust, and help their child heal and grow. 

The training focuses on a wide range of topics, including:

• The impact of a person’s history
• What parents bring to the parent-child relationship
• The fundamentals of attachment
• The impact of stress on behavior
• The importance of meeting a child’s sensory processing, nutritional, and other physiological needs

• Cultivate Connection includes 18 sixty-minute modules that can be delivered flexibly based on your community’s needs.
• Many Facilitators opt to provide 9 weeks of 2-module sessions.
• Some provide 18 weeks of 1-module sessions
• Others provide 3 Saturdays of 6-module sessions.

• Cultivate Connection is a faith neutral parenting course that is appropriate for any audience.
• However, for facilitators or course participants who are affiliated with Christian churches and ministries, there is a robust supplement called the “Theology of Connection Guide.” It is available for Christian audiences to use alongside the course modules. Theology of Connection can also be used as a stand-alone resource.

• Cultivate Connection Facilitators set their own training schedule and logistics based on the needs of their community and their availability. The expectation is that Facilitators will host approximately 1 course per year. Email local Facilitators using our “Find a Facilitator” map to find out when the next course will be!

• We are growing our network of Facilitators through our 2x a year Facilitator Training.
• Check back every few months to see an updated “Find a Facilitator” map. If you are a leader in your community, consider becoming a Cultivate Connection Facilitator!
• Keep an eye out on ETC's social media for announcements about online training!

• Yes! To participate in Cultivate Connection, you’ll be required to purchase your Participant Guide from Empowered to Connect (using a purchase code provided by your local Facilitator).
• Depending on your location, you may also pay your Facilitator directly for some of the logistical/programming costs such as facility, child care, or refreshments.