This is not your ordinary parenting class! It is an education in self-awareness. It is life-changing, and it is a prerequisite for all other classes, except for CoParenting. This class defines the Causal Theory, which offers eight underlying causes of adult outcome, so we can parent better and self-reflect better about our own life’s choices.

       We hold that behavior is not inborn, and we can, therefore, change it. The Causal Theory is supported by the best that science has to offer, even though there are two opposing sources. We prefer to help clients heal rather than take medication. In the pond that we swim, most believe that behavior is inborn, at least 50% and maybe that animals behave according to genetic instruction most of the time. Some animals are naturally this or that. To make our point that behavior is mostly learned in the earliest years of life, watch this very short video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoC1QoidlZw

        If we understand these eight childhood thresholds, we can prevent such experiences for our children and transcend those that we endured. If things go well during these eight essential childhood events, we turn out well-prepared for life, including hard times. The more positive experiences one has passing through these critical childhood events, the better our resilience and outcome.

       ​If things go badly for any one of these eight stages of transition, we then enter adulthood with a single handicap, which can be surmounted. The more handicapped we are from multiple childhood stages or conditions, the more difficult life will become, except for the mitigating factors of adulthood that we pursue. This class is one such factor, as it creates self-awareness and a capacity for self-correction. Here we present to you The Causal Theory (as in cause and effect), and to be honest, we do it casually, too, because we are regular people.