Parent & Caregiver Support

Raising children is hard work. Team Up is hosting events, developing tools and compiling resources to make it easier.

Parent/Caregiver Skill Building Workshops

Team Up offers free in-person and virtual workshops across Southwest Colorado to connect caregivers with one other and build skills to support our children, youth and adolescents. In-person workshops include free dinner, childcare, and interpretation.

We know not everyone has the time or ability to attend these events and have gathered trusted sources for additional learning. Keep scrolling for virtual parenting resources you can access on your own time!

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Online Resource Library

Team Up offers families this growing library of parent and caregiver resources on topics that parents, teachers, counselors, and youth themselves have identified needing support with.

Key topics include:

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Communication

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Internet and Social Media Safety

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Bullying and Peer Pressure

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Youth Mental Health

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Parenting Resources

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Communication and Conflict

  • Much of our household conflict between caregivers and children boils down to challenges with communication. We Team Up with Nonviolent Communication Coach Rachel Turiel to dig into topics like navigating challenging conversations, de-escalating conflict, and finding common ground with your youth.

  • Informative handout from Rachel’s workshop on Navigating Challenging Conversations to build trust.

  • Unicef article to help caregivers approach conversations with empathy and understanding.

  • Resources for caregivers to help kids learn coping and resilience-building techniques.

  • Free online courses on conflict de-escalation from ParentGuidance.org

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Bullying & Peer Pressure

  • Workshop slides from local experts Al Wolfe and Taylar Moorehouse that addresses strategies to recognize bulying and peer pressure and act with intention.

  • Resources for parents and carers to understand bullying and take action to support our youth.

  • Quick guide for adults to help prevent bullying and empower youth to develop advocacy skills.

  • Mountain Youth workshop recording showcasing two local experts who provide tools and resources to parents and their youth on how to talk about consent, the importance of developing positive youth-adult and peer-peer relationships, and how we can work together to create a “consent culture.” 

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Technology and Social Media Safety

  • Internet and social media are shaping our society in ways we don’t always understand. As parents who didn’t have this experience growing up, we don’t always know how to support our children with safe and healthy screen and media consumption. We’ve Teamed Up with La Plata Youth Services’ Chris Brown to develop a supportive workshop and gather internet resources so we can learn together how to keep our kiddos safe!

  • View Chris Brown’s Internet Safety and Screen Awareness slide deck here! Slides translated in Spanish are found here.

  • Family support resources from the National Alliance on Mental Illness

  • NY Times article with recommendations for tools to set safety controls on your child’s devices!

  • Workshop recording on sleep and strategies to improve sleep health from Eagle County organization Mountain Youth.

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Youth Mental Health

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Other Virtual Parenting Resources

  • Find courses on parenting by topic as well as education and therapeutic support to empower and give you hope as you support your child’s mental health.

  • Parent hub for bullying information, laws and policy, and mobile and online safety

  • Sesame Workshop offers a ton of age-appropriate resources on topics important to families.

  • Evidence-based activities to help kids develop emotional intelligence and resist negative peer influence.

2025 Workshop Impact

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Looking for additional support?

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