Jingle and Joy – Holiday Help for Parents of Kids with Brain-Based Differences

Thursday, November 21, 2024 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. EST

Presented by: Shannon Iacobacci, MPsych

Learn how to make this time of year less stressful and create happier holidays for your family.  Parenting kids with brain-based differences can be especially challenging during the holiday season. Changes in routine and increased anticipation of what the holidays bring can be a recipe for overwhelm and lead to an increased potential of meltdowns. This may leave you wondering how you will get through this year’s holiday season as it approaches. There are ways to make this time of year less stressful and create happier holidays for your family.

Cost:  $27 until midnight November 11, 2024, then $39

For parents, caregivers, and professionals across the U.S.

Shannon Iacobacci, MS, specializes in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), training parents and professionals on strategies to support individuals with FASD at home, in the classroom, and the community. She works with parents and organizations at the intersection of developmental disabilities, trauma, mental health struggles, and special education. She is passionate about helping parents and professionals understand how brain differences impact daily living, behaviors, and access to traditional interventions, due to her personal lived experience raising and advocating for multiple children with varying developmental disabilities. She supports families through the IEP process in collaboration with the IEP team to create appropriate accommodations and support across all academic environments.  Shannon specializes in neurodevelopmental disabilities, prenatal alcohol exposure, prenatal substance exposure, toxic stress exposure, childhood trauma, adoption-related issues, foster care-related issues, and attachment, sharing a strengths-based approach to parenting and teaching.