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Skills Courses for Kids

Help Your Child Build the Skills They Need — With Confidence

When your child is struggling with big emotions, friendships, confidence, or anxiety, it can leave you feeling unsure of how to help — even when you’re doing everything you can. You may know your child needs support, but therapy isn’t always the right next step.

The Skills Courses for Kids were created to give parents a clear, supportive way to teach essential emotional and social skills at home. Designed by a child therapist, these courses help children learn how to understand their feelings, communicate effectively, manage anxiety, and build confidence using practical, kid-friendly tools that fit into real life.

No overwhelm. No guesswork. Just clear guidance and skills you can use right away.

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Parents and educators are overwhelmed with information, but what they really need are tools that actually work—tools they can use right away and that fit into everyday life. That’s what Skills Academy delivers.

With over 10 years as a licensed clinical social worker, Katie Peterson has supported hundreds of families and children navigating anxiety, big emotions, low self-esteem, and social challenges. Every blog, workshop, and product is grounded in that hands-on expertise—not just theory.

  • Scripts that take the guesswork out of what to say

  • FREE downloads that can go on the fridge or in the classroom

  • Short trainings and blog posts that are filled with tips you can implement immediately!

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