To Speak the Language of Connection with our Children
An Interactive Mini-Course on Zoom
For parents who will do anything to be the source of empowerment for their children
To experience the joy of connection with your children.
To know that you’re supporting and empowering them.
And to discover your unique way of being a loving, present, and supportive parent
You are already a wonderful parent. You’re always ready to be there for your children, to give them a hand, and to be the shoulder they can lean on.
You care deeply about empowering your children. You do so many wonderful things: You listen and try to speak with love and respect.
And yet, sometimes it still doesn’t always work. Your kids pull away, shut down, or stop sharing what really matters. It’s heartbreaking, because you’re doing your best – but something in the connection still slips through the cracks.
What if you knew how to turn every talk with your children into an opportunity to connect with them?
What if those talks will become their source of confidence in the world?
What if you knew how to reduce power struggles, frustration, and the constant feeling of having to put out fires?
This can be done!
Not theoretically or by using a quick fix.
But by practising an approved communication approach based on the tools of coaching, which has helped thousands of people like you develop self-confidence in themselves as parents, and in their children.
These are hands-on, practical tools that form meaningful, lasting relationships for everyone involved.
You are not alone.
Every parent has experienced trying to engage and help their children, thinking they’re saying the right supportive things, but instead of engagement, they received a turned back, eyes rolled up and slamming of doors.
This happens to us simply because nobody has ever shown us how to do it right.
Nobody modelled it to us.
In fact, sometimes they modelled the opposite.
And we’re here to show you simple and effective ways to form stronger connections with your kids, at any age and even in the most challenging situations.
I’m Noa Brume, a senior life coach and the founder of The ICCI, and I have invited counselling psychologist and coach Stella Redman to give this mini-course together with me.
We both believe that there’s so much we can do for our children through the connections we will build with them over the years, even when they’re already adults.
Neither of us has grown up fluent in the language of connection. But we both studied counselling and coaching, and discovered a whole world of possibilities to create strong bonds with people, our children included, and to be able to support and empower them.
We’re here to show you how you can easily do this too.
Join us for 3 fun and inspiring sessions, full of practice and knowledge.
“I recently attended the ‘Empowering Communication with our Children’ workshop, and it was a meaningful experience that empowered and inspired me.
The workshop struck the perfect balance between insight, interactive activities, and practical tools that I could apply straight away, both at home and as a teacher. It really deepened my awareness of how compassion and presence can transform the way we connect with others.”
Jolundi Wilson
What will happen when you follow our mini-course?
- You’ll know how to stay calm even when the situation gets emotional or tense for both of you
- You’ll learn how to give your child the feeling of being truly heard and seen in the way that THEY need, and reduce their resistance towards you
- You’ll be able to get to the bottom of the problems quicker and have a deep understanding of where your children need your help. This will help them to solve their challenges sooner.
- You’ll know exactly what to say in any situation your child shares with you – without having to reinvent yourself every time you talk
- You’ll be able to listen attentively, pay attention to what’s important, and ask accurate questions about your children's life situations. This will allow you to deepen the connections and your relationships with them
Where?
This mini-course is given online via Zoom.
It’s an interactive session:
People will get to practise with each other, share (if they wish), and exercise hands-on to get experience and confidence in the materials shared.
When?
3 Wednesdays from 19:00 to 21:00 Amsterdam time
(18:00 to 20:00 London time / 20:00 to 22:00 Athens time)
Course dates:
November 26th, 2025
December 3rd, 2025
December 10th, 2025
How does this mini-course actually work?
- We meet 3 times for 2 hours each time, fully guided by Noa and Stella
- The sessions are on Zoom-meetings, where you'll be able to see all the other participants, and they'll be able to see you (we work with open cameras)
- This mini-course is hands-on. It means that we learn some theory, but we mainly practise, and learn the language of connection first hand
- We share with each other and practise with each other (but we're being careful, and only share what we're comfortable with and we strongly adhere to the confidentiality of our children and of everyone on the course)
- You'll get access to the ICCI's student portal. This is a special website where all the materials of the course will be waiting for you.
What will we do together on the mini-course:
Speaking the Language of Connection with our Children
Session 1
It Starts with Us
Theme: Self-awareness • Feelings • Needs • Genuineness
Before we can respond to our children with empathy, we need to understand what’s happening within ourselves. This session focuses on recognising our emotions, identifying our needs, and being honest and congruent in our communication. Through simple psychoeducation and reflection, parents learn how self-awareness and authenticity form the foundation of healthy, empowering relationships.
We’ll understand the difference between thoughts, feelings, and needs.
We’ll know how to recognise our personal triggers and emotional patterns.
We’ll practise self-awareness and self-empathy.
We’ll explore what genuineness and emotional honesty are in parenting and why they are important
Session 2
What Children Need to Feel Empowered
Theme: Empathy • Acceptance • Presence
Children thrive when they feel accepted, understood, and seen just as they are. In this session, we explore what empathy and acceptance look like in everyday parenting. Parents learn how these attitudes create emotional safety and confidence, helping children build self-worth and resilience.
We’ll understand what children need to thrive emotionally.
We’ll recognise the conditions we may unconsciously place on acceptance.
We’ll practise empathic listening and attuned responses.
We’ll learn how unconditional acceptance empowers rather than spoils.
Session 3
The Language of Connection
Theme: Validation • Reflection • Empowerment
This final session brings everything together in practice. We explore how to communicate in ways that calm, reassure, and strengthen connection even when things go wrong. Parents discover that reflection and re-connection matter far more than perfection. Through guided exercises, participants practise listening with empathy, validating emotions, and finding the words that help a child feel understood and safe again.
We’ll understand validation as a way of helping children feel heard and accepted.
We’ll learn how reflection helps restore connection.
We’ll practise empathic communication that supports emotional safety and trust.
We’ll strengthen confidence in staying calm and connected during difficult moments.
And there are some bonuses too:
- Handouts that will help you come back to the methods used on the course
- Access to The ICCI's online portal, where all the materials will be waiting for you
- A whatsapp group dedicated to the people on the course for support in between the meetings
Where?
This mini-course is given online via Zoom.
It’s an interactive session:
People will get to practise with each other, share (if they wish), and exercise hands-on to get experience and confidence in the materials shared.
When?
3 Wednesdays from 19:00 to 21:00 Amsterdam time
(18:00 to 20:00 London time / 20:00 to 22:00 Athens time)
Course dates:
November 26th, 2025
December 3rd, 2025
December 10th, 2025
This course is for you if:
- You are a caring parent, and you want to deepen your bonds with your kids
- List ItYou understand that building strong connections with your children is in your hands and starts with you
- You want to reduce tension in the house, and to feel close to your children again, and not like you’re constantly clashing
- You are already doing so many things: you tell your kids you're there for them, you are trying to be present, but they still push you away more than you would have wanted to
- You'll do anything in your ability to strengthen connections and be the reliable, open and caring parent that you want to be
Pay attention:
We only offer 18 places on this course.
We want the group to be intimate so people feel safe to talk and share
What is the price of this course?
Although we have given such training together before, this is the first time we will give it via Zoom.
That’s why we’re offering it at a special discounted price:
€125
but only €97
until 23-11-25
Future intakes will be priced at €160
If at the end of the mini-course, you’ll tell us that you haven’t learnt anything new, we’ll refund the money to you (minus €20 administration fee), no questions asked!
What do the people we worked with said about us:
Who are we, and why do we give this course?
I’m Noa Brume, a senior life coach, supervisor, expert trainer, and the founder of The ICCI.
I love people. I enjoy seeing them develop and dare to move their lives forward.
Before I entered the world of coaching, I was a teacher for 17 years. I taught both in primary and secondary schools, and I loved teaching the children and working together with the parents.
I’m a great believer that empowered children start with supporting parents.
I believe that everyone can use coaching and mentoring skills to improve communication at home, at work and in building meaningful and deep relationships.
This is why I was delighted to invite the inspiring and knowledgeable counselling psychologist and coach Stella Redman to host this course with me.
I’m Stella Redman, a counselling psychologist and coach working in The Hague and online. I believe that how we communicate directly shapes the quality of our relationships, and that balanced connection is vital for emotional well-being. My work focuses on helping people speak, listen and repair in ways that build closeness, resilience, belonging and growth.
After recording a podcast episode with Noa for The ICCI and giving a super successful workshop together, I’m very much looking forward to joining her again on another exciting adventure together.
Frequantly asked questions
Of course!
First, research has shown that the teenage years are stretched even until the age of 25.
Secondly, this course will talk about building strong relationships, no matter what age. You’ll be able to use the knowledge with everyone else, and not just your children.
Thirdly, we’ll always be their parents, and we’ll always want their best, and any relationships can be repaired (if willing) at any stage or age.
So just join, you’ll find it very rewarding.
Of course! The earlier you start to adopt the concepts of supporting and empowering your children, the better.
In fact, this will help you to reduce the chance of making mistakes later.
- Parents who are willing to gain the skills needed to use with their children
- The ICCI’s students tend to come from countries all over the world and from different backgrounds, which makes the interactions ever so interesting.
No, just the will to learn and develop as a parent and as a person.
The idea behind this mini-course is that you immediately apply what was shown in your day-to-day life, so there’s no official extra learning. You decide how much to practise the tools and skills and when. It’s in your hands. There are also no official assignments.
No, this is a knowledge-based course to enrich your parenting experience. This is not replacing coaching or therapy, and personal sessions are not part of this course.
If you wish to receive private coaching sessions from one of us, this can be arranged separately of course.
Although The ICCI is a coaching institute, and this mini-course is based on coaching knowledge, tools and skills, this is not teaching you to become a coach.
For that, we have the full coaching courses and the programme Coaching for Success. You are welcome to look at our courses here.
For 1 year after the end of the course. We recommend that you download whatever is relevant to you as we share it.
Since we only take a very limited number of people on board the course, you are essentially taking someone else’s place, which we rely on their presence and payment.
This is why a refund will only be available until 48 hours before the beginning of the course, with a deduction of €20 for administration.
No.
We adhere to confidentiality and therefore will not record the session, to minimise the risk that it will somehow find its way to unwanted hands.
What is shared in the course stays in the course.
Do you have more questions?
We’ll be happy to answer them.
Call or send a WhatsApp message to +31-650499646
If you have decided this mini-course is right for you, fill in your details in the form below.
After pressing ‘send’, you’ll be directed to a ‘Thank you’ page, with instructions regarding the payment.
But leaving your details is already securing your place!
It will be a rewarding, empowering, fun, and enriching journey together!
See you at ‘Speaking the Language of Connection’
Noa and Stella
