Educational Resources for Pittsburgh Families

Child Behavior Learning Pittsburgh exists to give parents the skills and understanding they need to support their children’s growth, behavior, and emotional development through practical, non-clinical learning experiences. All resources on this page are for educational purposes only.

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Little Brave Steps: Summer Social Skills Play Group

This option is perfect for parents wanting gentle opportunities for kids to practice things like warming up to new situations, approaching other children to join in play, and participating in circle time. Discounts provided to families who sign up for both the webinar and multiple play dates!

What parents will learn: Webinar includes 5 modules containing information about child anxiety, prepping children for school/birthday parties/other social events, strategies to teach key social/play skills, supportive scripts for tough moments, and how to work on bravery one little step at a time.

What kids will learn: Each session, children practice bravery through structured play, stories, and gentle exposure activities:

  • Joining in and trying new things

  • Practice facing worries

  • Building positive peer experiences

Every activity is led by a licensed psychologist with expertise in child anxiety and early childhood development. Play dates are structured to include elements of a typical preschool/kindergarten day, including free play, circle time, and activity time.

***The Little Brave Steps Play Group is an educational and enrichment program — not a clinical therapy service. This means no diagnosis is required and no insurance is involved. It is designed to be accessible, low-barrier, and fun for children and parents while building real social and emotional skills. Visit Child Behavior Learning Pittsburgh’s website to sign up!***

School Prep Parent Retreat

This group uses evidence-based strategies tailored to the beginning of the school year to support your little one’s transition to a new teacher, school, or classroom.

Are you dreading the back to school tantrums, challenging morning routines, and heart-breaking drop offs? Do you have big plans every year of having a reward chart or visual schedule, only to find that it’s already November and you never had a chance to make one?


You’re not alone, and you don’t have to face the beginning of the school year alone either!

Little Brave Steps helps parents gain strategies to support children in the beginning of the school year and beyond!

We will cover:

  • What’s really happening when anxiety shows up

  • Why kids can have trouble adjusting to new routines

  • How to coach your child toward small, doable brave steps

  • Ways to respond that build confidence instead of pressure

  • How to create individualized, manageable goals for back to school

    All based on research-backed strategies, so you know you will be getting good quality information to support your child now and in the future!

    Details about Little Brave Steps group

  • Retreat cost: $150

    This includes information sessions presented by a licensed psychologist, time to brain storm and create a behavior plan for your family (including materials! We will have a laminator!), and opportunities to get real, in-person feedback about your plan from a licensed psychologist.

    For context: a single session with a licensed psychologist in Pittsburgh typically runs $175–$300. This retreat gives you the equivalent of multiple sessions of targeted, evidence-based support in one focused day.

    Audience: parents of children starting preschool through 5th grade

***School Prep Parent Retreat is an educational and enrichment program — not a clinical therapy service. This means no diagnosis is required and no insurance is involved. It is designed to be accessible, low-barrier, and fun for parents while allowing them to leave with real, actionable steps to make the start of the school year go smoothly. Visit Child Behavior Learning Pittsburgh’s website to sign up!***

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