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When behavior changes, questions follow.
Hear from experts across healthcare, education, and mental health as they share practical insights to help you better understand and support your children.
What is
Beyond Behavior?
If your child goes from calm to overwhelmed in seconds, struggles with transitions, melts down after school, has sensory sensitivities, worries constantly, battles over screens, or just seems to have bigger reactions than the situation calls for… this event is for you.
Come listen, learn, ask questions if you want to, and leave with practical ideas you can try at home.
Scholarships available.
You do not need a diagnosis.
You do not need to know what questions to ask.
You do not need to share anything about your family.
Does this sound familiar?
Maybe you’ve wondered…
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Why does my child seem to go from 0 to 100?
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Why does my child hold it together all day and completely fall apart at home?
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Why do simple things turn into huge battles?
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Why are certain sounds, clothes, foods, crowds, or environments so overwhelming?
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Is this just a phase?
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Is screen time making things harder?
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When should I be concerned?
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Do we need testing, therapy, or another kind of support?
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What can I actually do when the meltdown is happening?
Beyond Behavior was created for parents who need a place to start.
Meet the Panel
Our Beyond Behavior pilot event brings together a diverse panel of trusted professionals, each offering a unique perspective on the topic. Through collaborative conversation and shared expertise, you'll gain a broader understanding of behavior, and practical insights you can apply long after the event.
Shelby Johnson
Family Therapist
Shelby helps teens, young adults, and families navigate emotional regulation, communication, relationships, and life's difficult transitions.
Emily Vanderpool
Behavior Analyst, Counselor
Emily and the Germantown Behavioral Solutions team work with children and families across concerns including anxiety, executive functioning, behavioral health, testing, play-based services, and other supports.
Nicole Bichelman
Behavior Analyst
Nicole helps families look beneath challenging behavior, recognize patterns, and understand what a child may be communicating through their actions.
Madison Tyler
Registered Dietitian
Madison brings the often-overlooked nutrition lens, helping parents understand how food, feeding patterns, energy, and other physical factors may affect a child's ability to regulate.
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Dr. Annie Gadiparthi
Child Psychiatrist
Dr. Gadiparthi brings a psychiatric perspective to questions around childhood mental health, anxiety, development, screens, and knowing when additional evaluation may be appropriate.
One child.
Multiple lenses.
A behavior that looks like defiance to one person may look like anxiety, sensory overload, hunger, difficulty communicating, executive-function challenges, or emotional dysregulation to someone else.
That’s why Beyond Behavior brings professionals from different disciplines into the same room.
Instead of giving parents one answer, we help you understand the different things worth considering... and what practical next steps might look like.
What the morning will look like
Focused teaching sessions
Each featured provider will spend 30–35 minutes helping parents understand one part of the Parenting through the TOUGH STUFF conversation, followed by time for questions.
Short breaks
Grab coffee, stretch, browse resources, talk to someone... or don't. There is no forced networking.
Full expert panel
At the end, all of our participating providers will come together to answer real parent questions and explore the same scenarios from different professional perspectives.
You can ask questions live or submit them privately.
About the Series
Beyond Behavior is an ongoing educational series exploring the many factors that shape human behavior. Each event features a different topic and a unique panel of local professionals, creating opportunities for caregivers to learn from multiple perspectives throughout the year.
Topics We're Exploring...
ADHD Beyond the Diagnosis
Supporting Anxious Teens
Autism & Everyday Life
Building Emotional Regulation
Nutrition & Behavior
Social Media & the Modern World
Frequently asked questions