rewireforparenting.com

What It Is

Rewire For Parenting’s “Rewire Through Regulation and Repair” is an 8-week online group program co-facilitated by Sam Cuming and Angela Hill. Rather than a standard parenting-skills class, it is grounded in connected parenting, somatic integration, and polyvagal theory. The program helps parents understand their own stress responses, build self-regulation capacity, and in turn better support children’s emotional co-regulation and repair in the parent-child relationship.

Core Content and Format

The course runs as a 75-minute live Zoom session once a week for 8 weeks, combining theory with experiential exercises. Sessions are recorded, so participants who cannot attend live can watch the replay. A private Facebook group is provided for discussion, questions, and resource sharing, while recordings, slides, and exercise guides are delivered via a Google folder. Topics include the basics of the autonomic nervous system, fight/flight/fawn/freeze responses, the polyvagal ladder, safety and connection-oriented parenting, co-regulation, responding to children’s “big feelings,” repair after relational ruptures, and reducing reliance on regulation strategies such as caffeine, alcohol, and screens.

Instructors and Pricing

Sam Cuming has a master’s background in clinical psychology, previously worked as a psychologist, and has training as an Aware Parenting Instructor, among other credentials. Angela Hill has long worked in dance/movement education and bodywork, and has also trained in Aware Parenting, Heart to Heart Parenting, and Somatic Experiencing-related approaches. Overall, the instructors’ backgrounds are well aligned with the course topic. In terms of pricing, the page only shows “See Pricing Options” and does not disclose a specific amount. It states that one person per household can participate actively, a partner may watch the recordings for free, and a partner who wants to participate actively can join at half price. Some scholarships are also available.

Pros and Cons

A key strength is that the course has clear boundaries: it emphasizes education and does not present itself as a substitute for psychotherapy. It also does not require participants to share personal trauma or complete heavy homework, making it relatively parent-friendly. The combination of live sessions, recordings, and group support also makes it workable across time zones. The main limitation is that it assumes participants already have some familiarity with connected/gentle/attachment-based parenting, so it may not be ideal for complete beginners. The current page also shows Sold Out, meaning interested users need to join a waitlist for future cohorts. The lack of transparent pricing also makes it harder to judge value for money.

Who It’s For and Access from China

This program is suitable for parents, grandparents, or caregivers who often yell, threaten, shut down, or react harshly under stress, then feel guilty afterward, and who want to change their response patterns at the nervous-system and body level. For those with severe trauma or trauma that is still highly triggering, the course recommends having professional therapeutic support alongside it. For users in mainland China, access may be partially restricted: the course relies on Zoom, Facebook, and Google folders. Facebook and Google services are generally blocked, and Zoom may also be unstable, so practical participation may be limited.