Research-backed guidance for parents and educators raising resilient, confident youth.
Today's youth are facing emotional and social challenges like never before.
Parents and educators are overwhelmed by anxiety, disconnection, behavioral struggles, trauma, and uncertainty about how to truly help children thrive.
Dr. Kim provides practical research-based guidance to help adults create environments where youth feel seen, supported and empowered.
How Dr. Kim Can Help
Practical, research-backed guidance for the people shaping young lives.
Parents
Get practical tools to build stronger connections and confidence at home
Receive research-backed guidance to navigate behavior, support emotional health and strengthen family relationships.
Educators
BUILD EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS WHERE STUDENTS CAN THRIVE
Learn strategies to understand behavior, respond to challenges and support student well-being.
Policy Makers
Create stronger systems that support youth success
Draw on research and real-world expertise to help shape policies and systems that better support young people.
Expert Guidance
Dr. Kim Metcalfe, Ph.D.
I hold a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with an emphasis on Human Development across the lifespan, and a Master's degree in Psychology with an Emphasis in Child Development. I served as a Tenured Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education and Psychology, preparing more than 8,000 prospective teachers and caregivers to raise resilient, capable children and students. Now, as a Professor Emeritus of Moreno Valley Community College, I bring decades of academic expertise to helping parents, educators, leaders of organizations that serve youth, and policymakers better understand what children need and how to provide it.
BETTER UNDERSTANDING. BETTER SUPPORT. BETTER OUTCOMES.
When we understand what’s behind a young person’s behavior, we can respond in ways that better support their growth, confidence and well-being.
I start by listening and learning, taking the time to understand the young people you support, the challenges you’re facing and the environment around them. Then I bring that understanding together with research in child development and mental health to help identify what may be driving behavior and what can help.
Together, we turn those insights into practical strategies you can use to respond with confidence, strengthen relationships and create environments where young people can thrive.
COURSES
Using Homes and Classrooms to Build Extraordinary Youth
In this course, we'll explore four different care provider styles. One supports children in reaching their full potential. The other three risk impeding their healthy development. This journey shows you how to use your interactions to give children the opportunities they need to build the skills for extraordinary lives.
Disrupt Disruptive Behaviors with Trauma-Informed Practices
This course is an in-depth training for teachers who want to learn the skills, implement the practices and use tools to gain control of their classroom and get their sanity back. You’ll receive step by step instructions, scripts, examples, and templates to transform your classroom.
Before taking classes with Dr. Kim, I had a difficult time standing up for myself. Because of my own upbringing and divorce, I often thought something was wrong with me. After taking classes with Dr. Kim I realized that I matter, how I feel matters, and how I think matters.
-Amanda D.
Before taking classes with Dr. Kim, I had a difficult time standing up for myself. Because of my own upbringing and divorce, I often thought something was wrong with me. After taking classes with Dr. Kim I realized that I matter, how I feel matters, and how I think matters. -Amanda D.
Articles
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When Temperaments Clash: WHY IT MATTERS
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