Thrive is an online community for parents, grandparents, caregivers, and professionals who love and work with children of all ages. Thrive is a diverse global community where we have more in common than we think, and we are curious about and celebrate our differences. We work together to make the world a better place for all of our children by supporting YOU, the caregivers.
How do I know if THRIVE is right for me?
Thrive is for parents who are unconventional, who aren’t following mainstream parenting advice, who want to raise children with love, respect, and to support their child's unique needs.
And thrive is for parents with unconventional children, those children who haven’t read the parenting books, and for whom the general advice given in those parenting books is often unhelpful or makes things worse.
Parents who don't just want to survive raising their child, but who want everyone in the family to THRIVE!
Thrive is for parents who want to be part of creating community together, people who are willing to truly show up, share ideas to help create a stable community that will feel like a resource to you in the ways you need it, and co-create it with me and my team.
If this sounds like you and your family, read on!
Maybe you’re doing something that you didn’t receive from your own parents, or perhaps you’re being criticized for being “too soft,” but you know it’s what is right for your child. We welcome you.
“Rebecca’s approach has never been to simply fix the problem but for me to learn my own tools for creating a better relationship with myself and my children. There is no punishment or blame anywhere. It is whole and encompasses the whole of reality. I used to yell and get scared and try to fix big, uncomfortable feelings with anger and force.
Now, I can just stop and be present and trust that my children can work through whatever is up for them so as long as I am present with myself and my feelings and them, creating safe space for whatever needs to come through and be moved, to come to some resolution point.”
We empower you to tackle challenges—big and small—with tools and relationship skills that foster confidence, competence, connection, and calm, helping you create, nurture, and heal your relationships. We want you to thrive!
We offer advice for real parents with real children who don’t always fit neatly into what the books describe. We embrace the messiness of life and parenting with curiosity rather than judgment. We don’t believe there is one right path; instead, we support you in finding the path that is right for you and your family to thrive.
Our Thrive community is built on connection as the foundation of our relationships with our children and with each other. We practice the skills together that will support our families to be healthy.
We apply information from Prenatal and Perinatal Somatic Psychology to understand patterns in the body and nervous system. We don’t pile on more guilt; instead, we help you understand things you weren’t told, didn’t know, or couldn’t see before, adding generous helpings of compassion. Compassion is key to Thrive!
We help you develop skills you can use in your life with your children that will also teach your children those same skills. Parenting takes time, and we want to help you spend that time connecting and enjoying your child rather than disciplining or trying to control their behaviors.
And we support you- the caregiver- because a well-supported parent is able to be more nurturing, more present, more capable of responding to your child’s needs at each developmental stage.
And we co-create the community space so that you're not alone as you navigate the complexities of your family life, figuring out how to do what's right for you and your family!
Addressing the impacts of trauma experienced during birth or early life that may affect current behaviors and relationships.
Struggles with establishing healthy sleep rhythms for children. Is the way your child was born influencing what’s happening with your child’s sleep?
Navigating picky eating, mealtime battles, and nutrition concerns through a holistic, gentle, and responsive lens to support a healthy relationship with food throughout their lives.
Finding your way through screen time battles from toddlers to teens. Supporting balanced screen time and technology use in healthy ways for the whole family.
We'll figure this out together.
Helping children (and you) cope with big emotions and emotional regulation. Hint: It doesn’t happen in isolation.
Supporting children through significant life changes, such as moving, starting school, or everyday transitions like leaving the house, getting up to the table, taking a shower or bath, and getting dressed.
Assisting children in developing social skills and friendships at all ages.
Addressing issues with children not listening or following directions without yelling, but by understanding what your unique child needs to be able to listen.
We'll figure this out together.
How can you support your child when something out of your control happens, whether your child is a newborn, toddler, teen or in between. There are things you can do to help your child make sense of what happened.
Moving beyond sticker charts and punishments, you’ll uncover the underlying reasons for your child’s challenging behaviors—especially those that don’t respond to traditional discipline strategies—and support your child’s connection to themselves and to you.
What to do when the relationship with your child lacks a connection that feels good, but you don't know how to make it better.
Managing conflicts and fostering positive sibling relationships by understanding the history of those relationships and how to support them in the present.
What else you can do to support your child's ability to regulate their body, brain, and nervous system outside of medication.
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Connection with Our Thrive Online Community
You’ll be connected with parents from around the world who are dedicated to discovering what helps their families thrive. This community is hosted in our private space off social media, and there’s an app for ease of connection.
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Live Monthly Q&A Calls
You’ll be invited to join our live monthly Q&A call to ask your parenting questions. If you can’t join live, you can submit your questions, and all calls are recorded so you can watch them later.
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Access to Our Resource Library
You’ll have access to hundreds of interviews, courses, and resources to support your Thrive journey.
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Discounts for Live Events
You’ll receive discounts for live events, including Masterclasses, workshops, and online mini-retreats. All events are recorded.
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Professional Support
In addition to our live monthly Q&A, we will welcome layers of support that will help guide experiences such as art therapy, meditation, listening partnerships and more.
And so much more...
Is something else going on that you need some support with? Send an email to support@consciouslyparenting.com to see if this is something Rebecca can help you with.
At THRIVE,
we seek to understand the whole child, including the nervous system patterns that you may not have been taught to see or understand. You’ll learn about the story in your child’s body that manifests in every moment—insights that can revolutionize your understanding of your child and how to support them effectively.
We offer support for gentle, connected parenting strategies that strike a balance between being permissive and overly controlling. Our approach is backed by research and over 30 years of experience, demonstrating that these strategies lead to the best outcomes. Children raised in this manner grow up feeling cared for, competent in their own abilities, and aware of their needs, which they can communicate to others. They become good humans to be around!
As parents, we learn how to reconnect, have difficult conversations when things aren’t going well, and, in turn, teach our children how to navigate hard conversations and restore connection after disruptions in relationships.
Most parenting advice focuses on controlling a child or getting them to comply with parental demands. At Thrive, we prioritize the relationship between you and your child. When that relationship is strong, the whole family thrives.
We support you to create and sustain connections with others in the community, creating layers of support for yourself and your family. Parenting was never meant to be done in isolation. This is your community for your whole parenting journey!
What I really gain from being part of this community is that I lost fears around being myself, fears about not being perfect and fears of not doing life or parenting "right".
The best tool we have learned as a family is to slow down together. It feels good to see us slowing down when we notice we are escalating. In the past, when there was conflict, everyone would get louder and more dysregulated. Now, we are not scared of conflict, we see it as an opportunity. We have developed the capacity to, collectively, slow down so we can focus on the connection, hearing each other's needs and shifting into how we can meet those needs without anyone feeling left out.
Parenting consciously is the most amazing opportunity to get to know ourselves and truly connect with the people you love.”
Natalia is married to Peter with 2 children. Gabriella 9 yrs old and Sebastian 7 yrs Old
"Intuitive, gentle, alternative, good listener, companion are some of the words I use to describe Rebecca. Mine and my family's well~being has been enhanced by our relationship with her, she's always treated us with kindness and respect and never have we felt "broken" in her loving and supportive care. I think our years together speaks volumes for how great she is at what she does. And I can say she's evolved over the years and is always on the pulse of what's new and next to consciously parent & live a conscious life. There's no one I would rather have on my and my daughter's well~being journey than Rebecca."
This is such a gentle, safe, somatic way of working - it often feels like a warm womb bath to be held in this way by the group and Rebecca - with presence, slowness, and attunement.”
“Rebecca’s approach has never been to simply fix the problem but for me to learn my own tools for creating a better relationship with myself and my children. There is no punishment or blame anywhere. It is whole and encompasses the whole of reality. I used to yell and get scared and try to fix big, uncomfortable feelings with anger and force.
Now, I can just stop and be present and trust that my children can work through whatever is up for them so as long as I am present with myself and my feelings and them, creating safe space for whatever needs to come through and be moved, to come to some resolution point.”
“I am very grateful I found CP because I have felt supported in ways that I had never had the opportunity to experience. I have become much more aware of my own vulnerability and the spaces within me that need love, because I have felt seen with compassion rather than judgement my parenting journey despite our circumstances has become a route of healing for me and my husband. It is different from other resources because it’s not about experts telling us the right words to say or the right way to do things, it’s a space where anyone can be met where they are and supported in their own choices."
At THRIVE,
We want to make our community a place where parents and grandparents can come for years to stay connected and supported as their children grow. We also aim to make it accessible for people in different socio-economic groups and economies outside the United States.
We know this community is priceless. Our parents have told us this over the many years we’ve been running our community.
If you are able, please consider a donation to sponsor a family who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford to join. We’ll have an application for scholarships and will match donors with families who need support.
Thrive Community Investment: $29/mo
Join the Thrive community today and empower yourself with the support and resources you need to thrive as a parent! We’re waiting for you!
Thrive opens registration again March 20, 2026. Join the wait list below to learn more and be notified closer to the time we open registration again.
We can’t wait to be with you and learn about your family to learn and grow together!
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Rebecca Thompson Hitt, MS, MFT is the founder and executive director of The Consciously Parenting Project (2007). Rebecca loves supporting individuals and parents to grow themselves up in their current relationship challenges. She delights in empowering people to find peace and connection with their loved ones, supporting the transformation of the way we understand our connections. Her holistic approach, which includes our earliest experiences and nervous system patterns, her gentleness and compassion, and her deep listening without pathologizing, helps us to see ourselves and those we care about with new eyes, supporting the transformation needed in the world starting with our closest relationships. With over 30 years of professional experience working with individuals, couples, and families, in addition to her own personal healing work raising her now young adult sons, Rebecca is dedicated to transforming our relationships stories, one relationship and one family at a time.
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