
The Parental Brain for Professionals
Calling all professionals who are ready to unlock the power of the parental brain in their clients
During parenthood, the brain undergoes a transformational journey, and knowing how to support this newfound brain power is ESSENTIAL for your practice.
Are you ready to take your practice to the next level and become a true catalyst for transformation in the lives of the families you serve?
Are you eager to shatter outdated myths and cultivate an evidence-based approach that truly supports parental and infant mental health?
If you answered yes, then you have come to the perfect place to grow your impact and create lasting change for the families you support.
After this learning journey with me, you will...

Apply the power of parental brain science to create a nurturing environment that allows parents to flourish and grow.

Gain the tools to help parents confidently navigate the myths and misconceptions that often cloud their judgement and instill in them an unwavering sense of confidence in their caregiving role.

Keep up with the latest research in the field of parental brain science and access knowledge that is not yet widely available, allowing you to provide the best possible care and support to the families you serve.
It's time to get your ticket to gaining the latest insights and cutting-edge knowledge that will take your practice to new heights of transformational support and deeply fulfilling work!
Let's meet!

Why study with me?
Hello!
I’m Rocío (pronounced Roseeo).
As a mom and a passionate neuroscientist, I believe that understanding and applying the incredible power of the parental brain can transform the lives of parents everywhere. With this course, you’ll unlock the secrets of this amazing science and take your practice to a whole new level!
My own journey as a parent and scientist has shown me just how transformative this knowledge can be. That’s why I’m so excited to share it with you and help you harness the power of the parental brain.
If you’re ready to join me on this incredible journey of discovery and growth, then let’s get started! I can’t wait to share all of the insights and knowledge that have made such a difference in my own life and in the lives of countless other parents.
Here is what is waiting for you inside

A program that teaches you the nine principles of how the parental brain works to then apply them to your practice, elevate your impact and do justice to what you are called to do in your practice.
The Parental Brain Way
Unlike any other certification out there, this course is exclusively focused on the incredible journey that parents go through and how understanding their brain can help them flourish.
The groundbreaking principles you’ll learn in this course will allow you to bring a new level of understanding to your practice and transform the lives of the families you work with.
Thanks to my neuroscience background and training, I have synthesized hundreds of scientific papers and translated them into everyday language, so that you can benefit from the latest research without the struggle of deciphering academic jargon.
You’ll have a wealth of information and resources at your fingertips so that science serves its ultimate purpose of making life –in this case, parenting—meaningful, joyful, and easier for your clients!

Are you ready to join me in this exciting journey of discovery and transformation?
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What a more detailed peek at what's waiting for you?
Modules
Lessons: videos + manuals

Module 1: Introduction
- Type of changes in the parental brain.
- Anatomy of the parental brain.
- How the human parental brain differs from the rest of the mammals.
- A model of how it works.

Module 2: Pregnacy
- Types of brain changes during pregnancy.
- Association of brain changes to parental behavior.
- Importance of brain changes.

Module 3: The Parental Caregiving Network
- The parental caregiving network and its sub-networks.
- Function of each sub-network (motivation, vigilance, emotion regulation and empathy networks).
- How the human parental brain differs from the rest of the mammals.
- The brains of mothers and fathers.

Module 4: The Environment
- Sensitive periods.
- How experiences during labor, birth, the hour after birth, and feeding influence the parental brain.
- Time-dependent plasticity in the parental brain.

Module 5: Biobehavioral Synchrony
- How infants and parents coordinate their physiology and behavior.
- Importance of biobehavioral synchrony and how it develops over time.
- Risks and protective factors to biobehavioral synchrony.

Module 6: Oxytocin
- How oxytocin functions during the sensitive periods.
- Pathways that activate oxytocin.
- Intergenerational transmission of oxytocin functionality.

Module 7: Emotion Regulation and Empathy
- Role of the emotion regulation network and how to fine-tune it.
- Importance of co-regulation.
- Role of the empathy network and how to fine-tune it.
- The power of parental reflective function.
- The science of mindful parenting.

Module 8: Attachment
- Attachment and hidden regulators.
- Attachment formation and implicit memory.
- The role of the right hemisphere and limbic system in the parental brain.
- How the parental brain shapes the infant brain.

Module 9: Intergenerational Legacy
- Epigenetics and how it shapes the brain.
- Intergenerational transmission of attachment styles.
- Attachment styles in the parental brain.
- Adult attachment and its influence on caregiving.

Module 10: Alloparents
- The cooperative breeding hypothesis.
- Cooperative breeding and the brain.
- The brains of grandmothers.
- Attachment formation with other caregivers.
Resource Vault
Harness the power of the parental brain with my comprehensive resource vault!
You will gain access to a wealth of practical resources designed to empower you to create transformative experiences for your clients.
Over 17 practical resources to use with your 1-1 or group coaching sessions.

- Bonding with your unborn baby (guide)
- Preparing for labor and birth (guide and questionnaire)
- Your parenting values (reflection to bring parenting values to light)
- A commitment to your baby (reflection to commit to responsive care)
- Feeding your baby with love (how to feed in an oxytocin rich way)
- The importance of touch (how to trigger oxytocin via touch)
- Mindfulness of emotion (self awareness practice to wire the emotion regulation network)
- Developing your parental reflective functioning capacity (practice to wire the empathy network)
- Top-down emotion regulation (practices to wire the emotion regulation network)
- Bottom-up emotion regulation (practices to wire the emotion regulation network)
- Examining your childhood (questionnaire to use with parents)
- Examining your attachment figures (questionnaire to use with parents)
- Your infant’s memories (practice to build good implicit memories in infants)
- Guide to create an attachment environment with extended family (with extra resource to give to extended family member)
- Create your support network (guide to build a support network)
- Choosing a caregiver or daycare (guide and questionnaire when choosing other caregivers)
- Attachment formation with a new caregiver (guide to transition infant to the care of another)
1-on-1 Office Hours

Get your specific questions answered, talk to me about your practice and what you are passionate about, or let’s have a coffee and just nerd on research, on matrescence, on nurture, you name it. You will up to two hours of office hours (they must be used within 6 months of purchase).
Private Student Community
An exclusive online group to ask questions, get feedback, and connect with fellow professionals.
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This course is perfect for you if
- You are a status quo shaker
- You identify yourself as a evidence-based myth busting practitioner
- You are advocate and protector of parental and infant mental health
- You want to cultivate the space needed for parents to blossom into who they are meant to be
Cherry on the cake BONUS!
Masterclass Nurturing the Infant Brain
with Neuroscientist Greer Kirshenbaum, PhD

This masterclass is the perfect companion to the course.
You will learn:
- How the infant brain develops
- How the infant stress system is different from the adult stress system
- What happens in the infant stress system when there is co-regulation vs no co-regulation
- How is the infant brain influenced by nurture
With the parental brain knowledge you are getting from this course plus infant brain knowledge from her amazing masterclass, you will become extraordinary in your practice and help shape the mental health of the next generation!
Registration
Investment: € 499
Pay in full or split pay (€ 249.50 X2)
The Parental Brain for Professionals
Learn to cultivate the space parents need to blossom applying parental brain science-
10 Modules: Video lessons + manuals
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Resource Vault: Over 17 practical resources to use with clients
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One-on-one Office Hours
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Online Student Community
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BONUS: Guest Masterclass Nurturing the Infant Brain
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Lifetime Access to all + access to future updates
Equity opportunity: Do you live in a country where the currency exchange makes the price inaccessible (e.g., you live in Africa and earn in the local currency) or are you a university student? Let´s talk! (although no full scholarships at the moment). Email me at connect@newbornparents.net or DM on Instagram
The Buzz is genuine! Check out the love I get from students






Imagine a world...
- Where parents have the knowledge, support and resources they need to thrive
- That prioritizes and values nurturing and co-regulation
- That embodies the wisdom of “how to” for human flourishing
With the latest advances in neuroscience, we ALREADY have the knowledge to make this a reality.
We just need to EMBED it into our culture.
This is where YOU come.
Join me in this movement and be a catalyst for change 💥✨
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I got A's for your Q's
Being a family of 4 plus my work, I am the first to understand how busy you are!
If you do one module a week (which can take you 1-2 hours a week to properly digest the information) you will be done in 10 weeks. So, in just 10 weeks or less you will be able to fully incorporate parental brain science to your practice 🧠💥
Join me on this exciting journey of discovery and let’s make a difference in the world of parental and infant mental health together!
You get: 10 modules with 10 video lessons (they range from 20 min to aproximately 1 hour, depending on the topic) + 10 manuals with all the science. Access to a resource vaull with over 17 practical resources to use with clients, access to an online community, and up to 2 hours of one-on-one sessions with me (they must be used within months of purchase). As a bonus you get a guest masterclass on the infant brain by Dr. Kirshenbaum.
As soon as you enroll, you’ll be sent a welcome email with your username and password to access The Parental Brain for Professionals. Then, everything is yours & you can get started right away!
The course has both elements. The course content itself is recorded so you can learn at your own pace. You’ll get instant access to all the course material, manuals and resources.
But I want to be present during your learning journey, and that’s why you also get up to 2 hours of 1–1 sessions with me to answer any questions you may have or just nerd out on science!
You can also use the student community to ask questions and networking.
Yes, you will get all the support you need in the 1–1 sessions or you can email me with questions and also post in the online community.
If you are not satisfied with the course, I would be VERY curious as to why and would like to have a heart-to-heart, honest conversation with you.
If you are not happy with the content please email me within 3 days of purchase so that we can talk about it. I may refund you based on our conversation.
YES, you will get lifetime access. The 1–1 sessions must be used within 6 months of purchase.
Yes, you can pay in two installments in two months: 249.50 X 2
To write a review/discussion of a scientific article on parental brain science and write a case study where you applied the science and/or use the resources from the course. I provide you with all the guidelines.
I used to not have a deadline, but I decided to have a flexible deadline of one year just because I think some people need it in order to finish the course. Although I know how busy you are, so I am flexible about it. The course materials and knowledge acquired in the course can be used by you without submitting the course requirements. When you complete the requirements, you will receive a certification of completion of the course.
Are you ready to dive deep into the fascinating science of the parental brain and make a difference with your work of love?

