Flipping the Script on Youth Behavioral Health

It's Time. Time for Parent-Led Interventions

Most parents have limited or no access to resources that can help their children struggling with emotional and behavioral challenges. Even those that can access therapy 50 minutes each week often find it isn’t enough. What they need is therapy plus support every day and in the moments that matter, giving them the tools and skills to help their child. That’s exactly why we created the Parente Parenting Program, and that’s a game changer.

A System That Leaves Parents Struggling Alone

The embarrassment during public meltdowns.

The fear that you're somehow failing your child.

The sleepless nights wondering if you're doing enough.

All of that changes when you have the right tools, the right support, and the right guidance available when you need it.

But, here's the hard truth about traditional behavioral health care. Even if families can get access to it, traditional therapy treats children for 1 hour per week. Parents manage emotional and behavioral challenges for the other 167 hours completely alone.

Think about that math. Your child's therapist works with them for 60 minutes (or 50 to be realistic). You handle homework battles, bedtime meltdowns, morning routines, sibling conflicts, and public outbursts for 167 hours, with strategies you may not fully understand or know how to implement consistently.

The current system isn't designed for how families actually live. 

•  Parents are placed on long waitlists

•  The cost of traditional therapy isn’t affordable for many parents

•  There is no support available during an actual crisis

  
  

And here's what nobody talks about. Even families lucky enough to access traditional therapy often see limited progress because the approach fundamentally misses the mark.

The Breakthrough

After serving hundreds of families and witnessing this gap firsthand, my co-founder Antonio Hardan, Director, Division of Child Psychiatry at Stanford and I realized something had to change. Not just improve incrementally, but change fundamentally.

Many approaches treat the child only (with little in the way of outcomes or scientific support). We empower parents to treat the child. This isn't just a tagline. It's a complete paradigm shift backed by overwhelming research that most professionals omit. 

Parent-led interventions achieve 70-80% improvement rates.

Why do parent-led interventions work better? Because parents are there for every moment that matters:

• The homework meltdown at 7 PM

• The bedtime battle that stretches to 10 PM

• The morning defiance that makes everyone late

• The sibling fight that escalates in seconds

• The public tantrum at the grocery store

  
  

You can't schedule these moments for therapy appointments. But you can equip parents to handle them effectively when they happen.

The Parente Parenting Program

We've taken the most effective, evidence-based parent training interventions and combined them with the 24/7 digital support that modern families need at a price point that makes it accessible to everyone.

What You Get

Interactive Skill-Building Sessions:

• 90-minute sessions with renowned behavioral experts

• Role-playing and practical skills practice

• Evidence-based strategies used by professional therapists

• Group learning with families facing similar challenges

AI Parent Coach (Pat)

• Continuous support from your personal AI assistant

• Real-time guidance during actual behavioral episodes

• Treatment reminders to maintain consistency

• In-the-moment coaching when you need it most

Practical Resources & Tools

• Exercises tailored to your family's specific challenges

• Goal-setting tools that create accountability

• Progress tracking to see your growth

• Resource library for common behavioral situations

Platform Access

• Comprehensive platform access

• Mobile and web support for on-the-go help

• Optional discount for continued access after program completion

  
  

How This Program Is Different: The Parent Empowerment Model

Traditional Child Therapy Approach:

• Focus: Treat the child in isolation

• Frequency: 1 hour per week

• Parent Role: Drop off and pick up

• Support: Limited to session time

• Outcome: Progress dependent on therapist presence

  
  

Parente's Parent-Led Approach:

• Focus: Empower parents with professional-grade strategies

• Frequency: 8 weekly sessions + 24/7 ongoing support

• Parent Role: Trained as the primary intervention provider

• Support: Continuous guidance during actual behavioral challenges

• Outcome: Sustainable family transformation

  
  

The difference is profound. Instead of outsourcing your child's behavioral health to weekly appointments, you become equipped with the same evidence-based tools that therapists use, with continuous support to implement them effectively.

Why does it work so well? Because emotional and behavioral challenges don't exist in isolation. They're embedded in family dynamics, daily routines, communication patterns, and environmental factors. When parents learn to address these systematically with evidence-based strategies, children don't just behave better during therapy sessions, they develop skills that last a lifetime.

Proven Impact: Real Families, Real Transformation

Our approach doesn't just sound good in theory—it delivers measurable results for real families facing real challenges. Faster progress, greater confidence, fewer setbacks.

• 96% of parents improved their relationship with their child

• 95% showed improvement in the issues that worried them most

• 90.1% would highly recommend Parente to others

  
  

These aren't aspirational goals—they're actual outcomes from families who've completed our program.

What Parents Experience

"In the first session I realized everything made sense. There were many more things to work on than I thought, and the tools I gained gave me security and confidence to handle situations that used to overwhelm me." — Courtney, mom of Luca

"The program really helped us as a family — first to understand our child, and also to communicate better with each other, reach agreements, and put them into practice with a clear system and guidance." — Andrea, mom of Theo and Mark

"The most innovative part is that it's a plan — with a goal, a step-by-step path. It's not just about being told what to do (like in other therapies), but, most importantly, about understanding how and why." — Susan, mom of Blas, Stephanie and Finn

Why This Matters Now

The timing isn't coincidental. Most therapists continue to focus primarily on child-centered approaches. While they're making important contributions to pediatric mental health, they're missing the crucial piece: empowering the parents who are managing these behavioral challenges 24/7.

Our families need solutions that work in real-time, in real homes, with real daily challenges.

We're not just doing parent-led interventions, we're expanding these interventions with a comprehensive approach that combines expert training plus AI-powered support every day of the week. This makes parent empowerment accessible, consistent, and effective.

Who This Program Is For

This 8-week program is designed for parents of children ages 2-13 with:

• ADHD and attention challenges

• Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)

• Anxiety and emotional dysregulation

• Autism Spectrum Disorder (Level 1)

• Disruptive behaviors and mood challenges

• Any behavioral struggles affecting family dynamics

  
  

Time to Get Empowered 

If you're a parent managing daily emotional and behavioral challenges, you don't have to do this alone anymore. The sleepless nights wondering if you're doing enough, the embarrassment during public meltdowns, the fear that you're somehow failing your child, all of that changes when you have the right tools, the right support, and the right guidance available whenever you need it.

Our next 8-week cohort starts the week of October 21st.

For $199, you'll get evidence-based training from renowned experts, 24/7 support from PAT (your AI Parent Coach), practical tools you can use immediately, and a community of families on the same journey.

Questions? We're Here to Help parentingprogram@parentehealth.com or 650-995-5659. Learn More get.parentehealth.com

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Eduardo Bunge is co-founder of Parente. Parente's mission is to empower every parent with the tools, support, and confidence to help their child thrive, making therapy move forward every day and progress that can last a lifetime. Connect with Eduardo or reach out directly at eduardo@parentehealth.com