Evergrow Educational Resources
Check out our Evergrow Gadgets, Guides, and Gatherings.
At Evergrow you’ll find a collection of resources for busy families. Many caregivers have questions about parenting but are not in need of therapy. We can help with things like—How do I help my child develop self worth? How do we stay connected with our busy schedules? How do I keep my cool during her tantrums? Visit our FAQ page or explore our site to see all the ways we can support you!
Evergrow Gadgets
Resources for Busy Families
Our gadgets are quick, easy “tools” focused on family activities that
increase connection between family members.
Recognizing Feelings
Use this Gadget to help your children identify emotions and build empathy and emotional understanding.
Building Positive Emotions
Looking for the good in a situation can be hard work! Thoughtful questions can help your family look for what is going well and flex their ‘positivity muscle.’
Flexible Thinking
Practice looking at things in a new way and being a flexible thinker. Use this Gadget to begin talking about how to see things from many perspectives.
Mindfulness
Caregivers can model being present with this Gadget designed to help both children and adults slow down and practice being in the moment.
Family Mission Statement
Put into words the values your family holds dear with this Gadget. Think together about what is important to you and write it down as a mission statement.
Family Goal Setting
Family Symbol
A creative way to express your family mission and values, the Family Symbol activity guides you through creating a visual representation of your family unit.
Dinner Questions
Family Contract
Developmentally Appropriate Chores
Building a Library for Children’s Books
Consider the questions in this Gadget as you build a meaningful library for your children.
Helpful Parenting Books
For your own reading journey, this Gadget summarizes some books that target specific areas of parenting that might be of interest.
Current Evergrow Gatherings
Adventure QT: Adventure Aquarium
Do you want to feel present, playful, and genuinely connected with your child?
Adventure Quality Time (Adventure QT) brings activities centered on joy, play, and real connection to parents and children.
In our time together, you and your child will create an Adventure Aquarium — a hands-on imaginative play activity designed to spark joy and connection. Parents will join a brief coaching session with Lauren Mizus, LCSW to help you tap into your playful self. Meanwhile, Dr. Lauren Messina will be leading a brief kids’ activity, so kiddos are engaged and having fun from the very start. Parents and kids will then come back together to start their work on the Adventure Aquarium. Guidance and support from Lauren Mizus, LCSW and Dr. Lauren Messina – licensed therapists who specialize in working with families and children, continue throughout so you feel confident every step of the way.
Date: Sunday, June 28 2:30-3:30pm
Location: Ninotch, Bethesda, Maryland
RSVP: Space is limited to 8 families, so please RSVP soon to secure your place.
Past Evergrow Gatherings
She Sparks: A Mid-Spring Celebration of the Fire Within
We’re thrilled to invite you to She Sparks — a gathering of women in the spirit of Bealtaine, the ancient Celtic celebration of fire, life, and the turning of the seasons.
This is a Mid-Spring Celebration of the Fire Within — a time to come together, reconnect, and honor the light and energy that lives inside each of us.
Whether you come alone or with someone you know, She Sparks is a space for women to be seen, celebrated, and ignited.
What to expect:
• Qoya-inspired movement and ritual
• A celebration rooted in the spirit of fire, renewal, and feminine power
• An evening to pause, breathe, and reconnect with yourself and others
Date: Saturday May 16 6-9pm
Location: Unity Dance Studio, Bethesda, Maryland
RSVP: Space is limited, so please RSVP soon to secure your place.
Fortifying your relationship, Feeding your Baby: Strategies for Success
Fortifying Your Relationship – Strategies to prepare partner communication and connection before baby arrives
Feeding Your Baby – Learn the basics of newborn feeding and be set up for success
Light refreshments to keep you energized
Open Q&A + a chance to connect with other expecting couples!
Evergrow Gathering: Eat, Sleep, Move, Regulate, Connect: A Primer for Mental Well-Being
Join us on Friday, January 24 at 2pm ET for this FREE Evergrow Gathering where we will discuss the basics of lifestyle medicine and how they build a foundation for mental wellbeing.
Evergrow Gathering: Can You Spoil a Baby?
Welcome to our online event: Can you spoil a baby? Lessons and myths on baby well-being! Join us on Thursday, November 21st at 6:30 PM EST to learn about infant mental health. We will debunk common myths and provide valuable insights on how to promote your baby’s well-being. Don’t miss out on this informative session!
Past Evergrow Gathering: 3 Strategies to Thrive as a Working Parent webinar
You wake up at 6am. You do all of the things you need to do to get out of the house and get
your kiddo to school and you to work. You work feverishly all day long hopefully at a job that brings you some fulfillment. Then, pick up your kid. and go home to figure out dinner. Dinner. Bath. Bedtime. Make lunches. Do some laundry. Clean up a bit. Shower. Maybe watch a show.
Go to sleep to do it all again the next day.
There’s rarely time to reflect or relax, or for respite. Thus is the life of many working parents. How do we find meaning in this jam packed life? How do we prioritize connection to our kids and ourselves? How do we not just survive, and get by, but really thrive?
Join us for real talk and real strategies from therapists/moms/working parents
who first tried to find the answer to these questions for themselves – and now are sharing what they learned with you.
Evergrow Gathering: Parent-Toddler Music Class
Lauren is organizing a parent-toddler music class for families from her neighborhood, featuring Sarah King from Reflections Music Therapy. It’s a chance to bring together parents of young kiddos, to have fun singing songs together, and build community.
Past Evergrow Gathering: Maryland Moms First Motherhood Meeting
We’re parents! We’re committed, caring, creative, crazy busy, know the importance of community, and probably have shared experiences related to school/child care. For all these reasons, Lauren recently joined Motherhood, Moms First’s new, national community of moms committed to driving collective change. And Lauren is co-hosting a meet up to get childcare on the record.
Since we’re in the midst of election season, the goal of this meetup is to discuss and carry out strategies to ensure that every candidate up and down the ballot commits to prioritizing child care if they are elected.
Disclaimer
Our educational resources are not a substitute for therapy and should not be considered medical advice.