1-2-3 Magic® & Emotion Coaching

1-2-3 Magic® & Emotion Coaching is a one-day professional learning program designed to equip practitioners with practical, evidence-based strategies for supporting children’s emotional regulation and managing challenging behaviour.

The program is grounded in two well-established principles from developmental and behavioural research:

(1) that children can be supported to develop more adaptive and flexible responses to frustration and emotional distress, and

(2) that parents and carers can be taught clear, structured, and easy-to-apply strategies that are effective in everyday parenting contexts.

1-2-3 Magic® & Emotion Coaching integrates behavioural limit-setting with Emotion Coaching approaches, drawing on research demonstrating the effectiveness of consistent, calm behavioural guidance combined with adult support for children’s emotional understanding and self-regulation. The program has been widely implemented and evaluated internationally, with evidence indicating improvements in child behaviour, parent confidence, and family functioning.

Professional training incorporates a range of adult learning methodologies, including role-play, guided group discussion, structured worksheets, and video-based demonstrations, to support skill acquisition and applied practice. Courses are delivered via live webinar and face-to-face formats across Australia.

Practitioners seeking to become Certified Parent Educators are provided with additional curriculum and presentation resources to ensure program fidelity and high-quality delivery to parent audiences. Annual certification supports ongoing quality assurance and alignment with best-practice implementation standards. Certification is renewed annually ($69 in the first year; $49 in subsequent years), with a mandatory refresher required every five years. Annual certification is included in the cost of the refresher training.