You jump straight to fixing
You try to solve it or stop the crying — when what they need first is to feel heard.
For Dads · 3 Sessions · Ages 0–18
When your kid loses it, you'll know what to do.
A simple, proven skill for the moments that leave you stuck. Built for dads. Three sessions — that's it.
You've been here
The shoe won't go on. The meltdown starts. And you're stuck.
You try to fix it. You try to talk them down. Sometimes you lose it yourself — and feel terrible after. Every dad knows this moment. Almost none of us were ever taught what to do in it.
Sound familiar?
Why it's so hard for us dads.
You were never taught the words
Most of us grew up being told to toughen up, not to name what we were feeling.
It flips a switch in you
The screaming hits like an emergency — and out comes the anger, or you go quiet.
None of this makes you a bad dad. It makes you a normal one.
The good news
All of it can be learned.
This isn't about who you are — it's a skill nobody ever handed you. And you don't have to be perfect at it. Getting it wrong is part of how it works.
What it does for your kid
You're building their shock absorbers.
Coached kids don't feel less. They get just as upset — they just bounce back a whole lot faster.
It's not
- Toughening them up
- Teaching them to hide feelings
- Making them feel things less
It is
- Feeling things fully — same as any kid
- Calming down faster afterwards
- Learning to cope for life
Why it matters most from you
Your kids feel it differently from dad.
A mum's calm says
You're safe with me.
A dad's calm says
You're safe in the world.
How it works
Three sessions. One skill.
01
Where you're starting from
What's driving the meltdowns, and how you tend to react.
02
The five simple steps
The actual how-to — practised on real moments from your own home.
03
Keep your cool — and fix it when you don't
Staying calm, and coming back strong after you slip.
What you get
You'll walk away able to handle it.
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You stop dreading the meltdowns
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You yell less — and recover fast when you do
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Your kids keep coming to you
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You break the pattern you grew up with
40%
This takes the pressure off
Get it right 4 times out of 10 and you're a great dad.
This program is built around the moments you don't get right — because that's where the real work happens.
The program
Free to find out. Simple to start.
Emotion Coaching for Dads
The complete 3-session program
- Sessions3 × 1 hour
- WhereKyneton, or online anywhere
- WhoDads of kids aged 0–18
- Do itSolo or with your partner
All three sessions
$350
Book a Free 20-Min Call
No forms. No obligation. Just a chat to see if it's for you.
Gabriel Carazo
Ranges Counselling · RAD DADS
Who runs it
A dad first. A clinician second.
I'm Gabriel — a dad in the Macedon Ranges, a family therapist, and Victorian Father of the Year. I built this for blokes who love their kids and just want to know what to do in the hard moments. No jargon, no lectures.
ACA Accredited
Gottman Method
40 yrs of research behind it
Father of the Year
You don't have to get it perfect. You just have to start.