Parenting is one of the most inspiring roles we ever have, and even though it’s also one of the hardest things we ever do, it’s a challenge we can prepare for—like everything else.  Preparing doesn’t mean we have a defined series of moves or tricks, it means we can set ourselves and our families up for success, do our best with most of the opportunities parenting life presents us with, and have the strength to deal with the inevitable surprises and complexities.  It means accepting the inevitable messy moments, and getting good at moving forward. 

Parent Coaching is the art of seeing the big parenting picture, understanding how it breaks down day to day, and helping each parent recognize his/her own goals, strengths, and challenges.  A good coach understands the basics and can help you fill in gaps, and make slight adjustments that shift outcomes.  A good coach is someone who helps you see your own true self, and inspires you to grow.

WHAT WILL SHIFT AS A RESULT OF OUR COACHING?

• You will be able to navigate your biggest parenting challenges by learning to see and authentically communicate with your child
• You will see how the way you were parented directly and indirectly influences the way you parent
• Help you frame your parenting so you feel confident in every situation
• Make choices about the parent you want to be and have support while you work to get there
• Rewrite the difficult scripts you are enacting and reenacting with your child
• Learn to talk honestly with your child now so you can be talking later
• Learn how to communicate without yelling
• Create, maintain, and nurture supportive relationships with in-laws and parents
• Help your spouse understand and get on board with certain parenting choices you feel strongly about
• Create and maintain healthy and fair relationships with caregivers
• Help you scaffold and nurture sibling relationships

When you work with me, your child will

• Have calmer parents
• Have a more predictable home life
• Be supported authentically
• Know his/her parents truly see him/her
• Have parents who can make space for him/her to grow
• Have no more “time outs”
• Be allowed to do more on his/her own
• Feel more secure
• Be able to ask for what he/she needs
• Have his/her own developed moral compass to take into the teenage years
• Have a strong sense of family rules and expectations, that have mostly been created together 

When you work with me, your family will

• Work on developing a clear group vision
• Work on developing a sense of individual purpose
• Work on developing the ability to recognize the patterns of the family life
• Work on developing a natural balance, and ebb and flow of family activity and behaviours
• Work on developing a renewed sense of unity in family endeavors

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