parent coaching programs

3 months of coaching program  (parents with children birth through age 8)

6 months of coaching program (parents with children birth through age 8)

Newborn Program 12 months of coaching (parents who are pregnant/adopting)

Having baby #2?  Learn about my +1=2 Programs

What is the coaching process like?  (Click here for topics covered in coaching.)

First, you'll receive a Welcome Assessment, which includes an email questionnaire about your family and your parenting experience, and 45 minute phone consult to debrief and get clear on our goals.  

After that, most coaching is done over the telephone at a mutually agreed upon time with follow-up email/secure web-page support and the possibility of home/playground visits.  

I will walk you through steps to understand what is really happening with your child, what are age appropriate reasonable expectations, and how to help you and your child grow together.

The flow of coaching is  assess > discuss > understand > determine goals > determine actions > implement > reflect > re-assess

NEW CLIENTS  PARENT  COACHING PROGRAMS (INDIVIDUAL OR COUPLE)

6 Months of Coaching  Interested?  Schedule your complimentary Parent Vision Activation call now! 

• Welcome Assessment – email assessment and 45 minute phone consultation to debrief and set goals
• Fifteen (15) 45 minute phone sessions-- each 45 minute session gives us time to discuss your current successes and challenges, look for the underlying causes, and discuss strengthening moves for you and your child:   
  
  • Depending upon your child’s stage of development, I will tailor our first four sessions so you have a clear understanding and connection to the basics and your child.
  • During each of the remaining eleven (11) sessions we will discuss your current successes and challenges, look for the underlying causes, and discuss strengthening moves for you and your child.  After the first four, sessions are scheduled every other week.
• Fifteen (15) Pre-Session Reflection Forms emailed or posted on a secure web-page by the client before each session, ensuring you take time to reflect and that I’ll be able to address specific topics and questions, in addition to the planned material.
• Session email follow-up – within a few days after a session we'll connect with a brief summary of our session and specific ideas to think about and put into practice until we talk next.
• Personal email support— clients may email with specific or clarifying questions.
• A selection of appropriate books and articles to support our work together
• Individually appropriate original and adapted pdf form support materials (planning charts, etc.)  

3 Months of Coaching  Interested? Schedule your complimentary Parent Vision Activation call now!

• Welcome Assessment – email assessment and 45 minute phone consultation to debrief and set goals
• Eight (8) 45 minute phone sessions— each 45 minute session gives us time to discuss your current successes and challenges, look for the underlying causes, and discuss strengthening moves for you and your child. 
  
  • Depending upon your child’s stage of development, I will tailor our first four sessions so you have a clear understanding and connection to the basics and your child. 
  • The remaining four (4) sessions, we will discuss your current successes and challenges, look for the underlying causes, and discuss strengthening moves for you and your child.  After the first four, sessions are scheduled every other week.
• Eight Pre-Session Reflection Forms emailed or posted on a secure web-page by the client before each session, ensuring you take time to reflect and that I’ll be able to address specific topics and questions, in addition to the planned material.
• A secureweb-page where you can post and keep track of your parenting journey, and I can offer comments to further our goals.
• Session email follow-up – within a few days after a session we'll connect with a brief summary of our session and specific ideas to think about and put into practice until we talk next.
• Personal email support— clients may email with specific or clarifying questions.
• A selection of appropriate books and articles to support our work together.
• Individually appropriate original and adapted pdf form support materials (planning charts, etc.) 
  

NEWBORN PROGRAM A full year of coaching! 

For people who want a reflective parenting experience from the start.  There are many choices you have from the moment you conceive. Let me help you filter the excess, so you can make purposeful choices. Interested? Schedule your complimentary Parent Vision Activation call now!

• One 90 (ninety) minute pre-birth home or Skype visit to get to know each other, see your physical space, and talk about the emotional and physical journey you are about to embark upon.  The next week, we'll have a 30 minute phone follow up call.
• Welcome to the World! session:  after your baby is born, we'll connect that first week for 30 minutes and check-in.
• After that, we'll talk once a month for 45 minutes, around the same date.  We'll discuss average emotional and developmental milestones for you and your baby and your relationships (family and partner).  We'll look at many ways you can connect with yourself and your baby for a mindful, unique experience.  We'll always look at long-term vision and talk about daily ways to support those goals. 
• A secure web-page where you can post and keep track of your newborn and baby experience, and I can offer feedback and we can reflect upon your experience, choosing places you want to focus on as you and your baby get to know each other.
• Email support between calls for non-medical questions.
• A selection of appropriate books and articles to support our work together.
• Access to my circle of newborn support practioners.
• Calls address current needs as well as long term planning.  

Expecting baby #2?  There are coaching programs just for this special transition!  Click here to learn about my +1=2 Program.

All clients have the opportunity to schedule additional, customized sessions as the need arises.  These sessions are billed at an hourly rate.

If you are in the NYC area you can add...  

Home Visit--  2 hour home visit and follow-up 45 minute phone session, in the NYC area.

Playground Visit-- 1.5 hour playground visit and 45 minute debriefing phone session in the NYC area. 

All phone sessions are scheduled in advance, with a 48 hour cancellation policy by the client, the session to be rescheduled at a mutually agreed upon time. 

Depending upon your child’s age and needs we will plan topics for our sessions, which may include…

You and Your Baby  The bond you form with your baby is magical.   

• Laying the primary foundation: Home with your baby- the first few weeks 
• Making sure you and your spouse are communicating and co-parenting
• Laying the primary foundation: Home with your baby- weeks 3-9 
• Laying the primary foundation: Home with your baby- weeks 10-16 
• Getting sleep off to the right start 
• Stay At Home Mom, Work At Home Mom, Work Out of the House Mom—which one is right for you?  What kind of support do you need once you’ve made the choice?
• Your changing relationship with your parents and in-laws
• Your changing relationship with your spouse-- staying connected 
• Hiring a caregiver: part time, full time, establishing a fair relationship 
• Creating an evolving relationship with your caregiver 
• Setting your house up so your baby can explore 
• Look, baby’s crawling!  Your supporting and empowering role.
• Taking care of you—the importance of self-care and how to find the time.   

You and Your Toddler  Now that your child is talking a bit, getting ready to nap less and do more,  you are laying the foundation for childhood.  

• Laying the secondary foundation: YOUR PARENTING FRAME— What is your parenting vision?
• Setting your house up for success- parents of babies & toddlers
• Making sure you and your spouse are communicating and co-parenting
• Creating and nurturing the bond between children and their grandparents
• Stay At Home Mom, Work At Home Mom, Work Out of the House Mom—which one is right for you?  What kind of support do you need once you’ve made the choice?
• Changing sleep routines, keeping pace with your growing child and making sure s/he's getting enough sleep
• Screen Routines: establishing patterns and guidelines with television and electronic media
• What are your age appropriate behavioral expectations?
• Talking with your child about his/her body
• Talking with your child about school 
• Take the chance to connect- making the most of everyday connections 
• Everyday talking to your child about cuts and colds 
• Taking care of you—the importance of self-care and how to find the time  

You and Your 4 -8  Year Old  Your child needs so much from you!  Now more than ever your responses have dramatic impact on their construction of meaning, their moral compass, and continued development.

• Setting your house up for success for the entire family 
• Making sure you and your spouse are communicating and co-parenting
• Continuing to set up for successful play-dates 
• Stay At Home Mom, Work At Home Mom, Work Out of the House Mom—which one is right for you?  What kind of support do you need once you’ve made the choice?
• Changing sleep routines, keeping pace with your growing child and making sure s/he is getting enough sleep
• Learning how and when to role play with your child 
• Strengthening the bond between your children and grandparents
• Continuing to create your parenting frame
• Talking with your child about school and friendships
• Take the chance to connect- making the most of everyday connections 
• Everyday talking to your child about cuts and colds 
• Talking with your children about death 
• What are your age appropriate behavioral expectations?
• Talking with children about ill grandparents, relatives and friends 
• Screen Routines: creating beliefs and guidelines around emerging electronic media
• Taking care of you—the importance of self-care and how to find the time.
• Dealing with your messy parenting moments-- we all have them, thankfully!

Interested?  Schedule your complimentary Parent Vision Activation call now! Talking with me is the best way to understand more about what you need and how I can help.