Why Parent Coaching?

Do you have a typically developing child but you’re looking to improve your parenting skills? Or maybe you’ve read all the books, listened to all the podcasts, but you’re struggling to put this parenting knowledge into practice in your own home? Perhaps you’ve figured out strong solutions, but you need support to get your partner on-board or you lack the bandwidth to make the changes stick in your home? Do you want to feel empowered and good about your parenting at the end of the day?

Working with a parent coach will help you to change your mindset so that you can begin to bring more joy into your parenting, help you connect more deeply with your child, end power struggles, and have a hand to hold you through the ups and downs of your journey through concierge support.

Coaching Topics May Include:

 

The goal of parent coaching is to boost a family’s well-being. I will work collaboratively with you, and your child’s other caregivers, to build on your child’s individual needs and your unique skillsets. I will meet you where you and your child are at, teach you new skills, and hold your hand as you put these practices to the test in your home and help you monitor progress over time. Potential areas of focus may include:

 

  • Building consistent routines and behavioral expectations

  • Managing power struggles

  • Understanding and working with your child’s high sensitivity needs

  • Working with administrators and teachers to end unwanted behaviors in school

  • Nurturing cooperation in your child

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  • Finding more joy in parenting

  • Regulating big emotions (both your child’s and your own)

  • Building independence and confidence

  • Handling sibling dynamics

  • Building growth mindsets

  • Creating a cohesive parenting plan for you and your partner

A Love Note From Laura

 

Here’s the truth. I have a Ph.D. in a child development field and yet nothing prepared me for being a mom. If you’re anything like me, you might have sailed right through school and yet felt incompetent for motherhood. I’ve had moments where I’ve felt totally overwhelmed and confused as to what to do to meet my own “difficult” child’s needs. I’ve hired coaches. I’ve felt like a fraud. I’ve made my own mistakes. I’ve synthesized my professional training, personal experience, and desire to grow into my own coaching practice to support parents just like me. I don’t ever want a mother to feel like she doesn’t have the village of support that she deserves.

As your concierge coach, I will get to know your child’s unique temperament, your family’s constellation, and whatever background influence you bring to the table. I can see your whole child through the lens of my clinical background and help you to understand your child’s needs and how to optimize your home environment to help your family thrive.

I’m here to hold your hand and walk you through the challenges. You don’t have to feel alone in this.

Laura’s Approach

Laura was born with a desire to see each child’s potential and to create circumstances to help each child self-actualize. Laura is passionate about helping adults authentically connect with children in order to develop deep relationships. Laura firmly believes that it is only when children feel connected and regulated that they can begin to tap into cultivating their own unique strengths. Through coaching, Laura will help you build better relationships with not only your child, but also with your partner, your family and even yourself.

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