About
Who is the 16 Week Extended Program For?
This comprehensive program is for parents who:
Find their child's behaviour moderately to extremely challenging.
Cycle Breaker Parents choosing to parent differently than they were parented, to repair a traumatic intergenerational parenting style.
Parents who currently find parenting challenging for personal reasons. Examples: Family changes. New baby. Feel disconnected from children. Recovering from Postpartum Depression. Easily angered. Etc.
​Ok... so, How does this all work?
Contact Form & The Free Consultation
Start by submitting the contact form on the "Parents" home page. On the contact form you will let me know the main things you would like to talk about, and the time that you want me to call. (Or text first.)
Start with a 30 minute phone call.
Your confirmation email will give you the password to the page you will need to access before we talk. There is a little questionnaire to help you decide if coaching is right for you.
During our call, we will talk about coaching and your hopes or goals for coaching. After our call, you should know if a coaching program is something you would like to know more about.
If so, you can use the Booking page to book a date for a meeting at your home.
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First Meeting
Approximately 2 hours.
We will talk about your goals in general and your family's needs and preferences, how coaching works, how coaching would proceed with your goals in mind, obligations, expectations, and any concerns. We go over the coaching contract. You decide if the program length and committment fits into your life and goals.
If you are satisfied with everything, you can choose to sign up.
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Parent Coaching Sessions
Over 3 weeks, you will have 6 days of coaching sessions in your home.
Each day is 6 hours long.
Half of each session will be parent-only coaching and instruction.
Half of each session will be parent-child practice with coach feedback.
Part of this practice time will be spent on connection-building activities planned by the coach.
Depending on the situation, up to 3 sessions may be broken up like this:
The parent-child practice times can take place at the most difficult time of the day.
The parent-only portion of those sessions may be done over Zoom or in person..
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You will be completely supported through the process of developing a personalized plan over the course of the program. The plan will help your child and your family through the early childhood issues you are facing, and carry you into the future.Â
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Some of the ways you may be supported to develop your plan are: by exactly defining the issues you are facing; clarifying your long-term goals for your child; reflecting on family values; learning about brain and child development as they relate to your child; practicing tailored strategies for dealing with your child; and much much more.
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Observation Days
You will have a specified number of hours and days, particularly at your target times, when the coach will observe your child and family for the issues you are concerned about.
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These observations will take place in your home at the beginning, middle and end of your program.
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The coach will offer tips and guidance. These observations will aid the coach in determining the techniques and strategies that may benefit your family, and to assess how the program is proceeding.
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Coaching Days with the Children
During a specified number of hours and days at your home, you will learn how to achieve what you want through the coach's demonstrations with your children, and through your own practice supported by the coach. As you are coached through prescribed playtime and target situations, your confidence will grow.
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Practice Time
Determined by your program, you will be on your own to practice your new skills between coaching and observation sessions for a number of or days or weeks. Support will be only a text away.Â
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Final Observation
You will get tips and tweaks throughout one last day of in-person coaching and observation.
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Final Meeting
How far you've come! You will review how things went, go over the plan you created, and your achieved goals. Then you will look ahead to your future as the confident parent with your amazing child.
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Commitment
Classic Program:Â Â 9 weeks. You must commit to 10 weekly coaching days, and 9 weeks of practice with support.
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Extended:Â 16 week. You must commit to 17 coaching days, and 16 weeks of practice with support.
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Lite:Â 3 weeks. You must commit to 6 coaching days, and 3 weeks of practice with support.
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