PARENTING

It feels like you’re talking to a brick wall.

Your kids tune you out.

Be honest, even YOU are tired of your broken nagging record.

Our own experience of being parented often spills into our role as parents in ways we don’t like. But if we haven’t learned another way, what choice do we have?

Talking “at” each other, not “to” each other

You only want the best for them – safety, health, success. But every attempt at guidance is shunned or thrown in your face.

Trying to get through to your child can begin to feel like all out warfare when the communication is broken.

You may be missing out on the actual JOYS of your relationship with your child.

Ages and Stages

At each developmental stage, from infancy through young adulthood, children are working on mastering specific skills.

Sometimes, a child has a diagnosis which poses challenges to parenting, or the temperaments of a child and parent clash. Sometimes, even if the behavior is expected, parents still wonder about how they should best handle it.

Throughout the process, parents often wonder “Is this normal?” or “Is this just a phase, or should I be worried?” I provide parents with expert guidance, information, and tools to use for every stage along the way.

Counseling can help.

Together we can assess where the trouble areas are for your child and your relationship with each other.

By learning better communication strategies, you will increase family harmony and decrease tension in your home.

You will understand your child better. They will begin to understand you.

What do you want your family story to be?

As we move into the role of “parent,” we reflect back on our own childhoods.

Sorting through these feelings and taking stock of what worked and didn’t work in our past is an important step toward conscious parenting.

In a supportive, nonjudgmental environment, we can take stock of what has and has not worked for you in the past.

I can help you and your child re-connect.

Then I can help you develop more effective discipline strategies and improve communication.

I will guide you toward gaining clarity and developing a plan that makes sense and feels right for you.

It is never too late to become the parent you wish you could be.

Don’t wait for the next upset.

Call (848) 333-7018.

We can begin to make things better for you and your child today!!