Praise for Hacking School Culture: Designing Compassionate Classrooms
As a Positive Psychology Coach and Parent Educator, I offer a strengths-based approach to navigating the challenges of raising your children and teens to flourish, and improving your overall happiness and well-being. My approach integrates a variety of evidence based principles and practices from the science of happiness and success, the wisdom traditions, and my own experience as a “parent with perspective.” I look forward to connecting with you to support you in learning new parenting skills, building upon what’s working, developing self-compassion and expanding your joy.
Positive psychology coaching for those who are seeking to pursue goals for positive change in their lives, relationships, or work. I have a particular expertise in parenting and happiness coaching.
I work with individuals, couples, families or groups, in-person and/or via video chat. I also consult with educators seeking to create and sustain compassionate, strengths-based classrooms.
I gather resources and recommend other trusted practitioners in your community to help support your plan for positive change.
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Let’s focus on the possibilities for flourishing. Together we can Parent with Perspective.
Nurture your child’s strengths while celebrating their uniqueness.
Advocate for your child’s best interests, until they know themselves well enough to advocate for themselves.
Encourage a wide variety of experiential learning opportunities so they can discover what they love, what they’re good at, and what’s right for them.
Minimize screen time, and maximize nature time. Teach your child to appreciate the value of spending time with nature, and the usefulness of technology.
Love your child unconditionally, while clearly communicating how you expect them to behave.
Define what success means to you, and help your child understand what success may look like for them.
Practice gratitude, compassion, empathy, kindness, and mindfulness. Daily.
Understand your child’s true nature and notice where they are most likely to thrive.
Feed your children well, for the health of their mind, body and overall well-being.
Communicate with your children often and openly, even when you have different points of view.
Find joy in the moment while seeing the big picture.