Parent Coaching
What we do
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Clarify what matters most for your child and family routines.
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Co-design simple, realistic strategies for home and community.
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Build your confidence and reduce day-to-day stress through practice and reflection.
Why it helps
When parents feel calm, clear, and supported, children have smoother days and stronger relationships. Coaching gives you a structured space to practice what works and drop what does not.
The science of co-regulation
Children and adults regulate best with a trusted adult who is regulated themselves. Our nervous systems sync during close relationships. This is called co-regulation. It shows up in matched breathing, posture, facial expression, voice, and timing of responses. Over time, this shared regulation helps children build their own self-regulation. PMC+1
Two ideas make this easier to understand:
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Mirror systems in the brain help us map what we see in others and support learning by imitation and empathy. When a parent models calm breathing and steady posture, the child’s system has a better template to copy. PubMed+2JAMA Network+2
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Safety cues in voice, face, and body help down-shift defensive states and make social engagement possible. This supports co-regulation. Frontiers+1
What this means in practice: your regulation is not “nice to have.” It is the most powerful lever you control for your child’s calm and learning. Coaching targets simple, repeatable habits that keep you regulated, so co-regulation can work.
How sessions run
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Online or in person. Fifty minutes.
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Clear goal for the month. One or two micro-skills per week.
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Brief check-ins between sessions if needed.
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