The Out-of-the-Box Parenting Coach
for your Non-Traditional Family
This is a no-judgement zone for
LGBTQ+, Blended and Poly parents & caregivers
Parenting is hard!
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Your 3 year old runs away when you tell them to put their shoes on to go somewhere...
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Your 8 year old throws a fit and screams hurtful things at you when you tell them to get off their iPad...
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Your 14 year old runs to their room and slams the door when you ask them to do something...
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Your Trans/Non-binary teen won't tell you what's going on with them...
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You feel in your gut they might be neurodivergent...
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And if you're parenting a Blended Family, there's a sh**load of added dynamics that disrupt loving connection & peace at home!
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I'm guessing you’ve already tried many things to improve your child's behavior and they just aren't working with your family!
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Maybe you're even at your wit's end!
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Welcome!
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If love and trying harder were enough to break the cycle, you wouldn't be here.
Here's the thing. Many of the parenting approaches you've tried haven't worked - not because you're not trying hard enough - but because they’re missing a key piece of the parenting puzzle - that Behavior is Communication.
BEHAVIOR is your child's first language. When they’re infants, we learn to read their cues without any words. Then, as soon as they start to speak, we’re delighted and think, “now they can use their words to tell us what they need.” But behavior is still their first language. The self-regulation and executive function skills required to "use their words" are developed over time in relationship to supportive caregivers.
Surprisingly, when they're stressed, they still resort to their first language even into their teen years!
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Understanding what's going on with your child or teen
AND knowing what to do about it is where I come in.
You were never meant to do this parenting thing alone!
Click your child's age below for
immediate empathy, support and understanding.
“I feel very connected to my kids and am able to tune in to what they need in the moment.”
Janine - MA, Licensed Acupuncturist, Yoga teacher, mom of 2
When I started working with Kathy I felt so overwhelmed - like it was all beyond me and I had no idea how to handle what was going on with my kids. We were always yelling, things would escalate and it was ugly. No-one was happy and i didn't know what to do.
Now I feel very connected to my kids and am able to tune in to what they need in the moment. When there's an outburst, I can step back and not have to take it personally. I have confidence that we can shift from there and deal with what’s really going on...and I know we’re all going to be OK!
Out-Of-The-Box parenting puts together understanding, connection and responding for loving connection & peace at home.
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Understanding what’s happening with your child so you know what to do about it.
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Developing essential parenting skills for connecting to yourself and your child so you can feel calm and confident with your parenting.
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Increasing your capacity to respond rather than react so you can be the parent you want to be!
Practiced together they develop your child's resilience - the core of emotional & social wellbeing for life - while strengthening a relationship with your child that will take you through the teen years and beyond!
Imagine....
being able to respond
rather than react
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Hi, I’m Kathy
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As an RN, parenting coach, trauma-informed child behavior specialist, mom & poet, I've connected with hundreds of parents, like you, over the past 12 years in workshops and one-on-one in depth coaching. You are not alone.
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I struggled for years as a single, divorced parent with my kiddo’s oppositional, defiant and withdrawn behavior. It felt like no matter what I did, I couldn't get through. I felt more and more alone and overwhelmed as the voices around me told me to ramp up on the consequences or “just” try this or that that worked for them. I blamed myself for not being consistent enough. I vowed to be more patient. And still we continued to struggle.
Somewhere inside I knew these approaches weren’t right for my child but I didn’t know what else to do! I couldn't make sense of what was happening no matter how hard I tried. Like you, I was missing the same key piece of the parenting puzzle - that behavior is communication.
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​It was this understanding of the connection between behavior and communication that turned everything around for us. Read more of my story.
The best way I can help you get started turning around your situation at home is for us meet together for a consultation.
