Brand New Bundle of Joy?
Losing Patience?
Feel like you’re always yelling?
Teenager Driving you nuts?
Adult child isn’t/can’t leave the nest?
It takes a village and then some to raise happy resilient kids AND those kids will one day grow up to run this world. Isn’t it worth giving them the best possible start?
NOW WHAT?!
It starts with a great intention and goes a little something like this…
You make the big decision to have a baby (OR surprise!). You get excited! You anxiously wait every month until one day you miss that ever so annoying period, take one of the 50 boxes of tests you’ve bought and there it is, a plus sign, YOUR PREGNANT!! Everyone tells you to wait three months before you tell anyone to make sure it sticks but of course that’s not going to happen, the excitement takes over! You then proceed to feel sick, grumpy, bloated and all the other wonderful symptoms that go along with this BEing that is now inhabiting your body. P.S. if you flew through pregnancy beautifully, don’t tell anyone and be grateful! 🤣 You get the house, baby room and car ready. You bounce around names. You listen to everyone you has something to say about the names. You get advice from EVERY parent within earshot and you think to yourself “That’s them, my life won’t change, my kids are going to be better, dare I say perfect?!” I always said, “My kids will never leave the house with buggers and mismatched clothes.” That lasted about a day! 🤣
You then go to Lamaze classes where they “teach” you how to give birth, come up with a birth plan and my favorite, that contractions only feel light slight discomfort or period cramps. I’m going on record saying, “Bullshit”! 🤣 My point is, 90+% of us go through this and of those 90+%, 89.9+% end up feeling, “DAMN” they were right! It’s like talking to a teenager who thinks they know everything and just rolls their eyes at you. It can be frustrating for all parties but this is life and why I feel it’s SO important to have candid, transparent and intimate conversations about the challenges that face us when that bundle of joy comes. It’s then when we discover that the cutest, most adorable, innocent BEing, that we love more than we ever thought possible, feels like the devil incarnate! Did I mention they don’t come with instructions? Especially ones unique to your little precious devil!
I always found it funny that they “teach” you how to have the baby but not what to do after you have it! I’m here to tell you, that baby is going to come out whether you have a PHD in lamaze or skipped class!
I’m sorry did I forget to mention that you are now committed to raising this beautiful BEing for the rest of your life?! For those newbies who think it’s only 18yrs, get back to me when your adult 25yr old is still living in your basement!
Dry those tears from thinking, “What the hell have I just gotten myself into!” I’m here to help you see the light, the blessing, the FUN and the love those little ones bring to our lives and with a little understanding and guidance. Raising kids, even adult ones, can be done with more ease, grace and serenity!
I’ve got a tool belt a mile long! I’ve had a part in raising 5 kids, whom I love more than life itself and am very proud of all of them! Most of them are well adjusted.🤣 I’m kidding! They are wonderful but I’ve had to work hard at it as well as apologize, explain my perspective, forgive myself and realize I did the best I could! One of my most heartwarming moments was when I told my youngest (who of course is now my favorite🤣) that I was going to start Parent Coaching. He said “That’s great, I think you’d be good at that.” It’s not fireworks and somersaults but coming from a 25yr old male, I’ll take it!
I work with and not limited to, traditional child psychology, Human Design, astrology, intuition, Love and Logic and HUMOR. We’ll look at strategies for each developmental stage. The thing I love about all these modalities is, they work for anyone in your life at any age! Even the ones for babies! I don’t know about you but I certainly know many adults that act like children!