“I’d recommend that all parents meet with Judy- her wisdom and expertise has changed our family dynamic completely. We feel more equipped to handle tantrums, to motivate behavior, and to empathize with our children.”

— Chelsea, Parent

What is Parent Coaching?

Are you looking for input and strategies to help you with your parenting? Do you have a vision for your family but you don’t know how to get there? Would you like ease and fun instead of stress and frustration?

You are in the right place. Coaching is unique because it helps you identify the areas of stress, look at the bigger picture and come up with a success plan. What is wonderful about coaching is that it is designed to your family specifically.

To learn more about my personal experience with coaching and how I can help you and your family click here to visit my most recent interview

“I came to her seeking guidance as a parent for my three children and took home with me tools that have completly transformed our relationship and family bond in ways I could never have dreamed possible!”

— Harmony, Parent

Coaching Options

Coaching sessions by phone

Coaching sessions by Skype

Coaching sessions in-person

Services

Individuals

Couples

Groups

Trainings

Specialties

Parents of Loss

Parents in Recovery

Bullying

Childhood Trauma

Foster and Adoptive Families

“Judy has the unique ability to Impart wisdom to Parents that is both relevant and applicable. Perhaps Judy’s greatest asset, however, is her own parenting journey which has been both poignant and painful.”

— Michelle, Co-Worker

Coaching Goals

  • To offer age appropriate, positive strategies
  • To help you create a vision for families
  • To get parents on the same page
  • To give immediate skills parents can use
  • To have FUN and enjoy your family

Coaching Objectives

  • To build strong, healthy relationships
  • To calm chaos, stop arguing
  • To create a loving, nurturing home environment

Here is my “Turning Point" - Story

Over the phone, I was giving my best parent advice to a struggling parent, as I often did as an Early Childhood Specialist.  I was walking purposefully around the backyard as I was imparting my parental wisdom.

My 3 year old, Sam was charging out of nowhere, poking me in the butt with a stick.  I did not skip a beat with doling out my sage parenting advice as I lunged towards him.  He darted off.  I couldn’t catch him, he was too fast. I tried to chase him down.  I became noticeable breathless.  I concluded the call. It was right then …

I realized I was a better parent before I actually had kids!

I convinced myself, he was forcing me to repeat, remind and yell, He was not listening.  In fact, I started making a tally sheet of all the times I had to repeat and remind and lecture because he just ignored my demands!  I looked over the tally sheet with all those angry black marks, trying to conjure up a suitable punishment and then it hit me…

The Ah ha moment of truth ……. 

These marks did not represent all the times he was bad, they were all the times I didn’t follow through!  I set a limit and never did anything about it -  just repeated, remind, yell and got frustrated.  

I laid in bed that night, realizing my jaw ached.  What was going on, I wondered.  The reality set in as I realized my jaw ached because all day, in my frustration I clenched my teeth as I talked, yelled, screamed at my small boy.  

I visualized that mean, contorted, face my Sam saw everyday of me his “loving mom” with teeth clenching, finger pointing and my voice growling.  I started crying, a lot!

I was not a good parent!

I vowed - then and there that I would “Crack the Code” to parenting.  I would become the best parent!  My life changed that day.  How I viewed my young son.  The ways I approached parenting, and the tension in our home. 

Although I have vast education and experience, my Sam was my best teacher!  

My Sam turned out to be a truly remarkable young man!  When I lost my Sam to a heart condition at 17 years old.  I was devastated. As were his many friends and our community.  Sam left a legacy.

I too, have the same heart condition as well as my second son, Jesse.

After a massive heart attack, coming out of a coma - I heard my Sam, say, 

“It’s not over yet, Mom - it’s not over yet!”  

That is when I made the commitment to support and empower other parents.  

To bring the confidence to parents, to empower them with skills as their children got older and to bring as calm and harmony to families and homes.

It’s not over yet!