Our Approach: Developmentally Informed, Relationship-First, DBT-Smart

Great parenting starts with understanding how children grow. We use a developmental approach (ages 0–adulthood) to align expectations, routines, and consequences with your child’s stage. You’ll learn to translate behavior into needs, strengthen attachment, and practice attunement—tracking your child’s cues and responding with clarity and care.

We integrate Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills for the whole family: mindfulness to slow reactivity, emotion regulation to reduce vulnerability and build coping plans, distress tolerance (e.g., TIPP, STOP) for hot moments, and interpersonal effectiveness (DEAR MAN, GIVE, FAST) to set limits kindly and clearly. Because kids learn by watching, we leverage mirror neurons: your calm nervous system becomes the template your child mirrors.

What We Work On Together

• Effective Communication Skills: Scripts for hard conversations,
  repair after conflict, and limits that stick.

• Discipline That Teaches: Consistent, respectful strategies—
  natural/logical consequences, routines, and reinforcement systems.

• Healthy Habits for Kids: Sleep, nutrition basics, movement, and
  screen-time plans that support regulation and fewer power struggles.

• Executive Functioning (Neurodivergent Support): Organization,
  time management, transitions, homework systems, motivation for
  ADHD/autistic learners.

• School Collaboration & Advocacy: Coach-guided emails, data collection,
  and IEP/504 meeting prep to align home and classroom.

• Parent Self-Care & Emotional Regulation: Micro-practices (breath, body
  cues, boundaries, repair language) so you can show up resourced.

• Work-Life Balance Routines: Simple weekly planning and boundaries
  that protect family time and reduce stress and anxiety.

How Parent Coaching Works

1. Discovery & Goals: Strengths, challenges, routines, and school history;
   set clear, measurable goals.

2. Personalized Plan: Written plan with developmental guidance, DBT-informed
   scripts, discipline systems, and EF supports.

3. Practice & Feedback: Role-play tough moments, refine wording, troubleshoot;
   try small experiments between sessions.

4. School Advocacy Support: Prep for teacher meetings and IEP/504
   conversations with talking points and checklists.

5. Sustain & Celebrate: Adjust as your child grows, building a toolkit for each
   new stage.

Mental Health Benefits for Families

Less Conflict, More Connection
Repair skills and consistent routines reduce power struggles.

Better Emotion Regulation
Parent attunement + mindfulness calm the home; kids mirror your regulated state.

Executive Function Gains
Structure improves attention, initiation, and follow-through for neurodivergent learners.

Lower Parent Stress & Anxiety
Scripts, boundaries, and self-care reduce decision fatigue and burnout.

Improved Work-Life Balance
Aligned roles and routines free more energy for connection and play.

Efficacy: Why This Works

Research shows parent-focused interventions—behavioral parent training, family-skills programs, and executive-function coaching—improve child behavior, reduce caregiver stress, and enhance academic and social outcomes. When parents use consistent, developmentally appropriate, DBT-informed strategies and practice collaborative problem-solving, gains are durable and cost-effective. Adding parent self-care and emotional regulation strengthens results because the model kids mirror is calmer, clearer, and more resilient.