I help busy parents find ways to:
- make parenting easier
- reduce their stress
- simplify their family life
Jennifer Watanabe
Parent Coach
I help busy parents find ways to:
- make parenting easier
- reduce their stress
- simplify their family life
Be more encouraging.
Find a better way to
resolve conflict.
Make being a parent
easier and
less stressful.
Stop striving to be a
perfect parent.
Enjoy your family more.
Be more encouraging.
Find a better way to
resolve conflict.
Find an easier way
to parent.
Enjoy your family more.
Stop striving to be
a perfect parent.
Reduce your family’s stress.
- Feel STRESSED and OVERWHELMED because there is so much to do and not enough time to do it all.
- Feel PRESSURED TO BE PERFECT at home and at work.
- Feel DISCOUAGED because parenting your child is too hard.
You can help
your child
improve their behavior
at home and at school.
You can turn
miscommunication into
effective, encouraging
communication.
You can
reduce your stress.
You can
strengthen your family relationships.
You can help
your child
improve their
behavior
at home and
at school.
You can turn
miscommunication
into effective,
encouraging
communication.
You can
reduce your stress.
You can
strengthen your
family relationships.
EVERY FAMILY HAS ITS CHALLENGES.
When I became a parent, I found that parenting was very challenging. It did not come naturally for me. I had to seek out guidance and support to help me parent the way that I had always dreamed of.
I remember when my children were young and how hard it was for me to be a working parent and my trying to “do it all.” I was so stressed, almost all of the time.
I know what it is like to want to be perfect at home with my family and at work, too.
One of the worst days was when we pulled into the driveway and saw that our front door was standing wide open. Amidst all of the rush that morning, I had forgotten to close and lock the door. I wanted to cry. Thankfully, our home was safe. That moment still haunts me when I think of what could have happened.
I found that I needed encouragement and support to help me manage those early years. With this support I was able to discover what worked best for me and then take action to make life better. It changed the way that I cared for my family and for myself.
Now that I am a parent of two grown sons, I still seek out ways to have a better relationship with each of them. I think I always will.
I’ve seen firsthand in the lives of the families that I have worked with how parents, adult children, and grandparents can get stuck in patterns of misunderstanding and frustration.
Because of my life experiences I am inspired to help those who want their family relationships to feel better.
EVERY FAMILY HAS ITS CHALLENGES.
When I became a parent, I found that parenting was very challenging. It did not come naturally for me. I had to seek out guidance and support to help me parent the way that I had always dreamed of.
I remember when my children were young and how hard it was for me to be a working parent and my trying to “do it all.” I was so stressed, almost all of the time.
I know what it is like to want to be perfect at home with my family and at work, too.
One of the worst days was when we pulled into the driveway and saw that our front door was standing wide open. Amidst all of the rush that morning, I had forgotten to close and lock the door. I wanted to cry. Thankfully, our home was safe. That moment still haunts me when I think of what could have happened.
I found that I needed encouragement and support to help me manage those early years. With this support I was able to discover what worked best for me and then take action to make life better. It changed the way that I cared for my family and for myself.
Now that I am a parent of two grown sons, I still seek out ways to have a better relationship with each of them. I think I always will.
I’ve seen firsthand in the lives of the families that I have worked with how parents, adult children, and grandparents can get stuck in patterns of misunderstanding and frustration.
Because of my life experiences I am inspired to help those who want their family relationships to feel better.
MAKING CHANGE IS HARD
- DISCOVER AN EASIER WAY
- REDUCE YOUR FRUSTRATION
- HAVE A HAPPIER FAMILY LIFE
MAKING CHANGE IS HARD
- DISCOVER AN EASIER WAY
- REDUCE YOUR FRUSTRATION
- HAVE A HAPPIER FAMILY LIFE
MAKING CHANGE IS HARD
- DISCOVER AN EASIER WAY
- REDUCE YOUR FRUSTRATION
- HAVE A HAPPIER FAMILY LIFE
COACHING HELPS PARENTS get the support and guidance they need to make those changes that can make family life better.
I also COACH ADULTS who want to make their family relationships better.
I will COACH YOU THROUGH THE STEPS that can make parenting easier, less overwhelming,
and less stressful.
I will ENCOURAGE YOU along the way.
I will also encourage you to TAKE CARE OF YOU FIRST.
COACHING HELPS PARENTS get the support and guidance they need to make those changes that can make family life better.
I also COACH ADULTS who want to make their family relationships better.
I will COACH YOU THROUGH THE STEPS that can make parenting easier, less overwhelming, and less stressful.
I will ENCOURAGE YOU along the way.
I will also encourage you to TAKE CARE OF YOU FIRST.
Parents today face so many stressors:
- Spending enough time enjoying their family
- Work schedule – hard to have enough time after work for family
- Parenting challenges
- House chores and laundry
- Finding time for self-care – a nap, reading for pleasure, taking a walk
Parents seek peace.
Yet, have you ever said to yourself?
- “I’m tired of yelling. I just want peace in my home.”
- “I feel like I’m running on empty.”
- “I’m so mad at myself. I’m always rushing to pick up my child.”
- “I love my family, and I love my work. In all the chaos, though, I feel like I’m losing myself.”
You are doing everything you can to hold it all together.
You work hard, care deeply, and still feel like there’s never enough time, energy, or patience.
You love your family, and yet some days being loving is hard.
How can you find peace?
How can you find relief?
What will help?
You may already be doing the work of managing your stress in a healthier way.
If you have participated in a MBSR program, (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction),
you may be wondering what’s next or what else you can do to help yourself.
It may be helpful, to manage your stressors differently.
Simplifying your busy family life is about reducing your family’s stress.
GAIN AWARENESS
Address your stressors:
Identify your stress triggers
(not just the symptoms)
SIMPLIFY
Determine what changes you can
and cannot make
to your home life, routine
and work calendar.
REBUILD
Create routines and gather support
which can help you lead
a more calm and less chaotic life.
Calm your family’s stress
You can uncover the daily routines
that fuel your stress and discover
easier ways to move through the day.
You can change the expectations that
fuel guilt and perfectionism.
You can change the expectations that
fuel guilt and perfectionism.
The Serenity Prayer is the guide that I encourage parents to use as they work to make their lives better.
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
courage to change the things I can,
and wisdom to know the difference.
- Want to learn more about how I can help? SCHEDULE A TIME for us to meet on Zoom. This is a complementary call. Our call will be confidential.
- Please know that when you work with me YOU WILL LEARN how you can help your child improve their behavior, how you can improve your family relationships, and how you can reduce your stress.
- YOU CAN BE HAPPIER and feel more in control of your life. You can stop lying awake worrying. You can enjoy your family more.
“Thank you for your support,
encouraging words, and
endless sources of wisdom.”
From a child, as told to his parent after
working with me,
“I think I love you more.”
“How lucky we are to have had you
in our life when we started
our family and
when we needed guidance with raising our child!”
“You are a wealth of knowledge
and experience…
thank you very much for
making us better parents.”
I know how frustrating parenting and having a stressful family life can be.
I learned how to make my life easier and make my family life better.
I can help you DISCOVER WHAT WILL MAKE YOU and YOUR FAMILY HAPPIER.
Then I will encourage and support you as you take the necessary steps to MAKE YOUR LIFE BETTER.
When you sign up, you will receive:
- resources to make parenting easier
- ideas on how to simplify your busy family life
- announcements of upcoming events