You can find an easier way to parent
You can reduce your family's stress
You can be happier
My name is Jennifer Watanabe.
I’ve been working with busy parents since 1996.
- I am a mother of two grown sons. I worked outside the home when they were young.
- I know what it is like be stressed: to have so much to do – at home and at work.
- For 24 years I taught parenting classes for Bellevue College in Washington state.
- Since 2007 I’ve been a Certified Parent Coach.
- Since 2011 I’ve been a Certified Positive Discipline Parenting Educator.
Parenting is hard.
Managing family life is hard.
How can you make things easier for you and your family?
Perhaps you lie awake at night worrying about how you can get everything on your to-do list done.
You may feel like you have too many demands on your time and energy.
Some folks may need a step-by-step guide/blueprint of what to do to make things better. Consider when one builds a house, they need a blueprint to guide the builder on what to do. The builder hires the folks who will put in the foundation and the plumbing, paint, and put the roof on. The builder will keep track of what needs to be done and when. The builder will check to see if more supplies are needed.
Just like a homebuilder, you may need a guide to help you make parenting easier and to reduce your stress.
Why coaching? Parents need a better way to get the support they need, support that is designed for today’s world.
As a parent coach, I support parents as they discern what stressors they can change or manage differently and what they want to happen in their family. l guide and encourage parents as they work to make those changes that will make their life better.
Coaching is a non-judgmental, confidential, encouraging, and effective process. Through this process a parent can become a more effective parent. They may handle temper tantrums in a more helpful way. They may discipline, which means to teach in positive parenting, in a way that builds their bond with their child. They may feel closer to their child, and their child may feel closer to them.
I work with parents in either one-t0-one private coaching or in group coaching workshops.
My approach is one of encouragement and guidance. No judgment. No blaming.
I will encourage you to TAKE CARE OF YOU FIRST.
You can feel better. You can be happier.
Here's how you get started
- SCHEDULE A TIME for us to meet on Zoom. This is a complementary call. Our call will be confidential. I will tell you how coaching works.
- Please know that when you work with me YOU WILL LEARN how you can help your child improve their behavior, how you can reduce your stress at home and at work, and how you can find a better work-life balance.
- YOU CAN BE HAPPIER and feel more in control of your life. You can stop lying awake worrying. You can enjoy your child and your life more.
Stressed? Sometimes Procrastination Happens
How can you end the:
NIGHT-TIME DRAMA OF THE DISHES, THE LAUNDRY, BEDTIME STORIES AND THE WORK EMAILS?
When parents are stressed by the clock and the calendar, sometimes they might PROCRASTINATE.
Or they might NEED TO WAIT.
Download this action plan with the steps you can take to overcome procrastination or to recognize that you just might be waiting for a good reason.
upcoming Parenting Talk: Burned Out? What will Help?
Parent's Guide to Reducing Stress & Calming Down
PARENTING IS HARD WORK?
HOW DO YOU HANDLE YOUR FAMILY’S STRESS?
Parents face so many demands as they try to do it all at home and at work.
Studies show that as many as 33% of parents experienced high levels of stress during the past month.
This 20-minute talk may help you overcome the stress. You will get some ideas on how your family life can get better.
This talk is FREE. We will meet on Zoom.
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