Parenting

Each family is unique in its own way, as are parents and parenting styles.  Parents raise their children in different ways, based on their own cultures and backgrounds — there is no right way to parent. I believe that families are where we plant our roots as individuals. By supporting families, we can provide the children a strong and stable foundation, and the opportunity to blossom.

Parenting is not learning ‘How to Parent’; rather it is to strengthen communication and build problem-solving skills for families.

As your therapist, I will work with you to identifying strengths in the family unit, as well as to understand the frustrations that can confuse and overwhelm the family. We will develop tools and skills to manage these frustrations by setting limits, rules and boundaries, and by working on expectations, transitions and consequences. Lastly, parents will work towards developing empathetic attunement to create a caring and nurturing parent child dyad.

  Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson LA Times 

When seen only as a job or a responsibility, parenting can be frustrating and burdensome.  However, when seen as an opportunity for mutual growth for both parents and children, parenting can be one of the most fulfilling and affirming experiences that life offers. Family life then becomes a safe place to express thoughts, feelings, and emotions as children and parents learn to respect and influence each other.