Our Approach:

When our children and teens are at their best, it’s easy to live with them, enjoy them, teach them, and appreciate them.

However, when they are defiant, argumentative, or withdrawn, we all know how easy it is to get upset, to argue back, threaten, nag, or shout.

We can help you break this cycle by using our positive, firm and consistent methods. You can guide your children and teens to become more cooperative, confident, self-reliant, respectful, and responsible — while maintaining a calm, friendly atmosphere.

Our approach is practical, down-to-earth, and solution-oriented.

  • Morning Mayhem and Bedtime Battles
    Make your morning and evening routines smoother, speedier, and more relaxed

  • Mealtimes and Nutrition
    Improve your child's food choices and table manners

  • Sibling Squabbles
    Guide your children to argue less and enjoy each other more

  • Screen Time
    Transform your child's or teen’s relationship to screens

  • Homework and Learning
    Reduce the frustration surrounding getting homework done - and done well

Daily flashpoints we address:

Some of the new, more effective habits you’ll find useful for bringing out the best in your child and in yourself:

  • Preparing for Success
    Focus on planning so that things go right, rather than on reacting with frustration or inconsistency when things go wrong

  • Descriptive Praise
    Motivate, teach, and correct your children and teens by using a new kind of appreciation

  • Strategies for achieving the habits of cooperation and self-reliance
    Clear expectations and routines

    Consistent follow-through

    United Front between parents

    Planning your day realistically

    What to do when your child says no

    Boundaries

    Rewards and consequences

  • Reflective Listening
    Guide your children and teens to express their emotions appropriately, rather than by misbehaving

  • Special Time
    Brings out the best in children — and brings out the best in parents

In addition, the ‘Calmer, Easier, Happier Parenting’ strategies also address more difficult and more complex issues, such as:

Bullying

Divorce and step-families

Special needs

Defiant teens

Extreme temperament

Traditional schooling vs. Home-schooling

Parenting doesn’t have to feel like you’re in survival mode.

Maybe you’ve read the popular parenting books and listened to lots of parenting podcasts. But you’re still not sure how to achieve a happier home life. Our approach is all about you learning and practicing new habits that will bring out the best in your children and teens.

It really is possible to have a “calmer, easier, happier” family.

Want to dive in?

Here is what Calmer, Easier, Happier parents are saying…

  • “These parenting skills have totally changed our way of approaching things – my family hasn’t shouted in weeks and there’s so much less tension at home!”

    -Mother

  • “I was dumbfounded to watch the resistance and defiance we had experienced for years either dissolve, or be completely avoided, by using these positive strategies.”

    -Father

  • “These techniques really work – the best reward of all is seeing my son’s happiness and self-confidence return.”

    -Mother