RESEARCHER | AUTHOR
PARENTING COACH

I want to help make parenting easier for you, as we give your child (and all children) the best possible start in life.

RESEARCHER | PARENTING COACH | AUTHOR

Have a parenting question?

We've got (research-based) answers! Click the button below to record your question, and Jen will try to answer it in an upcoming episode...

Have a parenting question?

We've got (research-based) answers! Record your question, and Jen will try to answer it in an upcoming episode...

Parenting can be really hard.

It's especially hard when we know we want to parent differently from the way we were raised. You might want to practice Gentle Parenting or Respectful Parenting, but in the heat of the moment, everything you've read and learned flies out the window.

Your child does something you've asked them not to do (or refuses to do something you want them to do)...

Your mother's voice emerges (where did that even come from?!) as you yell at your kids - again.

Nobody can say that you yell as much as your Mom did, but it's still more than you'd like.

Then you feel guilt that you're messing up your kids, and shame that you can't seem to change.

I can help you interrupt this cycle so you can be with your kids in a way that's aligned with your values, and meets your needs for ease, collaboration, and joy.

I hope you'll join me on this journey!

Parenting can be really hard.

Let's talk about the really important stuff

How do I give my child the best possible start in life?

Does parenting have to be this hard?

Why do I feel so triggered by my child's behavior?

What can I possibly do about the world's challenges?

How can I make sure my child doesn't hurt in the same way I have hurt?

How can we make the world a better place for all children?

Let's talk about the really important stuff

How do I give my child the best possible start in life?

Does parenting have
to be this hard?

Why do I feel so triggered
by my child's behavior?

What can I possibly do about the world's challenges?

How can I make sure
my child doesn't hurt in
the same way I have hurt?

How can we make the world
a better place for all children?

Research alone is not enough

I spend a lot of time looking at scientific research on parenting and child development.

I do want to know what it can tell us about our experience... but I also look beyond it to critique its methods and the unstated assumptions in it. (Many people think that science is value-neutral and will tell us The Objective Answers, but actually it reflects our values back to us.)

I want to share the research with you, as well as the analysis and insights, as we go deeper than any other resource available - because that's how we understand what's best for ourselves and our families.

Research alone is not enough

I spend a lot of time looking at scientific research on parenting and child development.

I do want to know what it can tell us about our experience... but I also look beyond it to critique its methods and the unstated assumptions in it. (Many people think that science is value-neutral and will tell us The Objective Answers, but actually it reflects our values back to us.)

I want to share the research with you, as well as the analysis and insights, as we go deeper than any other resource available - because that's how we understand what's best for ourselves and our families.

Gentle Parenting...

that's also gentle on parents

The problem with most Gentle Parenting (and Respectful Parenting) advice is that it assumes your only role is to create the perfect environment for your child.

But what about you?

When your only focus is on supporting your child, you get lost.

I'll help you find yourself.

Because you are a whole person with valid feelings, and you deserve to have your needs met as well.

Gentle Parenting...
that's also gentle on parents

The problem with most Gentle Parenting (and Respectful Parenting) advice is that it assumes your only role is to create the perfect environment for your child.

But what about you?

What about your feelings and needs?

When your only focus is on supporting your child, you get lost.

I'll help you find yourself.

Because you are a whole person with valid feelings, and you deserve to have your needs met as well.