Parenting
Generally speaking, people tend to parent the way in which they were parented. If you were lucky enough to have a secure and healthy attachment with your parents, then you likely parent in a similar manner. However, many people have been raised in households in which the parents called the shots and children were expected to comply without speaking back or they were raised in a permissive household where there were few, if any boundaries or expectations.
Does this sound familiar?
If your relationship with your child is not ideal, do you find yourself experiencing any of the following:
conflict or avoidance
anger or resentment
a loss of connection
pushback or withdrawal
lack of trust in your child
your child responds or behaves in ways that you dislike
everyone in the home is unhappy or on edge
As a parent, it becomes impossible to know how to navigate situations in which you find your child’s behavior rude, inappropriate, disrespectful, willful, manipulative or wrong. Unsure of other alternative approaches, parents often feel frustrated, push back or give up. You can stop this cycle!
What you can expect.
With over 23 years of parenting experience and training, Julie can help you transform your relationships with your children. She can help you access new skills and techniques that create the harmonious family life that you are longing for. She helps parents in whatever stage of their parenting journey such as:
Adult children
Step-children
New parents
Sibling issues
Boundary setting
Blended families
Generational differences
Cultural differences
20-somethings who aren’t launching
The result is positive relationships and a calm and peaceful environment within your family. A place where you are able to speak and be heard and all members feel equally supported and cared for. In addition, when there are struggles or bumps along the road, Julie equips you with the communication tools to repair the rupture and return to a solid integration and connection.
Julie as a parent.
Julie is a parent to four daughters, ranging in age from 11-23, which has pushed her to learn, grow and adapt to a multitude of challenges involved in raising children in a complex and ever-changing world. She has been married, divorced, remarried, separated, has single parented and co-parented. Julie has stated, “My experience as a mother has seriously tested my patience and sanity. But it has also provided me with fertile ground to learn and grow as a parent, as a person.” She understands your world and has taken the path through it to successful parenting.