Celebrate parenthood.
“What will our children do in the morning, if they do not see us fly?”
— Rumi
When can working with a parenting consultant be beneficial?
When:
dealing with your strong-willed child takes the joy out of parenting and you feel like you’ve tried every creative strategy, yet the struggles persist;
you feel like a broken record, repeating the same instructions without feeling heard or acknowledged, and your child is in complete control;
your child picks the worst times to be difficult—when you’re out shopping, when you have relatives visiting, or at the end of the day when you’re getting ready for dinner;
your sensitive child struggles emotionally with many situations and you worry about meeting his/her/their needs;
you and your partner can’t find a way to agree on similar approaches to discipline;
you want to get your baby or young toddler started on good routines and approach new parenting situations intentionally and proactively, rather than reactively falling into “accidental” parenting habits;
your child has sleep issues or resists toilet training;
you have a picky eater and mealtimes become a battle;
your school-age child struggles with remote or hybrid learning and the school-home connection;
your child loves to learn but you’re not sure how to support his/her/their interests;
your school-age child is having learning difficulties or if your fast learner is not happy going to school;
your children are constantly in conflict, and when you try to help, it intensifies the tension;
you are concerned about the ways social media, screen exposure, or popular social values contradict your values and you feel helpless because you struggle to reduce your child’s exposure to these influences;
or when…
A personal approach
Mehr will support you in articulating your needs, will empower you with understanding the causes of your children’s behaviors, and will offer you practical strategies to:
facilitate their holistic development in the most positive atmosphere,
meet their needs as well as your own, avoiding battles, and
experience the joy of effective and mindful parenting.
You don’t have to buy into the “terrible twos” and “threenager” myths or live with your worries through the elementary school years.