Parenting Support

Conscious Kids Parent Support

I wanted to be a better parent. I knew from a very young age that there must be a another way. And I was lucky, for soon after my first child, I discovered New Ways of Disciple by Dorothy Baurch. Then along came Between Parent and Child by Haim Ginot. I learned that feelings were natural and needed to be expressed, not shamed and denied. I learned that when children feel heard and accepted, they will behave in acceptable ways. I wanted my children to not suffer the humiliation and shame that my brothers and I experienced. I wanted them to know that I saw them, heard them, honored them and that I would protect them.

Now years later, I have read many wonderful books on child development, parenting and communication. When my youngest child started school, I attended the local community college. Ten years later I had earned a B.S. in Child Development. I went on to receive a Masters in Marriage, Family and Child Therapy. I am a Certified Child Life Specialist and ordained as a Pastoral Family Life Minister. I have raised four children and enjoy the rewards of many grandchildren. Still my heart remembers the years of struggling to find the ways that were different than my own childhood experience.

I developed a curriculum that I have taught through Santa Ana Community College and Western Medical Center. I now offer parenting support through Common Ground Spiritual Center. If you are in the mist of raising a child, and would like a place to gain insight and support, please join me at 7 PM on the first Thursday night of each month at Common Ground Spiritual Center in Tustin. It will be an informal evening driven by your needs and dedicated to our children.