Be The Kind of Parent You
Want To Be
Connection
Create a relationship with your children based on connection, trust, and collaboration
Harmony
Experience peace, harmony and mutual understanding with your children
healing
Heal the wounds you experienced as a child, so your children don’t have to
No parent starts off knowing what to do...
Without conscious effort, our parenting methods can create conflict instead of connection. The authoritarian way most of us have been taught to parent, creates conflict and frustration, endless power struggles and leaves us with broken and distant relationships with our children.
When we parent our children without working through our own history, we are destined to unconsciously repeat painful patterns we ourselves experienced as children, no matter how badly we want it to be different.
It’s Never Too Late to Turn Things Around
No matter what your relationship with your child(ren) looks like right now, there is hope. Depending on where things are at, it can be hard to believe there is truly another way. But I promise you there is.
None of us start off as parents knowing what to do. We create plans, try to be the people we want to be and watch as our idealistic imaginings get run over by the reality of daily life and the immense pressures of caring for our kids.
Hi!
I'm Yvonne
I’m a certified parenting coach through Jai Institute for Parenting.
My passion for this field of work lies in my belief that human connections are the most valuable thing we have.
My mission is to support and empower you, as a parent, grandparent or childminder, to make the changes you wish to make in your household.
I am ever so grateful to have three grown-up children and a grandson, who have shaped, enriched and supported my path in getting to where I am today.
All through my adult life, I have worked with children and adults in different settings. I am a trained Forest School Educator working with children of all ages. I also ran an Educational Farm for 10 years before starting the Forest School with my daughter.
Through my training to become a parent coach, I learned the effects of ‘parent with’. I gained knowledge about how a child’s brain works and what stage of development they are at. I am now better able to connect from my heart and set rules, boundaries and family values empathically, while having fun. This prospect makes me super excited to be a parenting coach and pass on my knowledge.
If you are looking for support with your parenting, or if you are wondering if there is a different way to parent more effectively, I would love to hear from you.
"Yvonne was patient, compassionate, asked the right questions to understand our situation and to guide me to find answers myself.
I realized how fear influences my behaviour, impacting the dynamics with my partner and how our daughter learns to handle difficult situations. Yvonne "tuned in" on us individually and as a family. I found solutions supporting me to work through issues without suffering, stretching my comfort zone step by step. I am ever so grateful for her professional, yet incredibly warm and compassionate way of being, and can only recommend approaching her with any family-related issue."
-Zsofia from Germany
The traditional ‘power-over’ model of parenting isn’t working.
Which makes you feel like you’re going to spend the rest of your life struggling with your children and continue to feel like you’re just not doing a good job as a parent.
I believe that the real issue is that we’re not taught how to be the kind of parents most of us long to be so we end up slipping into the patterns that were ingrained in us in our own childhoods.
I understand how hard it is to ask for help as a parent. Which is why when you contact me, you will be met with understanding, a non-judgemental openness and a supportive, personalized, effective plan that I will personally guide you through every step of the way.
Here's How It Works:
When you book a call with me, we’ll sit down together and talk so I can get a sense of what’s going on for you and your family and where I can offer support.
I’ll explain my approach and the options we have for working together. You can ask any questions you have and see what type of support would be the best fit for your life and schedule.
If it feels right to you, we can book our first session and get started. If it’s not a good fit, I will do my best to offer alternative resources or suggestions for support, wherever possible. There’s no pressure of any kind, simply an opportunity to see if we are a good fit to work together.
"I completed 12 weeks parenting coaching with Yvonne, and it was the best thing I have done for me as a parent! Yvonne is compassionate, intuitive and is an excellent listener. She helped me to reframe how I looked at this stage of parenting a pre - teen and it has benefitted my relationship with my daughter immensely. I am very grateful to her for her insights and support. I recommend working with her with my whole heart!♥️ You won’t regret it"
-Maggie from Kerry, Ireland
Let's Talk!
So that you can stop blaming yourself.
And instead take the first step towards becoming the kind of parent you know you can be.
