Private Parent Coaching with Guided Parenting Support - GPS®
Personalized guidance for your unique family
Parent coaching is for parents who want individualized support, space to think out loud, and guidance that reflects their specific children/teens, family dynamics, and values.
This work is collaborative and reflective—not prescriptive. Rather than being told what to do, parents are supported in understanding why certain behaviors keep showing up and how to respond in ways that protect relationships and build skills over time.
What Makes GPS Coaching Different?
Parent coaching through Guided Parenting Support - GPS® is grounded in the GPS² Parenting Roadmap, a flexible framework that helps parents make confident decisions across all stages of development:
Get it off your chest – a safe, confidential, judgement-free space to name what’s hard, frustrating, or worrying
Protect relationships – because connection is the primary protective factor
Scale your expectations to their match development – so expectations are fair, realistic, and developmentally-informed
Skill-build for long-term success – focusing on what kids and teens are still learning, not what they’re doing “wrong”
This roadmap becomes the lens through which we look at behaviors, boundaries, emotions, and expectations—so parenting decisions feel clearer and more consistent over time.
How Coaching Supports You, Step by Step
Parenting challenges don’t happen in isolation, so coaching supports parents before, during, and after hard moments.
1. Proactively setting your family up for success
This is where we focus on what parents can do ahead of time to reduce friction and increase cooperation, including:
Understanding your child’s development, temperament, neurodiversity, and nervous system
Strengthening connection and trust
Collaboratively problem-solving when developmentally appropriate
Adjusting environments, expectations, and routines to support regulation
2. Support in the moment
Even with proactive support, big feelings and challenging behaviors still happen. Coaching helps parents:
Co-regulate instead of escalating
“Drop the rope” in power struggles
Respond calmly without permissiveness or punishment
Use strategies that match what a child or teen can actually access in that moment
3. Follow-up, repair, and skill-building
After things settle, coaching supports:
Repairing ruptures and rebuilding connection
Reflecting on what worked and what didn’t
Teaching skills over time (emotional regulation, problem-solving, accountability, communication, etc.)
Refining strategies so parents feel more confident next time
This follow-up work is where real growth happens—for both parents and kids.
Parent Coaching May Be a Good Fit If You:
Feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to respond to ongoing behaviors
Want to parent more calmly but find yourself reactive or second-guessing
Are parenting children and teens with different temperaments, needs, or neurodiversity
Want support aligning with a co-parent or improving communication
Know your child is receiving support elsewhere and want guidance for the home environment
Want a trusted guide to help you apply the GPS² framework to real-life situations
What Coaching Looks Like
Private ZOOM sessions that include all active parenting partners (couples, co-parents, other adults in the home)
Deep listening, thoughtful questions, and perspective
Developmentally-informed education tailored to your family
Practical strategies you can actually use
A steady focus on protecting relationships and building skills
Think of parent coaching like personal training: attuned, responsive, and centered on your goals—not a generic program or set of rules.
A Final Note
Parent coaching isn’t about fixing kids or achieving perfect behavior. It’s about helping parents build a grounded, developmentally-informed way of making decisions that grows with their family—so parenting feels more sustainable, connected, and effective over time.
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