Real-life parenting strategies rooted in psychology and attachment science

Helping parents move beyond rigid scripts and one-size-fits-all advice to create calmer homes, stronger bonds, and emotionally healthy families.

This free guide will teach you fun and simple psychologist-approved games you can play with children of all ages that helps them learn to calm their brain and bodies and strengthen their emotion regulation skills!

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I’m a licensed clinical psychologist and mom of two.

I love helping parents understand the building blocks of child development and how secure relationships form and thrive. Because when parents find their inner confidence, they can respond to any parenting problem that comes along and raise kids who are healthy, resilient, and kind.

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3 psychologist-approved discipline strategies (all of which I use with my own kids) that don’t utilize shame or guilt, but that still work!

Effective Discipline 

How to defuse conflict with your child, increase their listening and cooperation, AND do all that in a way that actually makes you feel you feel empowered and effective in your parenting.

Overcoming
Power Struggles

You don’t need to be a perfect parent, you just need to focus on these 4 pillars that support a healthy
parent-child bond.

Foster Secure
Attachment

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Learn to blend simple principles from psychology, neuroscience, and a deep understanding of your child’s unique nervous system so you can parent with more confidence, connection, and ease.