Parent Coach Lauren M's Bio

Experience:

• Parent Resource Advisors, Co-founder and Parent Coach, (5 years)
• Parent Educator: Highly Sensitive Children,  Cooking for Neuro-diverse Children, School Selection for Neurodiverse Children (4 years)
• Parents Place/Jewish Family And Children Services, San Francisco, Parent Coach and Educator (3 years)
• Learning Company, Educational Designer for Student and Parent Materials, (7 years)
• Volunteer in different classroom settings (3 years)
  • Parent Volunteer, Keys School (Lower School)
  • Volunteer, Palo Alto High School’s Schools for the 21st Century Committee
  • Substitute Teacher, Marin Country Day
  • Computer Lab Volunteer, Nueva School (Lower School)
• Mentor for a Malaysian refugee who was applying to college (1 year)
• Radio host for KPFA - an NPR affiliate in San Francisco (3 years)

 

How I work with parents: 

• I am the mom of an ADHD teen daughter.  I lead my parent sessions with empathy.  
• I believe that children want to be good, and that hard behavior is merely communication of what they are feeling or struggling with. 
• I learn about parents’ values, their current systems, what is working in their home, and their current struggles.  I then empower them to make the changes they would like. 
• My approach to working with parents involves using evidence-based strategies to build awareness, try experiments, and facilitate personal growth. Through our work together, I’ve watched many parents gain more confidence and build strong relationships with their children.
• I collaborate with parents to devise plans based on parents’ priorities, goals and understanding of their children.  
• I focus on improving communication with your child, setting effective boundaries, motivating them through connection, working with and acknowledging their strengths, managing difficult behaviors, and fostering emotional resilience.
• I want parents to leave each session with tricks, hacks, and tools they can use!

 

Favorite Quote: 

• “Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments.”  Rose Kennedy
• “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”  Theodore Roosevelt

 

Fun Fact: 

• I lived in Malaysia for a year. On my walks, I saw monkeys, snakes, and leeches. 

 

What parents say: 

• “By asking thought-provoking questions, Lauren facilitated ideas, and together we worked towards creative solutions that I didn’t see on my own. Her easygoing nature made me feel very comfortable during our sessions. I can confidently say that Lauren was instrumental in my personal search for answers.”
• “Lauren was wonderful.  She really listened and gave us some great suggestions to try.  We learned a lot…and are still implementing all the things she shared with us.”