About Us
As a parent educator and coach, I give parents the skills they need to be more effective and the support they need to make their wisest parenting choices day after day. Whether it is how to mitigate tantrums with a two year old or to guide a teen in making healthy choices, I teach parents to meet their kids with a combination of warmth and empathy on the one hand and high expectations on the other (the basis of Positive Discipline or parenting with love and logic).
How We Got Started
I left 25 years of teaching when I realized how isolated parents are. The skills they used to learn from family or social groups, they were now having to learn independently. Rather than parents asking freely for help and advice, it has become a point of pride that parents can do it on their own--when historically we have never parented alone. Now parents are turning to experts like me to efficiently get the skills they need to know how to talk to their kids for optimum connection and cooperation and how to run their houses in such a way that reduces everyone's stress.
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Recommendations Received (64)
""I highly recommend Elizabeth! She is a warm, knowledgable and skilled parenting coach. As a..."
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""I highly recommend Elizabeth! She is a warm, knowledgable and skilled parenting coach. As a former school teacher, Elizabeth has a wealth of hands on experience and knowledge about children, and she gave me the best parenting advice when she taught my kids.""
"Elisabeth is warm, approachable, easy to talk with. "
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"Marcella is such a lovely, grounded person and she has put together such a thoughtful team of..."
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"Marcella is such a lovely, grounded person and she has put together such a thoughtful team of practitioners at Kindful Body. The intake process allows people to just explore who on the team might best serve them and how. Kindful Body also puts out great supporting information through their newsletter and through links to articles, special webinars and events. "
"Ashley Becker-Nunley is a highly skilled and thoughtful parenting coach with a ton of experience..."
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"Ashley Becker-Nunley is a highly skilled and thoughtful parenting coach with a ton of experience as a pediatric occupational therapist. Like a good detective, Ashley uses her abundant curiosity to help parents decode their kids' challenging behaviors. Then she works together with the parents creates 1-2 measurable goals that will meet the child right at his point of growth. In this way, she brings more joy and ease to the families she works with. "
Recent Activity
I am sending people's offer to my list, as well as liking and sharing their posts. As much as possible I add personal testimonies. I am also helping people brainstorm ways to shift their work online--how they can still be of service. It is hard not to have actions lead directly to sales, so...
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I am sending people's offer to my list, as well as liking and sharing their posts. As much as possible I add personal testimonies. I am also helping people brainstorm ways to shift their work online--how they can still be of service. It is hard not to have actions lead directly to sales, so helping people hold the faith that they are planting seeds for future sales is important. No action a business owner takes to reach out and connect with clients is wasted effort; in today's climate, the roi will just take longer.
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Meeting with estate lawyer, insurance reps, etc. and review policies and make sure you really understanad.
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Meeting with estate lawyer, insurance reps, etc. and review policies and make sure you really understanad.
The bulk stays the same, but I do go back and reread things to see if they still sound fresh and relevant. Weekly/monthly I update course offerings and post blogs.
I know that when I go to a website, I always check how recent the blog as a sign of how active/serious the company is about...
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The bulk stays the same, but I do go back and reread things to see if they still sound fresh and relevant. Weekly/monthly I update course offerings and post blogs.
I know that when I go to a website, I always check how recent the blog as a sign of how active/serious the company is about engaging with their customers. (I'm of the opinion that if you are not posting at least quarterly, that it is better not to have a blog because the site looks neglected if there isn't a relatively recent post.)
That even 5 years later, it is still 80% marketing and promotions and 20% direct contact with clients.
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That even 5 years later, it is still 80% marketing and promotions and 20% direct contact with clients.
Without our health we have access to so much less. Good health should always be one of our ongoing goals. That being said, I don't think it is necessary to be radical on the subject to get most of its benefits. Moderation in all things does the job!
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Without our health we have access to so much less. Good health should always be one of our ongoing goals. That being said, I don't think it is necessary to be radical on the subject to get most of its benefits. Moderation in all things does the job!
I find it much easier to stay focused when I have a concrete goal I am working towards with a concrete date. Then I can back plan. For example, right now I am creating and promoting a new webinar. First I decided on a date and put it out into the world. That helps me stay focused because now...
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I find it much easier to stay focused when I have a concrete goal I am working towards with a concrete date. Then I can back plan. For example, right now I am creating and promoting a new webinar. First I decided on a date and put it out into the world. That helps me stay focused because now I know I have to get everything done before that date or lose out on the benefit of doing the webinar in the first place. Now for each day, I make sure I get done the 2-3 tasks directly related to the webinar before I do any of the many other tasks I could do to support my business.
A tip that surprised me from a local social media guru is that your audience likes to know something about you. At least on Instagram, I have taken that to heart, and in between points about parenting, I share something of myself and my life.
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A tip that surprised me from a local social media guru is that your audience likes to know something about you. At least on Instagram, I have taken that to heart, and in between points about parenting, I share something of myself and my life.
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To spend time with smart, interesting people and make friends.
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To spend time with smart, interesting people and make friends.
I do my best to promote my colleagues in general--and feel they do the same for me--but I have found an affiliate deal to be really useful. It is especially helpful when someone is willing to reach out to their audience and write about my services personally (either because they have used them...
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I do my best to promote my colleagues in general--and feel they do the same for me--but I have found an affiliate deal to be really useful. It is especially helpful when someone is willing to reach out to their audience and write about my services personally (either because they have used them or because the know and trust me well enough to be able speak about me in specific ways).
