Parenting Support in Long Beach, Orange County, and LA
Helping you navigate the stressors of being a parent, and helping you feel more confident in suppporting your child
Are you feeling unsure, stressed, overwhelmed with parenting? Or just needing some guidance to help your child through their struggles?
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Maybe you keep getting calls from your child’s school and needing support or someone on your team to figure things out
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Is your child showing you some big emotions, and you’re unsure how to help them manage their feelings in a healthy way
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Does your child seem anxious or sad, and want to help them understand their feelings, and manage their feelings better
Parenting is tough. You don’t have to figure it all out on your own!
1. Enhanced Understanding: Gain a deeper understanding of your child's emotions, behaviors, and developmental needs.
2. Effective Communication: Learn effective communication strategies to strengthen your bond with your child.
3. Improved Parenting Skills: Acquire practical parenting techniques to address specific challenges and promote positive behavior.
4. Reduced Stress and Anxiety: Develop coping mechanisms to manage stress and anxiety, both for yourself and your child.
5. Increased Resilience: Help your child build resilience and the ability to navigate life's challenges.
6. Conflict Resolution: Learn how to resolve conflicts within your family in a healthy and constructive manner
7. Support Network: Connect with a supportive community of parents facing similar challenges.
8. Personalized Guidance: Receive tailored advice and support based on your unique family situation.
9. Professional Perspective: Benefit from a therapist's objective perspective and expertise in child development.
10. Empowerment: Feel empowered to make informed decisions about your child's well-being.
Parenting Support with Triple P (Positive Parenting Program)
As a therapist specializing in parenting support, my approach is rooted in evidence-based strategies designed to help parents build:
Ensuring a safe engaging environment.
Creating a positive learning environment.
Using assertive discipline.
Having reasonable expectations.
Looking after yourself as a parent.
When working with your child here are some of the basic principles that will be worked on with them:
Showing respect to others.
Being considerate.
Having good communication and social skills.
Having healthy self-esteem.
Being a good problem solver.
Becoming independent.
What is Triple P
Triple P is based on decades of research and has been shown to be effective in improving outcomes for children and parents across a wide range of situations. The program is built on five key principles of positive parenting:
Ensuring a Safe and Engaging Environment: Creating an environment where children feel safe, valued, and supported.
Promoting Positive Behavior: Encouraging behaviors that foster healthy social and emotional development.
Teaching New Skills: Helping children learn essential life skills, like managing emotions, making friends, and problem-solving.
Managing Misbehavior: Effectively managing challenging behaviors with strategies that are respectful, consistent, and fair.
Building a Positive Relationship: Strengthening the parent-child bond through quality time, communication, and affection.
How I Use Triple P in My Work with Parents
Assessing Parenting Needs:
During our initial sessions, I help parents identify specific concerns and challenges they’re facing. Together, we pinpoint the behaviors that are causing stress and discuss the goals the parents have for their children’s development.
Fostering Positive Parent-Child Relationships:
I emphasize the importance of fostering strong, healthy relationships between parents and children. We work together to improve communication, reduce conflict, and increase positive interactions that nurture the parent-child bond.
Developing Personalized Strategies:
Based on the Triple P principles, I help parents develop and implement strategies to address specific behaviors. This can include setting clear expectations, using positive reinforcement, and teaching problem-solving skills. I also provide parents with tools to manage difficult emotions, such as stress and frustration, that may arise in the parenting process.
Ongoing Support and Adjustments:
Parenting is an ongoing journey, so I offer continuous support as parents apply what they’ve learned. We meet regularly to review progress, address new challenges, and refine strategies as necessary. This ensures that parents feel supported and empowered long after they’ve initially adopted the Triple P methods.
Building Confidence:
One of the most important aspects of Triple P is empowering parents to feel confident in their ability to manage difficult situations. Through a supportive, non-judgmental environment, I help parents understand that mistakes are a normal part of the learning process and that they can always refine their approach.
Why Triple P Works
Triple P is designed to be flexible and adaptable to fit different family situations.
It recognizes that every child and family is unique, and there is no one-size-fits-all approach to parenting. By focusing on the core principles of positive parenting, Triple P helps create long-term change, not only in children's behavior but also in how parents interact with and support their children.
The program also emphasizes self-care and the well-being of parents, which is essential in fostering a positive home environment.