Jennifer Watanabe
Encouraging Loving Parents to Find Easier Ways to Parent
About
Just like all parents, being a good parent has always mattered deeply to me — yet I found it genuinely hard. Every stage of raising my boys brought its own questions about what to do or say: from the newborn days through the toddler and teen years, all the way to when they became adults.
Family life was often stressful too. As a working parent, I know firsthand the pressure of managing work and family at the same time — the calendar, the clock, the endless to-do list. I'd be at work worrying about home and come home too depleted to be the parent I wanted to be.
I often felt overwhelmed.
Parenting is stressful for so many reasons: the uncertainty about what's best for the family and the children, the disagreements with partners and caregivers about how to teach and guide the children, and the effort it takes to build strong relationships within a busy family.
The memories of those difficult days have never left me. They are the reason I do this work.
You can feel less overwhelmed, too. You can be happier.
- Positive Parenting instructor at Bellevue College in Washington State for 24 years
- Certified Parent Coach through the Parent Coaching Institute (PCI) at Seattle Pacific University
- Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator
- PEPS (Program for Early Parent Support) facilitator
If you'd like to learn more, I'd love to talk. You can schedule a time right here on this website, or email me directly.
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Parent Coaching
Testimonials
From a child, as told to his parent after working with me, “I think I love you more.”
“Your words of wisdom have changed the way we parent.”
“Your support and loving knowledge in bringing up kids will be remembered forever. I think I will remember you when I am a grandparent, too.”
“This has been a wonderful experience for me as a mom and as a person. “
“You are a wealth of knowledge and experience… thank you very much for making us better parents.”
“How lucky we are to have had you in our life when we started our family and when we needed guidance with raising our child!”
“Thank you for your support, encouraging words, and endless sources of wisdom.”
“I feel blessed to have met you. You are a true coach.”
- Parents who have worked with Jennifer Watanabe
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