Jennifer Watanabe

Helping Busy Parents Reduce Their Family's Stress and Live a Calmer Life

About

Parenting well did not come easy for me. I was not a "natural."

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.

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.

Along the way, I was fortunate to discover parenting classes, parent support programs, and parent coaching — and they changed everything for me.

The memories of those difficult days have never left me. They are the reason I do this work.

I believe parents can reclaim their power and their time. You can feel less overwhelmed. You can be happier.

Drawing on my own experience and 30 years of learning about family life, I offer coaching to busy, overwhelmed parents who want to make parenting a little easier — and family life a little better.

I am a long-time parent coach and educator:

  • 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

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.

Wishing you and your family well.

Packages

Parent Coaching

Your family life can get better. Find ways to ease your family's stress. Explore possible solutions to your parenting challenges. 
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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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