I highly recommend Laura's workshops. I went to her siblings workshop. What I love about Laura is…read morethat you can pick and choose what works for your family. No judgement and open call conversation. She gives tools to cope with so many issues we deal as parents in a positive way. If you are looking for parenting class, I recommend her services.

We were at our wits end with our toddler in terms of behaviour and as first time parents weren't…read morereally sure what we were doing wrong or how to make our daily lives more enjoyable and not a constant battle. After only a couple sessions with Laura, we started seeing positive results. She gave us invaluable tools for giving our toddler healthy boundaries, making him feeling more secure and us happier as a family. These tools included dealing with "the terrible 2s" as well as the positive entry of a baby into the family.

The Terrific Twos class with Heidi was such a wonderful experience. I learned so many skills as a…read moreparent of a spirited two year old that I'm able to model some sweet Jedi mind tricks and my partner gives me credit, but really it's all Heidi and the other parents in the class. My two year old looked forward to the play zone and the kind volunteers who played with him. He enjoyed the activities and he learned to confidently separate from me. We were just in the next room but it was also really nice to have some adult interaction without an army of toddlers to supervise. (Bless you childcare volunteers.) If you're trying to navigate tantrums, sleep issues, biting, hitting, carseat battles, basically being two, this series of classes is amazing.

I'm a big fan of this organization. Not only do they provide parent and family services and…read moreprograms but they also have a drop off location for items you want to donate, which go directly to the families in need.

I recently took one of Kiran's connected family courses. Kiran expertly guided us through multiple…read moresessions, teaching us about family connections, self-care, and many other useful concepts. Having a framework to learn from was so helpful. Not only was the course material helpful, but we were given useful materials to help us execute our vision. I really enjoyed Kiran's warmth, professionalism, and ability to engage the group into productive discussions.

I took Kiran's class, Connected Parenting, in January this year and I would recommend this class…read morefor all parents out there. Kiran helped me overcome several hurdles and challenges that I was experiencing as a working mom. Balancing my demanding career, personal life and health and family obligations was extremely difficult. When I took Kiran's class, I learned several tools such as Listening Partnership and Special time, that helped me manage my life better and greatly reduced my stress. I also received a lot of support from the class and developed great friendships during this experience. As an instructor, Kiran motivates us to be our best. She is professional, kind and supportive. Her educational background combined with her life experiences as a mom herself, make her an awesome life coach for working moms.

Parent Solutions staff is a pleasure to work with and offers excellent customer service. The…read moreoffice is clean, well kept, and very professional. We highly recommend Felicia and her staff for your parenting needs/counseling.

My 10-year-old son received therapy at this place for a year, and unfortunately this agency seems…read moreto only be focused on billing the insurance. Their "therapists" are not good and are extremely poor at communicating with parents. I remember one time I asked to speak with the therapist because it was already very difficult to schedule an appointment. We agreed she would call me on a certain day at 9:00 a.m., and when she called, she sounded half asleep, clearly in bed, with a drowsy voice and yawning. She did not respond to messages or emails either. This agency is a complete mess. I highly recommend looking for a place where the therapist is a licensed LCSW, since they can even diagnose when appropriate. At this agency, it seems like the therapists are just trainees. I am now taking my son to another place where the therapist is an LCSW, and she has offered to work closely with the school and with his behavioral specialist provider. I am so happy to have finally found the place my son truly needed.

stop..... read this before working with mary. she is the owner of the company and very…read moremanipulative. you might want to double check with having her interact with your kids and family. i have interacted with her and she is very wishy-washy and not direct. if it's not her way, she will try every way imaginable to not face things on a professional level be aware of people like this and interacting with your kids and family as my experience was not pleasant.

About 1 year ago, I was constantly at war with my daughter. I was feeling terrible and exhausted. I…read moregoogled to see if there are local parenting support groups that could help me with my situation. I found Mary. Initially I wrote her off as "yet another useless consulting". But I eventually decided to give her a shot out of desperation. So glad that I did. The advice Mary gave was practical and effective. For instance, she suggested I schedule a weekly bonding time with my daughter, which is now the most-anticipated activity of the week for both me and my daughter. Last week, I almost cried when my daughter told me that I'm her closest person in the world, given I was clearly her most-hated person less than a year ago! My relationship with my daughter has been completely transformed since I met Mary. Wish more parents could get help from her! I snatched a photo yesterday when walking the dog with my daughter. Moments like this make me wonder if the constant wars with my daughter a year ago was actually just a nightmare. lol Thank you Mary!

Before coaching with Kimberly, I was at my wit's end. My relationship with my 7-year-old felt like…read moreit was in tatters, and I was overwhelmed, frustrated, and despairing. Kimberly's clear, focused, patient coaching helped me remember what I already knew about good parenting, tackled the critical issues immediately, and brought me back to what I know is true: I love my daughter with all my heart, I am supremely capable of teaching her the life skills she needs to be happy and successful in the world, and she has the natural curiosity and innate ability to learn and apply those skills.

From the owner: Positive Discipline parenting classes, webinars, workshops, training, and coaching for parents and…read moreprofessionals. Tired of yelling and nagging? Frustrated by a lack of cooperation and respect? Discouraged because you're not sure what to do in order to get a different result? Kimberly helps you find positive, practical solutions to daily discipline challenges, so you can raise capable kids, with less stress, and more joy. Use effective discipline that's kind and firm at the same time, with encouraging tools that resolve daily parenting challenges while helping children learn the life skills they'll need for the long run: respect for self and others, responsibility, resilience, and problem solving skills. Create a positive environment based on encouragement, mutual respect, healthy communication, and personal responsibility. You'll enjoy parenting so much more!

I am a HUGE fan of Hand in Hand. From one generation to the next, societies learn to be more gentle…read moreand loving as parents. Hand in Hand is the next huge wave of goodness to wash over the important work of parenting. I thought I was a pretty-darned-good mother before I took the Building Emotional Understanding class through Hand in Hand. I had no idea how much I could improve! I am so much more accepting and understanding toward the difficult feelings my girls experience now. I appreciate the full range of feelings that children and parents experience and understand how important it is to feel them all as fully as possible instead of stuffing the harder ones and welcoming only the happy ones. As a result, my girls really tell me what is going on in their lives -- the happy things and the hard things. And they both have amazing courage to put themselves out there in the world and try their best at whatever they do. They know they can count on me to listen to them if things don't go well instead of judging their efforts. More and more they are trusting in their own ability to figure things out. More and more they are feeling their own power to make positive change in their own lives.

The principles are not complicated and make sense, that a child can't hear your advice when their…read morebrain is in a storm of emotion. After they unload that, their innate goodness and desire to connect guides wise behavior. They just need your acceptance and faith in them during the storm. Your child may feel diminished by focusing on consequences, as if they deserve to be punished for normal fears and instincts. The classes help you practice, answer your questions and vent your worries. Also they help you notice any resistance and envy if you were not raised with this kindness. Sure some ideas are in other books, but you'll appreciate the assistance in applying them.

Carolina is the BEST EVER!! Extremely grateful to her for giving me support during postpartum. We (…read moreme and my baby ) go to her mommy and baby yoga and we love it. Even though my baby is crawling now, Carolina encourages us to attend her sessions. She is extremely attentive to both mine and my baby's needs. My little one loves her and feels extremely calm in her sessions. Her wisdom and advice has helped me recover from postpartum issues. She's prompt to respond to questions and has high quality resources to offer. Highly recommend. Grateful to her for everything she has been doing for us.

This would have been 5 stars based on the breastfeeding class I attended. I was reluctant to even…read morego to any breastfeeding class because it was important to me to not be attached to the idea of breastfeeding, and I was worried I'd be beaten over the head with how important it is and set myself up for mom guilt if it didn't work out. Quite the contrary, the speaker was really approachable and practical. She talked through just about every scenario and offered a really great mindset - feed as much breastmilk as you can whenever you can, and it's totally OK to make up the difference with formula. Unfortunately, the baby care class dropped this down to 4 stars. It was borderline a waste of time. The instructor was scattered and not very helpful. Lots of tech challenges. Not much help in the way of answering questions or providing practical advice. Very limited hands on practice. I went with a friend because my husband was out of town and I was almost embarrassed that she wasted time in that class with me.