Professional life-success coach since 2002, focusing primarily on helping parents meet their goals and connect (or reconnect) with their children in meaningful and influential ways. The main purpose is to enable parents to see how they are doing well, giving them information and perspective they do not have so they can do better, and making it possible for them to live up to their own standards and have the kind of family life they find rewarding.Past experience as a La Leche League Leader (1992), peer counsellor (1983) this coaching and public speaking educates, encourages and empowers parents and people supporting parents.Specializing in non-controlling methods specifically aimed at building trust between parent and child, to protect the child and to enable to the parents to generously give their children what they need. Fostering cross-generational understanding and empathy in order to make peace and support cooperation rather than competition or contention between parent and child.Educating parents about childhood brain development and what this means to their child's capacity for understanding, as well as current research regarding human brain plasticity throughout life, which makes it possible for parents to avoid common mistakes based on old misunderstandings and unrealistic expectations.Specialties: non-violent communication, choice theory, mentoring, attachment-parenting advocate, parenting class instruction, public speaking