Be The Kind Of Parent
You Want To Be
1
Healing
Move past your own childhood wounds and learn not to repeat the patterns in your parenting
2
Connection
Powerfully connect with your child to raise an emotionally and academically successful child
3
Harmony
Create a deeply loving and respectful relationship with your child to experience peace and joy at home
No parent starts off knowing what to do...
And without
conscious effort, our parenting methods can create conflict instead of connection. The authoritarian way of parenting that most of us have witnessed and learned from, often creates conflict that leads to frustration, endless power struggles. In the long run, these dynamics can turn toxic which leaves us with distant and broken relationships with our children.
When we parent our children without working through our own history, we are destined to repeat painful patterns we ourselves experienced as children, no matter how badly we want it to be different.
It’s Never Too Late to Turn Things Around
Depending on your situation, it can be hard to believe there is another way. But I promise you, there is.
None of us start off as parents knowing what to do. We create plans, try to be the people we want to be and watch as our idealistic imaginings get run over by the reality of daily life and the immense pressures of caring for our kids.
Hello! I'm Nadia Potter
I help parents of children and adolescence who are not performing to their true potential find emotional and academic success inside and outside the classroom.
I have a bachelor’s in psychology and a masters in counseling. I have over 21 years of experience working closely with parents and adolescents as a middle school counselor. I have lovingly guided hundreds of families through difficult transitions emotionally and academically during their middle school years.
My personal experience includes being a mom of four beautiful children with four unique personalities, each of them having experienced their own set of challenges and success during their journey through middle school. I became a parenting coach because I have a core belief that children respond best when they are shown radical love, respect, kindness and acceptance. I also believe that communication and connection are key variables in raising a secure, loving and confident child. A secure connection with your child creates a peaceful, caring and loving environment at home that helps develop natural confidence in your child resulting in emotional and academic success inside and outside the classroom.
Once I understood how possible it was to build a relationship with children based on mutual trust, understanding and care, I became deeply passionate about supporting other parents in this life-changing work. I believe all children deserve to be respected and loved by the best version each of us have to offer them, as parents.
I know that you want to be a loving, peaceful parent that has a meaningful connected relationship with your children. I can help you to reimagine and reestablish a different kind of relationship with your kids. As your parent coach, I can help your child develop intrinsic motivation so you can see the positive results in your child’s performance inside and outside the classroom. Success for your child begins with you.
The traditional ‘POWER-OVER’ model of parenting isn’t working
Which makes you feel like you’re going to spend the rest of your life struggling with your children and continue to feel like you’re just not doing a good job as a parent.
I believe that the real issue is that we’re not taught how to be the kind of parents most of us long to be so we end up slipping into the patterns that were ingrained in us in our own childhoods.
I understand how hard it is to ask for help as a parent. Which is why when you contact me, you will be met with understanding, a non-judgemental openness and a supportive, personalized, effective plan that I will personally guide you through every step of the way.
“Nadia is a compassionate, talented parenting coach. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience related to child development and mental health. She is able to help you quickly identify areas you may be stuck or struggling and empathetically helps you identify solutions. She is an incredible support in helping you create the parenting relationship you desire.”
-Shar Hollingsworth
“Working with Nadia was a game changer for me. I have cultivated a better awareness of my actions and my son's actions. I am better able to observe shifts in my son's body language, attitude, and habits, and work on using those to approach him and engage in dialogue to better understand what he is doing or going through. Talking to Nadia about what I found difficult really helped me become a more reflective parent. Reflection has helped me value and learn from my parenting mistakes. I am now a more peaceful and empowered parent!”
-Kimberly Lamoureux
How It Works:
When you book a call with me, we’ll sit down together and talk so I can get a sense of what’s going on for you and your family and I will show you where I can offer support.
I’ll explain my approach and the options we have for working together. You can ask any questions you have and see what type of support would be the best fit for your life and schedule.
If it feels right to you, we can book our first session and get started. If it’s not a good fit, I will do my best to offer alternative resources or suggestions for support, wherever possible. There’s no pressure of any kind, simply an opportunity to see if we are a good fit to work together.
“Nadia is a phenomenal coach and I would highly recommend her program to anyone. Her approach is bold, yet kind, and she has the ability to confidently guide her clients into a more empowered way of parenting. She has changed my family for the better and I am so thankful!”
-Liz O’Brien
Let's Talk!
Set up a time for us to meet, so that you can stop blaming yourself. And instead take the first step towards becoming the kind of parent you know you can be.
Ready to shift your experience of parenting to peace, harmony and connection?
