Carol Reed – Professional Parent Coach

Become your best parenting self with proven parenting strategies and coaching assistance from Carol Reed. 

To get in touch with me sign up on my Contact page, or email me at [email protected] to schedule a complimentary 30-minute consultation. 

Does your child whine too much?

I can guide you in helping your child to speak respectfully.

Does your child argue too much?
I can guide you in helping your child show more acceptance.

Does your child refuse to do what you ask?  Or  Does your child agree but never follow through with a task?
I can guide you in strategies that help YOU become more effective in gaining compliance, calm and respectfulness from your child.

We all know how frustrating parenting can be sometimes.
With my guidance, many of the mysteries of parenting will be better understood. I can provide support that will help you be more effective, so you can relax and enjoy your children more. When we are relaxed the whole family is happier.

Have you read parenting books and taken classes; still having problems with your child?
Parenting is a constant work in progress for all of us. There are many intervening factors in parenting that make it a constant challenge to stay on your parenting game. I can coach you to become your best parenting self with proven parenting strategies and coaching assistance.

I offer a complimentary 30-minute introductory session. If you would like my support working on your child’s success, please get in touch on my Contact page, and let’s see if we’re the right fit for each other.

My name is Carol Reed, and I became a behavior specialist, social skills counselor and parent educator at the University of California, Irvine Child Development School (UCI CDC) 20 plus years ago. The UCI CDC school is a uniquely wonderful place where children with ADHD and related behavioral challenges attend school while being provided social skills training and cognitive behavioral therapy throughout their day. It is here I developed a deeper understanding of how to help children and parents to make successful changes in their life.

I have over 15,000 hours of working with students and parents to be more successful in the classroom, home and with relationships.

I have been married for 20 years and I have a 13-year-old son and a 16-year-old daughter. I understand professionally as well as personally the struggles & joys of parenting/co-parenting children through the many phases of life.

(I’d be honored to tell you more about me on my Bio page . . . but let’s get back to you.)

Everyone is trained for just about every job except parenting. Parenting is one of the most important jobs we will ever have, and we are expected to perform well without training.

It is the brave who venture to ask for help and allow another to provide some feedback on their performance. If you are asking for assistance then you are already a good parent because you are trying to do your best and improve. You can learn to turn around any problem behavior!

Here’s a Sample of the Strategies I Coach Parents to Implement:

• • Applied Behavioral Analysis using the ABC concepts/ How to change a behavior effectively
  • How to help your child make better choices by using praise and attention effectively
  • Differential reinforcement/How to become skilled at effectively rewarding behavior you want to see more of and ignore behaviors you want to stop
  • The ins-and-outs of Token Systems and Charts
  • How to use ignoring effectively/when, how and why
  • Using natural consequences effectively

My Coaching Style

• • Listening: The key to understanding your needs and developing a customized plan is listening.
  • Introductions: I will meet with you to understand your uniques needs. I will introduce myself and my approach in the first 30-minute complimentary session so you can decide if your needs are a match to the Carol Reed coaching process. Sessions are by phone or video call.
  • Providing key resources: After many years of practicing parent education, I can point you to the right book, chapter, tool, or professional to help you meet your goals. I recommend “The Parent-Child Dance” by Ronald A. Kotkin Ph. D. and Aubrey H. Fine Ed. D. It is a great companion resource for my coaching sessions. I refer to it often.
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  • Customized plan: You will develop your own customized plan with my coaching. I use key questions to provide guidance and assist in planning.  In this way, you are able to utilize your strengths and unique knowledge of your child to build positive changes towards success.
  • Following up and checking in: Once you have a plan I will meet with you regularly based on the frequency you choose. Discounts are given for multiple session packages. These meetings will be used to review previous parent-child interactions and plan for upcoming interactions.

I offer a complimentary 30-minute introductory session. If you would like my support working on your child’s success, please get in touch on my Contact page or email me at [email protected], and let’s see if we’re the right fit for each other. I will have you fill out a brief questionnaire to save time on our initial meeting and learn more about you.

Fees

$50 for 30 minutes

$85 for 50 minutes

Contact Carol at [email protected] for discounted packages when purchasing 6 or more sessions at a time.