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\"\"<\/a>When I tell people what I do, I often get a head-tilt to the right, a scrunched face, and then, \u201cso, wait, what<\/em> do you do<\/em>?\u201d<\/p>\n

I am a parent coach.\u00a0 After years of teaching, a degree in counseling, some time spent in parent education, and three young children of my own, I found my calling in helping people as a parent coach.\u00a0 Using my knowledge, experience, humor, and kindness, I help parents develop healthier and happier relationships with their children.\u00a0 Yes, I understand some brain science, a lot of normal developmental behaviors in children, and have read book after book after book about what works with children (spanking, no; sticking to routines, yes), but truthfully, almost every parent I meet is doing a great job.\u00a0 They have simply gotten stuck.\u00a0 Stuck in habits that don\u2019t work; stuck in modes of communication which aren\u2019t positive, and stuck in feeling angry, anxious, or guilty (often all three, and within the same hour).<\/p>\n

Being a parent coach is a fairly new profession, but it has age-old roots in communities.\u00a0 From your local pastor to your great-aunt; from your wise neighbor to your own grandparents, caring people have been helping parents for generations.\u00a0 I just have the certification and insurance to do it now, in this new world and new time.<\/p>\n

I am a parent coach because I have struggled to be the good parent I am today.\u00a0 I did not stride easily into this role.\u00a0 No, my path has been crooked and fraught, and I am grateful for this everyday.\u00a0 No one (well, not many) wants to talk to someone who is perfect in parenting.\u00a0 I could tell you that I have all the answers, but that isn\u2019t the truth and that isn\u2019t why anyone really hires me.\u00a0 Parents need support, kindness, new tools, a non-judgmental ear, and a safe place to say, \u201cI don\u2019t know what to do.\u201d\u00a0 There is no perfect answer for every problem, but I promise to work until we find something that works for your specific family.<\/p>\n

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When I tell people what I do, I often get a head-tilt to the right, a scrunched face, and then, \u201cso, wait, what do you do?\u201d I am a parent coach.\u00a0 After years of teaching, a degree in counseling, some time spent in parent education, and three young children of my own, I found my calling in helping people as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[439,446],"class_list":["post-349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-parenting","tag-parent-coaching","tag-siblings"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat do I do? - Meghan Leahy Parent Coach<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mlparentcoach.com\/new\/parenting\/test-blog\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What do I do? - Meghan Leahy Parent Coach\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When I tell people what I do, I often get a head-tilt to the right, a scrunched face, and then, \u201cso, wait, what do you do?\u201d I am a parent coach.\u00a0 After years of teaching, a degree in counseling, some time spent in parent education, and three young children of my own, I found my calling in helping people as [...]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mlparentcoach.com\/new\/parenting\/test-blog\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Meghan Leahy Parent Coach\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-12-27T19:41:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-12-04T17:30:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mlparentcoach.com\/new\/new\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_1574_2-300x225.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Meghan Leahy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Meghan Leahy\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mlparentcoach.com\/new\/parenting\/test-blog\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlparentcoach.com\/new\/parenting\/test-blog\/\",\"name\":\"What do I do? - Meghan Leahy Parent Coach\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mlparentcoach.com\/new\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2011-12-27T19:41:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-12-04T17:30:45+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mlparentcoach.com\/new\/#\/schema\/person\/e4e0d31e5da894d0dcd2c68ae07bcdc3\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mlparentcoach.com\/new\/parenting\/test-blog\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mlparentcoach.com\/new\/parenting\/test-blog\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mlparentcoach.com\/new\/parenting\/test-blog\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/mlparentcoach.com\/new\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What do I do?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mlparentcoach.com\/new\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlparentcoach.com\/new\/\",\"name\":\"Meghan Leahy Parent Coach\",\"description\":\"Helping parents. 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