Consulting services
Parenting is not an easy task. And to make it more complicated, you cannot even parent your own two or three kiddos the same. Each child is different. Each family is different. Each age, stage, and developmental milestone has differences that impact the way we interact with our children. In recognizing this, Think. Play. Speak also believes that there are tools, techniques, strategies, and tactics that you as a parent can employ to engage your child, adolescent, or teen to help them become happy, healthy, and balanced human beings. Here are some of the most common issues plaguing our parenting.
Managing Toy Chaos!
Are there toys all over your floor, their bedrooms, and the playroom? And it never seems to end! More toys at Christmas, birthdays, dentist visits, and party favors. In the Play Space Consultation, you will receive:
- A 30-minute initial meeting to learn about you and your goals
- A 1 -hour session to simplify your toy situation, declutter your space, select developmentally appropriate toys, and storage devices, and restructure so that children thrive in their play spaces. This can be done in person if you live in Spokane or via Zoom.
- 2 weekly check-ins to help you reflect and evaluate how your changes are impacting the nature and style of play.
Self-Driven Children
Do your children want you to DO everything for them? In this consulting package, we will dig into research and best practice in parenting and education to help change the balance from entitled and self-serving to autonomous, self-driven, and independent. From toddlers to teens, we can work to establish boundaries and routines that give children and teens ownership and autonomy. In the Self-Driven Child, you will receive:
- A 45-minute initial meeting to learn about you, your child, and your (and their) goals.
- A 1 hour, 1 -on – 1 session with concrete suggestions tailored to your child (or children) that you can implement at home to help them learn to help themselves.
- 3 weekly check-ins to help you reflect and evaluate how your changes are impacting your family.
Wrangling Routines
Are there sticky points in your day where everyone is in tears? Do you dread putting your kids to bed? Is getting out the door in the morning the hardest part of your day? Have no fear, we can help you to simplify your child’s routines and rhythms to influence more calm. In the Wrangling Kids Consultation, you will receive:
- A 45-minute initial meeting to learn about you and your goals.
- A tailored plan with concrete suggestions for your family to implement at home.
- A 1-hour, 1 -on – 1 session to being implementing changes.
- 3 weekly check-ins to help you reflect and evaluate how your changes are impacting your family
Taming Technology
Have phones, tablets, computers, and social media access taken over at family dinner time? Are you having difficulty setting and maintaining boundaries with your toddlers and teens? We can help you to determine what boundaries work for your family and take steps to implement changes in your household.
- A 45-minute initial consultation exploring your needs and goals
- A tailored plan with best practices to implement at home
- A 1-hour 1-on-1 session with concrete strategies tailored to your child (or children) that you can implement at home
- 2 – weekly follow-ups to help you reflect and evaluate how your changes are impacting your family.
Personalized Consulting
Are you seeking assistance with a different area of parenting challenge? We can tailor a plan to meet your needs.
- A 1-hour initial consultation exploring your needs and goals
- A tailored plan with best practices to implement at home
- 2, 1-hour 1-on-1 sessions with concrete strategies tailored to your child (or children) that you can implement at home
- 3 – weekly follow-ups to help you reflect and evaluate how your changes are impacting your family.
Together, we can achieve great things!
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