TESTIMONIALS

"Patti has helped me tremendously throughout the ups and downs, always providing thoughtful and specialized advice as well as empathy and support. Having three children within 3 and a half years, she has helped me navigate the challenges of new sibling additions and provided insight as to how I can best support each individual child. I feel so lucky to have Patti in both me and my children’s lives. She truly has a gift in understanding little humans emotions and how best to support their development. I consider her a teacher, counselor, therapist, comedian, childhood expert, and friend all wrapped into one beautiful being."

Alameda Family

"We have had the privilege of having Patti as our children’s teacher for over five years. Beyond being an exceptional educator, she has been an incredible support to my husband and me as first-time parents. From sleep challenges and eating issues to the various challenges that arise as our kids grow— age-appropriate behavior challenges, toddler tantrums, and encouragement of healthy, risky play — she has guided us all with patience, wisdom, and compassion.

Her guidance has truly transformed us into better parents, and for that, we will be forever grateful. Patti is a rare gem—always ready to listen, support, and walk alongside you through any challenge. Our children absolutely adore her and speak about her with such affection and admiration. She has made a lasting impact on our family, and we feel incredibly fortunate to have her in our lives."

Wardi Family, parents of three

"A friend invited me to join a parent group when my daughter was 9 months old. She was an easy baby so I would not have sought out assistance, but I am so glad I have had Patti’s guidance over the years. Raised by traditional Asian parents, I wanted to find a middle ground between my strict upbringing and more modern parenting approaches. Patti discusses everything from big picture issues, such as how to deal with meddlesome grandparents, to the mundane, such as toy storage and music requests in the car.

Never judgmental, Patti gives you the language you need to manage the specific conflicts or parenting challenges that come up within your family. I would characterize her skillset as early childhood educator meets trusted friend meets family therapist."

Arya Family, single child

“With 7 years of working with Patti as a parent coach and I have so much appreciation for how she approaches her work. Her sessions focus on what the parent wants to achieve and how to get there with sanity. Patti never losses sight of the big picture - supporting the whole family and helping parents succeed in raising their kids in a style that works for that particular family."

Neider Family

"If you are struggling with parenting challenges, no matter how big or small, run, don't walk to Patti. She will be there with an open mind and heart. We needed help with our boys, 13 and 15 at the time. I was concerned about how they were interacting with each other. Their constant conflicts seemed to escalate out of control and it started to have an effect on our whole family. Prior to working with Patti, our parenting was so inconsistent and the boys really took advantage. I felt they deserved better!

We worked with her on strategies that made sense and could work for everyone. She helped me with boundaries, specifically what I was going to be able to tolerate from our sons and what was unacceptable behavior for us. Fast forward three years and our teens are thriving. I am so grateful that Patti continues to be there for us as a family."

Mother of two

"Patti's humor and enthusiasm was motivating and the group discussions were most effective in helping us learn positive parenting techniques from others, Patti and ourselves!"

Fox Family

"Through parenting group with Patti we learned concrete practical strategies of how to handle specific situation that arose with their children, every parent child could benefit from Patti's parenting advice"

Parents of two

"Patti offers parenting tools and techniques with just the right amount of humor and empathy to help us learn successfully. As an experienced mediator and instructor Patti guides her clients through the parenting wilderness so that we can confront the unknowns and our own childhood demons with aplomb. Patti guides children as well as their parents to successful communication with peers and adults. Her years of experience in the business of teaching young children and parents are evident as she helped my family with many challenges from toddlerhood to teenagers.

Patti has given my husband and I tools to successfully co-parent and my children the skills to deal with teachers, sticky social situations and classroom bullies. What I appreciate most about Patti is her funny articulate and nonjudgmental communication style that makes for easy learning while facilitating faster growth"

Scherman Family

"I loved Patti's introduction of real parenting tools that I could take home to my family and effectively implement."

Hildebran Family