Be The Kind Of Parent
You Want To Be
(even if you have teenagers)
1
Trust
(Root)
Cultivate a relationship with your children based on trust, connection and collaboration. Heal the wounds you may have experienced as a child, so your children don’t have to
2
Harmony
(Bloom)
Create peace, harmony and mutual understanding with your children, and feel joy and hope within your family
3
Confidence
(Grow)
Expand your sense of self-worth and confidence as a parent, which will directly shape your child’s sense of self-worth and confidence in the world
No parent starts off knowing what to do...
And without conscious effort, our parenting methods can create conflict instead of connection. Many times, the way we have been shown to parent creates dissonance and frustration, endless power struggles, and leaves us with broken and distant relationships with our children.
When a child is born, a parent is born. We are changing and growing at the same time as we are establishing roots for our children. We are experiencing major changes with every new stage. When we parent our children without working through our own history, we are destined to repeat beliefs and patterns we ourselves experienced as children, no matter how badly we may want some things to be different.
It’s Never Too Late to Turn Things Around!
No matter what your relationship with your child(ren) looks like right now, there is HOPE!. Depending on where things are at, it can be hard to believe there is truly 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 Erika Vickerman
I became a parenting coach because this work has transformed the way I parent my four children. A “pandemic pivot” for me as an educator became the right time to enter into coach training so that I could share this with other parents. I am so excited about this work and the ripple effect it can have on the world.
Knowing how possible it is to build a relationship with children based on mutual trust, understanding and care, I am deeply passionate about supporting other parents through this transformation..
I believe all children deserve to be guided 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. In order to do that you may need to find a way to reimagine and reestablish a different kind of relationship with your kids. This work is within your reach, I promise, and I can help!
Being a parent can feel SO isolating…
And the struggles and stressors get bigger and more consequential the older our children become. Many of us have regrets and shame about how things are going in our own home, and we feel powerless to stop the trajectory we see things moving in. We feel like we’re going to spend the rest of our lives struggling with our children and continue to feel like we’re just not doing a good enough job.
(This work is not about being a perfect parent, rest assured… my kids definitely DON’T have one! Perfect isn’t good enough, because perfect isn’t real.This work holds space for our humanity and our mistakes that we all make, every single day)
I believe that the real issue is that we’re not educated on how to be the kind of parents most of us long to be. And then we blame ourselves when things go wrong. We don’t have a safe space to be vulnerable and share how things are really going, and we don’t have a place to turn for help and support..
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 confidentiality, understanding, a non-judgemental openness and a supportive, personalized, effective plan that I will guide you through every step of the way.
“Erika’s ability to hold space for me during some of my most challenging parenting moments yet has been my saving grace. She listens without judgment and always seems to know the exact questions I need to be asked to identify what is really going on at the root. I am forever grateful for her supporting me in the ways that she has.”
-Jeri-Ashley B.
“The material covered through this course is life changing. Erika was so wonderful to work with. She was compassionate and patient while being a great listener and asking thoughtful questions. I hope I get the opportunity to work with her again.”
-Jessica A.
“What I appreciate most about Erika is her ability to listen deeply without judgment. She heard not only my words, but the feelings and emotions behind them. She asked insightful questions which helped me to find the answers to my parenting concerns and offered strategies I use regularly with my daughter. If you get the opportunity to work with Erika, your family will be forever changed in such a beautiful and positive way.”
-Kim M.
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 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.
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?
