my Parenting Story

Hi, I’m Lisa!

The most challenging part of my parenting Journey started when:

I had 3 little kids: a 4-year-old, a 2-and-a-half-year-old and a 1-year-old and I was expecting my fourth. Crazy! I know…. but at the time I was just a young mom excited to have a BIG family! Big families seemed like so much fun when I looked around me. But. I didn’t know how much work it would be!

And. I didn’t know how crazy my kids could get. It was at that point that I felt like I literally didn’t know what I was doing. The baby stage had seemed ok. The toddler stage somewhat more challenging. But pre-schoolers! HELP!!! I was in waaaayyyy over my head - especially with 3 of them - and my husband at the time had lost his job and was commuting out of town all week long.

‘You have 8 kids and you’re a single mom?!?!’ Yes I have 8 kids! And yes I’m a single mom. It’s true in my mind’s eye, my dream family included a dad in the mix, but hey - you take the blessing you’ve been given, right? And I’ve got 8 of them!!… — ***‘You have 8 kids and you’re a single mom?!?!’*** Yes I have 8 kids! And yes I’m a single mom. It’s true in my mind’s eye, my dream family included a dad in the mix, but hey - you take the blessing you’ve been given, right? And I’ve got 8 of them!! And I can’t imagine my life without a single one!

So my parenting journey began with me devouring up all of the information I could about how to “do it right” (spoiler alert: there is no ‘right’). Kids are always changing and growing and every child is different.

Since then I’ve been blessed with 4 more kids. 8 in total. 3 boys and 5 girls. And life is nowhere near the crazy, insane life that I had back when I had 3 little ones… cuz I’ve learned a few tricks of the trade along the way. And that’s what I want to pass on to you.

Look, I spent years feeling ‘less-than’ as a parent… trying to figure out why my neighbor’s kids would walk next to their mother holding onto the stroller soooooo nicely to and from the park, while I spent a half hour just trying to catch my kids to bring them home!

I know the parenting struggle! And I know it’s real.

But I also know that you are doing the best that you can and that you are an awesome parent! How do I know that? What other parents spend their spare time reading parenting blogs looking for answers? You do, my friend. You are AWESOME!

MY MISSION

My dream is to help you loooooove parenting! Love your kids, enjoy every minute of watching them grow up and have FUN with them. BUT. Not let them walk all over you. I want you to feel empowered and confident in your role as a parent so you can set boundaries and be consistent - because that’s what your child needs - and to do it with love.

My mission is to give you the tools to raise your kids to be confident, kind and thoughtful people with good family values, excellent self-esteem and an awesome relationship with you!

Mission Statement: Giving You the Tools for Teaching Values, Inspiring Self-Esteem & Building Connection With Your Kids.

trip .jpg — Funny Story:

My mother tells me that when I was little and someone would ask me what I want to be when I grow up I would whine ‘I just wanna be a mommy.’

The tools I’ve learned have literally changed (read: saved!) my life and my mission is to share them with you and help you put them into practice within your own families.

My goal is to help awaken your deep inner intuition to know what is right for each child in each moment. When to give in, when to be strict, when to let it go, when to put down boundaries. I want help you raise kids with confidence, help develop their self-esteem, teach them good values and have an awesome relationship with them.

be the change parenting — My Biggest Fear

That I will be discovered as the “fraud” that I am. Cuz despite my best efforts and everything I know, I am still prone to yell, threaten and lose it sometimes. I’m not perfect all the time just like anyone else. I guess it’s just a sign of our innate imperfection, as humans. So please never ever imagine that I do things perfectly - far from it.

OUR NEXT STEPS TOGETHER

Here are just a few of many ways we can stay connected:

Take advantage of our FREE Parenting Classes! Trying to figure out how to get your kids to listen to you? Want to develop your patience or manage your anger? Looking to develop awesome parenting communication skills? Join our free parenting classes and learn loads of new skills!
Become a Be the Change Parenting Community Member. I’ll send our new blog posts and videos as they come out. Don’t worry I won’t bombard your inbox - as I have mentioned, I have 8 kids – which means I’m busy. I do my best to keep my business hours short and sweet – so I can be there to actually connect with my kids. You’ll hear from me typically once a week at most, (unless something else awesome is going on).
If you feel like you need to accelerate your parenting learning curve and you want to get all my resources in one place - all the tools I’ve collected over the last decade and a half - then you’ll want to head on over to my course Confident Kids. In this course we go into depth raising kids with self-esteem, teaching values, setting boundaries, communication skills and so much more.
Ready for some one-on-one time? Some of my greatest aha moments have been working with a coach. Our kids are individuals and so are we and therefore we need to take an individual approach with one-on-one coaching. What’s challenging you the most right now? I’d be honored to hold your hand through it. Parenting Coaching, Subconscious Mind Work, Anger Management Coaching or even a combination! Or book a 15-min free consult and we’ll discuss together how I can help you best.