Home Parent Coach

Ana Edelson is a home parent coach with over 35 years of experience working professionally with children and families. Having experience in pre-natal through high school settings, Ana is a certified teacher with qualifications in play-based education, child development, Reggio Emilia inspired curriculum, domestic violence training, nonviolent communication for children and families and parenting through First 5 home education in California.  Ana has lived in various cultures and understands that no one choice fits all families and each family is unique.  She has accomplished all this while raising six children who, now adults, have each chosen their own distinctive, caring and successful paths. 
 
As an in-home parenting specialist, Ana’s unique method and years of experience can help to improve your skills as a parent and communicator, working with you as a team to find solutions to boost your parenting skills and decrease problem behavior to reestablish better relationships. Ana coaches parents in the comfort of their own home environment, practicing new skills to overcome barriers, and help you become the parent you want to be. You will see immediate behavioral results that will help you and your family get through this challenging time, building on your strengths and unique relationship with your children. Some areas of support and education, which Ana specializes in, include:
 
Court Certified and Bilingual
Prenatal Preparation
Understanding the various stages of child development
Coaching and modeling of parenting techniques, including developmental expectations and behavior management
Teaching effective techniques for discipline
Setting loving limits with your children
Speech and Language Development
Separation Dilemmas
Teaching healthy methods for your child to express their feelings
Assistance in establishing family structure and roles
Dealing with Teenagers
Understanding the effect of separation and divorce on your child and methods to help your child adjust
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Services
 
Prenatal
What to expect when the child is born and how to care for an infant.
 
Childproofing
Keeping your baby safe in your home. Identify the areas of your house that might pose a threat to your baby and make sure they are adequately secured.
 
Infants
Understanding your baby’s needs, including baby development, proper nutrition, bottle feeding, breastfeeding, crying, colic, diapering, digestion, essential baby gear and sleep training.
 
Toddlers
Toddler diets, sleeping schedules and appropriate interactions with other children and aggression: how to deal with hitting and biting. Additionally, we equip you with strategies for handling when your toddler says “no” or begins to tantrum. We also explain techniques for promoting family bonding when a second child comes along.
 
School-age Children
Help your children cope with stressful moments during the day, bullying, poor social skills, food battles, school lunches or homework issues. Learning effective techniques dealing with power struggles with your child.
 
Teens
Strategies for dealing with when your teen seems to hate you, communication skills, staying out too late, or hanging out with crowds you don’t like.
 
Families
Traditional; Single-Parent; Divorce; Cross-Generational; Adoptive/Foster; Never-Married; Blended; Grandparents as Parents; Same-Sex Parent.
 
Parent Helpers and Nanny Training
Consistently having the same philosophy as an extension of the parent’s hopes and dreams is critical and we will teach you why and how.
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