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Hi, I'm Dr. Jaime Wetzel and I work with burned-out parents raising strong-willed kids.

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I'm a child psychologist with 20 years of experience helping families find peace, joy, and cooperation at home.

When parents come to me, they're usually feeling...

Exhausted by daily battles they are having with their child.

Battles over bedtime, meals, getting ready for school, etc.
Worried about their child and what the behaviors mean.

Does my child have a learning problem? Did I cause this behavior?
Sad about a family life filled with so much frustration.

You avoid going out. This was not your vision of being a parent. You worry about the impact on your other children.

That's where I come in!

There are 3 stages to our work together.

FIRST:

I help you understand your child's behaviors. We will discuss WHY the behavior occurs.

SECOND:

We will strategize together to come up with SOLUTIONS that work for your family.

THIRD:

I will give you TOOLS to create peace, connection, and to help you feel in control.

What if you could have less parenting stress right now?

Feel calm and more prepared

Have a strategy for the situations that cause you the most distress.
Find realistic solutions

Let go of comparing your family to other families. Feel good about having a plan where everyone will succeed.
Create the family life you've always dreamed of

Build albums full of memories that will last a lifetime. Go to bed each night knowing that you responded to your child's unique needs.

That's what I help people achieve.

As a Parenting Coach, I help people:

Turn power struggles into learning opportunities

I can't stop your child from being who they are and I won't promise to change your child's behavior overnight. I CAN however, teach you how to remain in control, to use struggles as learning opportunities, and to engage and disengage with your child intentionally so that the struggles become less frequent and less intense.
Use language your kids will listen to

This is the secret sauce to parenting, and my super power! Language is everything and it's not just speaking. Children are sensitive to many aspects of their environment and lecturing is NEVER effective. I will teach you when to talk, when not to talk, and give you language that can reach the right part of your child's brain to have the greatest impact.
Feel the joys of parenting

You became a parent for a reason and you can remember the fantasies of blissful parenthood we all have when we hold a newborn baby. I will help you find opportunities to create positive memories and to find the bliss so that you have balance in your family life while you continue to work on the stressful and challenging behaviors.
Find ways to balance your needs and the needs of your child

Your child has needs and you have needs. As a psychologist, I have worked for 2 decades helping families with the stress of parenting in this busy world. I will give you self-care strategies to support your health and your other relationships to avoid burnout and parenting fatigue.

Meet Your New Coach

Hi, I'm Dr. Jaime Wetzel.

I've been helping kids and parents since 2001.

I thought I had parenting advice all figured out until I had my own strong-willed child.

Textbooks and parenting guides give us a good start, but they're a "one-size-fits-most" approach to parenting.

I can help you modify good advice to achieve great outcomes for your strong-willed child.

I know how it feels to be "kicked out" of daycare.

There are few experiences as painful as being asked to remove your child from daycare. It feels like a rejection of your child and a harsh judgement of your parenting skills.

I am passionate about empowering parents to find the best fit for their child's needs. I can provide an outsider's perspective to help parents evaluate potential care settings.
I understand that sometimes it's just easier to stay home than to worry about how your child will behave in public.

Let me just say that this one can be tough to admit.

There may have been times when it was just easier to watch a movie at home, have takeout meals, or even plan a family getaway rather than a birthday party with friends.

I'm all about reducing the shame many parents feel when they don't meet some idealized standard of parenting. I want to help parents find a compromise that allows both parent and child to push forward, grow, and enjoy their relationship along the way.
It's so easy to lose yourself when you become a parent.

Most of us have NO IDEA how much parenthood changes everything.

You are so invested in trying to do the "right thing" and following all the best parenting advice.

Not a bad way to go, but what happens when your child doesn't respond well to that advice?

It leaves you questioning absolutely everything! You question your parenting and you worry about the impact on your child.

When you're worried, you have less self-care, poor stress management, and high anxiety.

Your kids are watching and learning these things as well.

I feel strongly that great parents become amazing parents when they learn how to balance their needs with caring for their children.

All work with me begins with a free consult!

This way you can ask me all your questions and we can get to know one another a bit.

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