Parents

Supporting parents & families.

Helping you navigate parenting challenges.

Parenting is rewarding, but it can also feel overwhelming, frustrating and exhausting, especially when your child is struggling with school challenges, emotional outbursts, or SEND-related concerns. If everyday life feels like a battle, I can help.

I provide practical, proven strategies to help parents:

  • Manage behaviour and reduce power struggles

  • Improve communication and strengthen family relationships

  • Support children through school-related stress, transitions, or anxiety

  • Understand and translate assessments, reports, and recommendations from schools

I help parents understand their child’s needs and navigate school systems effectively—whether it’s academic struggles, emotional difficulties, or school refusal.

Common parenting challenges

Do any of these sound familiar?

  • Endless power struggles – Arguments over bedtime, homework, or screen time

  • Emotional outbursts – Frequent tantrums, defiance, or angry meltdowns

  • School-related stress – Anxiety, low motivation, or refusal to attend school

  • Disconnection – Feeling like you’re losing your bond with your child

  • Sibling conflicts – Constant fighting and rivalry between your children

  • Feeling unheard – Your child ignores you, talks back, or shuts down

  • Struggling with different parenting styles – You and your partner aren’t on the same page

If you’re feeling burnt out, frustrated, or unsure how to help your child, you’re not alone. Support is available.

Real-life impact

  • Empowering a SEND family: A child with complex learning needs and EHCP. I was able to translate previous reports into clear, actionable insights,  which helped the parents to understand their child’s academic and social needs. This allowed a collaborative approach ensuring meaningful progress and a stronger support system for the child.

  • From defiance to co-operation: A mother struggling with her 10-year-old’s constant backtalk and refusal to listen. Strategies were implemented and within weeks, arguments decreased, and their relationship improved.

  • Restoring confidence: A family dealing with a withdrawn 13-year-old who had lost interest in school and friends saw a positive shift after implementing strategies and techniques.

  • Tackling school anxiety: A parent whose child refused to go to school found relief through tailored support that reduced anxiety.

  • School readiness & transitions: A child is starting school or moving up a year, or going on to Further Education, it can feel overwhelming for both parent and child. I help to build confidence and independence so that the child can access learning and the parent is reassured.

Are you worried about your child?

Do they seem anxious, withdrawn, or reluctant to engage in activities they once loved? Have they become easily upset, defiant, or socially isolated?

Your child might be…

  • Struggling emotionally – Sensitive, anxious, angry, or moody.

  • Socially withdrawn – Preferring isolation, struggling with friendships.

  • Unhappy at school – Disruptive, disengaged, or refusing to attend.

  • Having meltdowns – Overwhelmed by frustration or change.

  • Resistant to authority – Frequently in trouble at school.

  • Struggling with transitions – Finding routine changes overwhelming.

Children & Young People

Schools

  • “Amanda helped me rebuild my relationship with my son. I was at my wit’s end, feeling like I was failing as a parent. Her guidance gave me the tools and confidence to manage his behaviour without constant battles.”

  • “Our household was full of stress—homework fights, bedtime arguments, sibling battles, and non-stop screen-time struggles. With Amanda’s support, we established better relationships and family life is so much calmer.”

  • “I was overwhelmed balancing work and parenting. Amanda helped me with parenting skills and to understand my child’s needs and how to support them.”

  • “My 14-year-old daughter had been asked to leave two schools, refused to attend, and was falling behind. Her self-esteem was at rock bottom. After working with Amanda, she’s back in full-time education, has a great group of friends, and is preparing for her GCSEs. Our relationship has been rebuilt, and we both feel empowered. I truly don’t know where we’d be without Amanda’s support.”

  • “Amanda was our lifeline. Our son, once bright and outgoing, became withdrawn, his grades declined, and he isolated himself. With Amanda’s help, he reintegrated into school, his grades improved, and he found joy again.”

  • “As a single parent juggling work and two children, I felt overwhelmed. Amanda helped me rebuild my relationship with my kids, navigate co-parenting challenges, and gain confidence in my parenting.”

You’re not alone. Support is available.

Take the First Step

If you’re concerned about your child’s academic performance, emotional, behavioural, or mental well-being, contact me for a free consultation. Let’s find a way forward together.