Hi! I’m
Vicki Raven
Being the parent of a teenager is terrifying these days!
You are out of your depth because they grow up so quickly and everything has changed so much since you were a teenager!
My passion is helping families to create the environment they need for their teens to be successful. (I also founded Caterpillar Learners to help younger children to get a great start in life.)
The teen years throw up all sorts of challenges. You cannot avoid all of them. What you can do is learn to feel confident in the way you are as a parent.
I’m here to reassure you that it doesn’t have to be this way. There is an alternative. I am a parent so I know exactly what you’re going through and how you can create the kind of family life you expected when you had your first baby.
Hi I’m
Vicki Raven
Being the parent of a teenager is terrifying these days!
You are out of your depth because they grow up so quickly and everything has changed so much since you were a teenager!
My passion is helping families to create the environment they need for their teens to be successful. (I also founded Caterpillar Learners to help younger children to get a great start in life.)
The teen years throw up all sorts of challenges. You cannot avoid all of them. What you can do is learn to feel confident in the way you are as a parent.
I’m here to reassure you that it doesn’t have to be this way. There is an alternative. I am a parent so I know exactly what you’re going through and how you can create the kind of family life you expected when you had your first baby.
– Sticking to your principles & creating boundaries
– Being yourself
– Being the parent
It doesn’t always have to be about confrontation and argument with your teenagers.
In fact you have probably found out that that approach often doesn’t work at all.
The best way you can support your teenager is:
• to be able to listen to them without judgement and automatic answers
• help them to explore possibilities whilst still providing boundaries
• support them in making a reasonable decision
That might seem like the impossible to you if the style of parenting you have learnt is about you making all the decisions and telling your teenager what to do and not do. The thing is, that’s how most of us have been parented so how would we know any other way?
A Different Approach
I have a different approach to parenting that I can teach you that will give you all the skills you need to:
• be firm with your teenagers whilst supporting change
• reduce confrontation and resolve conflict
• create a positive relationship
After working with both private clients and teenagers in a local education referral unit I came to realise how much better it would be if these teenagers’ problems could have been avoided. And so I founded Caterpillar Learners. I have harnessed my teaching and coaching experience to create groups where preschool children and parents come together to learn important skills which lay the foundations for a happy and confident childhood.
Through these groups parents understand the importance of great 2 way communication which will serve them well through the whole of parenthood.
If you would like my support to help your child or teenager please click below to find out how I can help with tuition, coaching or if you aren’t sure which then get in touch for a no obligation chat.
“So the intervention worked! She came to ME yesterday…. I’m so glad I had you to talk to through this and all the help I had from my family. Life is great and I’m so glad she is safe!”
MB following help supporting her through a challenging time with her 17 year old daughter.
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