Parenting Power…tools for real life parenting

Parenting Power provides practical and realistic tools to help parents and caregivers feel confident, capable and calm in meeting the numerous challenges faced in real life parenting. By offering coaching, corporate and custom workshops as well as courses and books, Parenting Power provides solutions for everyday parenting hurdles. We encourage our clients to embrace the ups and downs of parenting, and help parents and children to improve their relationships; resulting in happier, healthier families. Our practical parenting strategies encourage increased co-operation, effective communication and a self-reliant attitude among children. Founded in 2002 by Julie Freedman Smith and Gail Bell, Parenting Power has become a well-known brand in Calgary, Alberta, and helps thousands of clients throughout Canada and the United States.

What is ‘real life’ parenting?

Parenting often leaves us wondering when to get involved, and when to ‘stay out of it’. Instinctively, parents have a tremendous inclination to protect their children from the harder parts of life. However, allowing children to learn from their own experiences, both positive and negative, is essential to their growth and development. Be it day-to-day responsibilities, a try-out, teenage attitudes, difficult homework, or bed time routine, we believe that real life parenting means working through challenges with our children, not for our children.