Services for Parents

Services and history

Being a parent is hard. Plain and simple. Parenting should also be deeply rewarding. Unfortunately, sometimes the challenges make it really hard to enjoy.

Dr. Cook offer

Parent Training

Okay, but how are you going to help me?

Dr. Cook's work with parents involves

Evidence-based education. While for the last generation of parents the phrase "parenting doesn't come with a manual" held true, nowadays parenting comes with too many manuals. It's information overload. Gentle parenting vs. authoritative? Spanking vs. time out vs. losing priveleges? What about red dye? Screen time?
What does research say actually works?
Actionable steps.
Child development. Is my child being difficult, or is my expectation of my child inconsistent with their age/abilities?
Strategies for coping with the challenges (because they will be there). Sometimes in parenting work, the issue becomes not how do I help my child but how do I help myself respond when I'm overwhelmed with all of life's demands. When work was challenging, the dog is barking, you've fought with your spouse, and now your child is melting down because you plated dinner on the blue plate rather than the green, how can you respond in a way that 1) follows the type of parent you are trying to be and 2) acknowledges that you're human and have emotions too.

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