Things with your child are tense

Ceara Deno, MD • May 24, 2022
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Things with your child are tense

Does this sound familiar? 


Things with your child are tense.  You walk on eggshells, waiting for the other shoe to drop.  Even when things are good, you worry.


You worry whether you're handling things the right way.  You worry about whether your kid will turn out OK. You feel like a failure sometimes. 


You know that having a peaceful, connected relationship would benefit everyone. You; your child; your partner; siblings.  But you’re not sure how to get there.


You try something, and it works, until it doesn't. 


Did you know that this can be helped immediately?  It doesn’t take forever.  It takes a couple weeks. 


I will walk you through exactly what to do.  So you can create more calm, peace, connection, and understanding in your home.


I am offering short, focused coaching to help you improve your relationship with your child.  This is a focused program to help you and your child communicate better, see and hear each other better, and get along better. 


You can do things RIGHT NOW that will help you and your child get along better.  Let’s talk. 


If you don’t address this now, things may stay the same, or get worse.  Your child doesn’t know how to make this better.  They are counting on you to make this better.  Let’s chat today.


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