What I Love Most About Being a Parent Coach

with Tania Grinberg, M.A.Ed., C.P.C.

“When we show up for our kids—emotionally, physically, mentally—we give them the foundation to thrive. And showing up doesn’t mean doing it perfectly. It means being there, especially when things feel messy, uncertain, or hard.”

-Dr. Dan Siegel in The Power of Showing Up

As a parent coach, people often assume my job is to give advice—to tell parents what they need to change in order to raise better kids.

But the truth is, my favorite part of this work is something much deeper:It’s witnessing how powerfully parents show up for their children, even while navigating life’s most difficult moments. 

I have worked with parents facing divorce, immigration, loss, career burnout, and the emotional labor of setting boundaries with their own families of origin. These are not easy paths—but even amidst these storms, I see parents carving out time to reflect, grow, and lead their families with intention.

One of the most profound shifts that happens in parent coaching is this: parents often arrive expecting to be told what they’re doing wrong. And what we discover together is that they’re already doing so much right.

They have built inner resources through their own life experiences. They’ve learned tools from their relationships, their values, their cultures. What they need isn’t to be told what to do—it’s to be reminded of what they already know. My role is to help parents access those tools in new ways—to find harmony, consistency, and congruency in their home life by drawing on the qualities they already possess.

It’s incredibly tender to witness. To see a parent, in the middle of their day, choosing to show up and become the best version of themselves—not from a place of perfectionism, but from a place of love.

This is what parent coaching is about: Not fixing parents, but holding up a mirror so they can see the strength, wisdom, and devotion that was there all along.

And that is something truly worth appreciating.

Tania Grinberg