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Hello!
Whether you're preparing your first child for the arrival of a new baby or navigating the daily challenges of sibling rivalry, you don't have to figure it out alone.
I'm Lalaine Frankel—parent coach, educator, preschool teacher, mother of four, and grandma of two—with more than 30 years of experience helping families create calmer homes and stronger family connections through parenting with effective strategies.
I specialize in giving parents practical, compassionate strategies that reduce conflict, strengthen sibling bonds, and help every child feel seen, secure, and valued.
My approach goes beyond stopping arguments. Together, we'll build the skills that foster empathy, cooperation, resilience, and lifelong relationships between your children.
Because sibling love doesn't happen by chance—it grows through the everyday moments parents help create while parenting with intention.
In her interview with Yahoo Life...
Lalaine Frankel emphasizes the importance of taking a break when emotions run high, particularly in the context of parenting with children. She suggests that parents and children should separate briefly but not forget to address the issue once they've cooled down. Frankel advises parents to spend intentional, quality time with their children to help fill their emotional needs, which can significantly reduce conflict and improve connection within the family.
Read "Do siblings ever stop fighting? Here's what parenting experts say"...
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Does this describe you?
- Exhausted from being the referee for your squabbling kids while parenting with patience?
- Feeling like a failure because your kids don’t get along?
- Tired of hearing "That's not fair!"
- Craving a superhero move beyond yelling "Cut it out!"
Let's explore effective strategies for parenting with harmony!
Would you like to...
- Confidently guide your children towards effectively resolving their sibling conflicts
- Reduce sibling rivalry within your household
- Help strengthen sibling bonds
- Enjoy peaceful moments as a family
Work With Lalaine
Parent Coach Plan
About Lalaine
First and foremost, I am a parent just like you!
My twin daughters were just 10 months old when I found out my son was on the way and then seven years later, my fourth child completed our family. Having three children so close in age and then adding a fourth child with Down syndrome to the mix has provided me with much valuable insight into sibling relationships and I bring that parenting wisdom and experience to you.
In my professional career, I’ve worked with hundreds of children and families as a parent educator, an early childhood teacher, a program director, a school-site director, and an associate faculty member of a community college. I am credentialed by the state of California in adult education, specializing in parent education and family management.
Despite my university earned degree, I earned my most valued education in the field of parenting from raising my four children who, today, are productive, healthy adults. They’ve provided me with instrumental hands-on experience in the many facets and stages of parenting, including the family dynamics that comes with raising a child with Down syndrome. They continue to inspire me and stretch the bounds of my parenting skills every day.
I am also the proud grandmother of two young children, giving me a front-row seat to a new generation of parenting and the evolving challenges and joys that families experience today.
This blend of professional expertise, personal parenting experience, and grandparenting insight allows me to connect with families with a unique, relatable, and compassionate perspective.
Featured On
As seen and heard on...
The Parenting Reset Show
The Parenting Reset Show
The Parenting Reset Show
Episode 34. Parenting with effective strategies to manage sibling rivalry.
Kids Are People Too!
The Parenting Reset Show
The Parenting Reset Show
Episode 20. Parenting with Sibling Rivalry to Sibling Harmony featuring Lalaine Frankel.
Unlock Your Niche Superpower
Unlock Your Niche Superpower
In Chapter 19, which spans pages 183-185, we explore the themes of parenting with a focus on effective strategies and emotional support.
ParentCoach Magazine
Unlock Your Niche Superpower
ParentCoach Magazine
Fall 2022 Edition, pages 10-12, provides insightful tips on parenting with various approaches and techniques.
Let's Chat!
I know how hard it is to respond to your children's conflicts. I can offer you guidance, an experienced perspective, and a plan to help you feel more confident in your parenting. Click below for a complimentary initial consultation
What is a Parent Coach?
As your coach, I will help you strategize effective tools to achieve desired parenting goals in a way that honors a healthy parent/child relationship. Parenting is a life-long commitment. What happens in the foundational stages with your child shapes your future relationship as well as the person your child becomes. As we collaborate, I will support you by helping you:
- Define your current parenting challenge
- Explore your desired vision for your role as a parent
- Understand your child's developmental stage so that your expectations are realistic
- Map out specific research-based approaches to facilitate the change you hope to attain
- Practice and implement strategies and ideas
We will create a plan and design steps that will help you feel better equipped to handle difficult situations with your child while maintaining and upholding the kindness and respect that your relationship deserves.
Why do you need a Parent Coach?
Parenting is hard work. You are raising a human from infancy into adulthood and most of us don’t receive training on handling the complicated and emotional challenges that comes along with that.
When we find ourselves in stressful situations with our child, we often revert to how we ourselves were parented, and sometimes, those reactions are not always the most appropriate ones.
Having a parent coach to support and help you navigate developmentally appropriate ways to deal with the concerns and challenges of raising your child helps you gain the confidence you need to become the parent you have always wanted to be. Together, we determine the guidelines that can help you create a day-to-day reality that most closely resembles your ideal vision for your interactions and relationship with your child.