Serving Marin County & Beyond
-Live, Small-Group Coaching
for Parents of Tweens-
NEW COHORT FORMING NOW!
"Your approach has everything I had hoped for, both for our son, and us as parents: you have substance, experience, actionable handouts and most importantly, a good dose of humor and compassion."
-Borianana and Daniel, Switzerland
Welcome to PAUSE People, where we're on a mission to help parents of tweens hit the PAUSE button on reactivity and unhelpful family patterns. You’ll learn to transform everyday moments into opportunities that boost your family’s self-regulation skills and quality of life.
Join our vibrant community and expert coaches Dan Leibowitz & Yulia Rafailova for this light-hearted yet profound journey where you will learn to navigate the ebb and flow of family life with greater grace, confidence, and connection.
Here's what to expect:
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4 live, 90-minute group coaching sessions via Zoom
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First 30 minutes: presentation of course material
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Last 60 minutes: interactive, live coaching
Through live, direct coaching and a supportive, interactive community experience via Zoom, you'll learn how to:
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Harness self-awareness for better emotional control
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Apply authoritative parenting practices
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Cultivate a more harmonious and organized home
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Address predictable challenges associated with ADHD
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Navigate the tween-age years with more ease
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Connect with a supportive tribe of like-minded parents.
Whether you're facing ADHD, executive function challenges or simply seeking smoother transitions into the adolescent years, this course is tailor-made for parents and guardians navigating elementary and middle school years.
Registration information:
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PAUSE People is limited to 10 people/couples.
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4 sessions, 90-minutes each. Weekly for 4 weeks.
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Dates: Starting in January, 2025. Dates TBD.
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Investment: $450
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Course Overview:
Session 1: Foundations of Executive Function Skills
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Introduction to EF building blocks
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Disrupt recurring problems and patterns
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Shift from reactive to proactive parenting
Session 2: Strengthen Relationships
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Authoritative parenting: balancing love, limits, and boundaries
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Communicate clear expectations and routines for daily activities
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Rupture and repair: handling challenges effectively
Session 3: Create an EF Smart Home
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Routines: less improv and more planning
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Scaffolds that promote independence and self-regulation
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Anticipate and mitigate predictable conflict vs. reacting
Session 4: Action and Accountability
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Assign roles and set actionable steps
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Evaluate progress and identify strengths and growth areas
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Celebrate achievements and plan for ongoing accountability
Your Coaches:
Dan Leibowitz
With 30 years of experience in schools, educational consulting, and as a father of two teens, Dan brings extensive expertise to PAUSE People's parent coaching process. Holding advanced degrees in General and Special Education, and a Certificate in Educational Therapy, Dan's personalized methods assist parents in creating more supportive home environments, while enabling routines that foster self-reliance, cooperation, and co-regulation. Dan offers a uniquely integrative approach that improves family functioning and quality of life via new, more helpful patterns and ripple effects in the home.
Yulia Rafailova
Yulia is a coach and speaker who loves helping people discover their own awareness and design personalized solutions to common executive function challenges. She founded Mindfull Education in 2017, after a decade of academic consulting with over a thousand students and their families. Her coaching focuses on guiding adolescents and their parents through collaborative problem-solving and mindfulness.
Yulia also serves on the Board of Directors for the award-winning Greater Los Angeles CHADD, where she hosts workshops and facilitates weekly peer support groups. Growing up with undiagnosed ADHD and anxiety, Yulia relates deeply to the community she serves.