Testimonials

Kind words from schools, corporates, parents & teachers.

Kind words from schools

Testimonials

“I just wanted to thank you so very much for the talk you gave the Junior School parents last night. I have had so much lovely feedback today from parents and I even found one of the staff making a golden book for her class! She is planning to get the girls to jot down the descriptive praise comments they receive during the week and then she is going to read the comments out during golden time each week! The whole idea sits so well with our marble jars and learning habits. Lots of parents said they were going to find ways to change the way they do things and they were so positive about trying out the ideas. I am also particularly grateful to you for making the talk so light hearted and giving everyone the freedom to acknowledge that we’re not all living in perfect homes, doing perfect parenting and it’s ok not to be able to manage it all perfectly!”

— Jo Newman, Head Junior School, North London Collegiate School

“Elaine is a warm and engaging speaker whose presentations deliver what they promise – for people to walk away with practical, positive ideas aimed at improving family relationships. And from a school point of view, she reinforces what any pro-active, wellbeing-focused school is doing by demonstrating the power of positive praise and the building of self-esteem. What a great presentation – we’ll be having you back again soon!”

— David Williams, Deputy Head Pupil Development & Wellbeing, Surbiton High School

“Thank you, Elaine for a truly inspirational training session which reminded us of how descriptive praise can change a students’ learning behaviour and raise their self-esteem which at Holy Cross we feel is incredibly important for the child’s well-being. After the training, staff unanimously agreed to develop elements of their interactions with the pupils and felt skills learnt were realistic to implement. We look forward to welcoming you back to our school again for more informative talks not only for our staff but for our parents too.”

— Sarah Hair, Headmistress, Holy Cross Prep school, Kingston, Surrey

“Please accept my heartfelt thanks for conducting our parent practice workshops this past week. You were extremely energetic, flexible and very easy to work with. The feedback from the community has been overwhelmingly positive, and your workshops truly helped our community bond. Both parents and teachers were able to open up about some of the challenges they experience either at home or in the class. I think people no longer feel so alone.”

— Stacey Bobo, Principal, Lyford Cay International School, Bahamas

Kind words from corporates

Testimonials

“I’ve just attended one of the Parent Practice sessions at my work and wanted to say what a truly wonderful thing it was. Not just in terms of the commitment that the Group is showing to the mothers and fathers who work in its various offices, but also the course itself. Nothing is more important to me than my family and the things I have learned today, and look forward to learning in the coming sessions, will be of more value to me than probably any other form of training I have ever done. As a member of staff I applaud you for organising it and as a parent I thank you for helping me in such an important area of my life. Parenting is a sensitive issue at the best of times and I’m not afraid to admit that I struggle with the increasing demands of parenthood. However, I left this morning feel empowered, enlightened and genuinely optimistic about things. I wonder how many training courses can lay claim to affecting behaviour quite so dramatically.”

— Darren, Client Service Director, Leo Burnett

“I just wanted to say a big thank you to both of you for your work with us over the last 9 months or so. You have truly transformed the quality of some of our people’s lives and changed the relationship they have with their children. We have seen the feedback. And there is no price to be put on this. The Parent Practice made an important contribution to our company being awarded a place in The Sunday Times Top 100 companies to work for as we focus on supporting our parents. So a big thank you.”

— Liz Nottingham, Talent Officer And Hr Director, Starcom Mediavest

“We wanted to extend our warmest thanks for an excellent seminar today on emotional resilience
attended by 120 people. Elaine left us with very pragmatic tools and techniques and the case studies and real life examples really brought this to life and made for a very enjoyable hour. Thanks also for opening up for an additional 30 minutes of Q&A for individuals’ personal questions. You have certainly prompted lots of positive debate here and we would warmly recommend this seminar to others.”

— Following a lunchtime talk at BP

“Elaine – thank you SO much for all your help and support at our Blackstone Parenting coaching day. We have received amazing feedback and will aim to have you back again very soon!

On a personal level, you were a godsend! We spent the weekend working with our son on descriptive praise, a golden book and a pasta jar and he is a changed child after only 3 days.”

— Sharon Maguire, Hr Director, Blackstone

how we can work together…

I work in a variety of ways, through webinars, 1:1s and in person seminars, but ultimately, I create change, helping them to escape the treadmill that can be the life of a modern parent – resulting in happier homes and healthier cultures – in both the boardroom and the classroom.

I would love to talk to you to transform your business or school and show you the power of my positive parenting approach and what we can achieve together.

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“The ability of a human being to manage his emotions in a healthy way will determine the quality of his life – maybe even more fundamentally than his IQ.”

- Laura Markham