YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
You don't need to be a better parent. You need one missing piece of the puzzle.
You already love them fiercely.
You already try hard.
What nobody handed you was the science of why connection keeps slipping through your fingers at the end of a long day, and exactly what to do about it. That is what this is.
Or jump straight to working with Dr. Erica
CAN WE BE HONEST FOR A MINUTE?
Parenting in this season is genuinely hard. Not because you are doing it wrong.
You did everything you were supposed to do. You read the books. You Googled the symptoms. You tried the strategies. You downloaded the app, joined the Facebook group, listened to the podcast, and still went to bed last night wondering if you are getting this right.
Here is what I want you to hear: the fact that you are still asking that question is not evidence of failure. It is evidence of how deeply you care.
But caring deeply is not the same as having the tools. And most parents, no matter how educated, how loving, how present they are trying to be, were never given the one tool that changes everything.
Play. Intentional, science-backed, nervous-system-aware connection through play.
Not the kind that requires a Pinterest board and three hours on a Saturday. The kind that takes five minutes and works on a Tuesday at 5pm when everyone is falling apart and dinner isn't made and you have nothing left to give.
That kind.
The research in developmental psychology is unambiguous: a regulated parent creates a regulated child. Connection is not the reward you get to after all the hard work is done. Connection is how the hard work gets done. And play is the most efficient, most natural, most neurologically sound path to that connection that exists.
This is what Becoming Playful teaches. And it works.
BEGIN HERE, FOR FREE
The 5-Minute Reset
Your free audio guide to the most chaotic 20 minutes of your parenting day.
Every parent Dr. Erica has ever worked with knows the moment. The door opens. The backpack hits the floor. And something that should have been a homecoming turns into a storm nobody saw coming.
The 5-Minute Reset is a short, science-backed audio guide that explains exactly what is happening in your child's nervous system after school, and gives you three simple steps you can use tonight to change how that moment feels for both of you.
Free. Five minutes. No login required.
No spam. Unsubscribe any time.
BECAUSE A 3-YEAR-OLD AND A 13-YEAR-OLD NEED COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THINGS FROM YOU
Every stage of childhood brings its own particular magic and its own particular chaos.
The science of what your child needs from you changes as they grow.
Find your child's age below and step into a space that is built specifically for where you are right now.
Find your child's age and start there.
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Infants and Toddlers (0 to 3)
Big emotions in tiny bodies. The science of attachment, co-regulation, and connection before words.
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Preschool (3 to 5)
Defiance, big feelings, and the most important developmental window you will ever get.
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Early Elementary (6 to 8)
After school chaos, sibling conflict, and the art of staying connected as school life gets louder.
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Upper Elementary (9 to 11)
Growing independence, social complexity, and how to stay in their world as it gets bigger.
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Middle School (12 to 14)
Pulling away, big identity questions, and connection without pressure during the hardest years.
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High School (15 to 18)
Autonomy, launch preparation, and staying close when closeness feels like the last thing they want.
Playful Patter
Four minutes. One science-backed insight. One thing you can try tonight.
Every week Dr. Erica releases a short video on the most real, most exhausting, most overlooked moments of family life and exactly what developmental psychology says to do about them. No jargon. No judgment. Just what works.
DISCOVER TOGETHER, GROW TOGETHER
Workshops for parents. Workshops for families.
Sometimes the most powerful shift happens not in a one-on-one session but in a room full of people who are all figuring out the same thing together. Dr. Erica runs online and in-person workshops throughout the year for two distinct groups.
For Parents
Practical, science-backed workshops where parents come together to learn, laugh, and leave with real tools for real life. Topics range from nervous system regulation and restraint collapse to play-based connection strategies and managing the mental load of modern parenting. Online and in person options available throughout the year.
For Parents and Children Together
Something genuinely special happens when parents and children learn to play together with intention. These workshops create shared experiences that become the foundation of lasting connection. Designed for families across all ages and stages. Because the best thing you can do for your relationship with your child is show up in their world, together, on purpose.
READY TO GO DEEPER?
This is where things really change.
Group workshops and free resources will take you further than you think. And for the parent who is ready to do the deeper work, nothing replaces having Dr. Erica in your corner directly.
Working with Dr. Erica is not advice-giving.
It is not a list of things to try.
It is a structured, science-backed process of understanding your own patterns, your child's nervous system, and the specific dynamics of your family, and then building something sustainable from the inside out.
Every coaching client receives access to the Parenting Vault, a Google Drive library of articles, workbooks, ebooks, checklists, meditation guides, playful resources, and practical tools for parenting's biggest challenges. No login required.
Available on any device, any time, anywhere.
Every investment comes with a no-questions-asked refund policy and the freedom to cancel any time. Because this only works if it feels right for you.
You might be wondering if this is like therapy. It is not, and here is the difference.
Therapy is a beautiful and important thing. It is also not what this is.
When you work with Dr. Erica, you are not processing your past or unpacking your childhood.
You are solving something that is happening right now, in your home, with your actual children, on a real Wednesday.
Think of it less like a clinical appointment and more like finally having a brilliant, warm, deeply knowledgeable human who happens to have a PhD in exactly the thing you are struggling with.
Someone who listens without judgment, sees your situation clearly because she is not inside it, and helps you figure out the next right thing with tools that actually work in real life.
No couch.
No diagnosis.
No homework that feels like more work.
Just clarity, a concrete plan, and someone genuinely in your corner.
There are three ways to work together. Start wherever feels right for where you are today.
Three ways to work with Dr. Erica
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Let's Solve This
One session. One pressing problem. Real clarity before you leave.
You know that thing keeping you up at night? The dynamic that keeps repeating no matter what you try? The moment you keep handling the wrong way even though you know it and cannot seem to stop?
That is what this session is for.
Let's Solve This is a single focused session with Dr. Erica built entirely around whatever is most urgent for you right now. No intake forms the length of a novel. No waiting three weeks to get to the actual issue. You bring it. She helps you untangle it. You leave with a clear plan and tools you can use before the day is over.
This is also the perfect starting point if you have never worked with a coach before and want to experience what it actually feels like before committing to more.
Includes:
One 60-minute session with Dr. Erica.
A personalized action plan.
Full access to the Parenting Vault.
Lifetime updates to all vault resources.
No-questions-asked refund policy.
(Purchasing this for a fellow parent or friend? Simply add a note in the booking details and Dr. Erica will take care of the rest.)
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The Big Untangle
Four sessions. The thing that has been draining you for way too long. Finally handled.
Some things did not build up overnight. And they will not shift in a single session either.
The Big Untangle is four sessions with Dr. Erica dedicated to the pattern, the dynamic, or the exhausting recurring situation that has been living in your house for months or maybe years. The bedtime battles that never end. The connection that keeps slipping. The co-parenting tension that bleeds into everything. The child whose needs you love deeply and struggle to meet consistently.
Together you will identify exactly what is driving it, build tools that work for the specific wiring of your family, and create structures that hold even on the days when nothing goes according to plan.
This is the experience most parents describe as the thing that actually changed everything. Not because it was magic. Because it gave them the right understanding at the right time with the right support to actually use it.
Includes:
Four 60-minute sessions with Dr. Erica.
A personalized action plan after every session.
Full access to the Parenting Vault.
Lifetime updates to all vault resources.
No-questions-asked refund policy.
Cancel any time
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Your Person
Two sessions every month. Someone who knows your family and shows up for whatever life throws next.
Parenting does not happen in a straight line. Neither does growth.
“Your Person” is ongoing monthly support for the parent who wants someone consistently in their corner, not just for one problem but for all of them. Two sessions every month means there is always a touchpoint coming. Always someone who knows your history, understands your family's specific dynamics, and can help you navigate whatever is happening right now without starting from scratch every single time.
The parent who chooses Your Person is done white-knuckling it alone. They are ready for consistent, compassionate, expert support through every season of family life, not just the crisis ones.
New school year chaos? Covered. A child going through something big? Covered. A parenting disagreement with your partner that keeps circling? Covered. Life throwing something completely unexpected? That is exactly what this is for.
No contracts. No pressure. Cancel any time. Just Dr. Erica, consistently, for as long as you need her.
Includes:
Two 60-minute sessions every month with Dr. Erica.
Personalized support and resources between sessions.
Full access to the Parenting Vault.
Lifetime updates to all vault resources.
Priority scheduling
No-questions-asked refund policy.
Cancel any time
INCLUDED WITH EVERY COACHING LEVEL
The Parenting Vault
A Google Drive library you can open on your phone in the school pickup line, at 2am when you cannot sleep, or in the middle of a hard week when you just need one good resource right now.
No login.
No password.
No barrier between you and what you need.
Inside:
articles
workbooks
ebooks
checklists
meditation guides
playful activity resources
and practical tools for parenting's biggest challenges
Updated regularly. Yours for life.
Real Families. Real Results.
You have been figuring this out alone for long enough.
Whether you start with the free audio, watch a Playful Patter video, join a workshop, or book a session with Dr. Erica directly, you are in exactly the right place. The next right step is here. Take it at whatever pace feels right for you.