Prepare yourself for parenting for the rest of your life!
At times, all parents feel lost or without a clue about what our children need from us. Imagine what it could feel like if you were able to make sense of what your child was really asking from you. The Circle of Security® Parenting™ (COS-P) program is based on decades of research about how secure parent-child relationships can be supported and strengthened.
Having taken many other parenting courses and having used countless parenting strategies over the past 21 years, I am excited to offer COS-P to Montana families because I know it is truly different. Having now incorporated attachment principles from COS-P for over 8 years in my own family and many other families, I know that COS-P grows confidence and security in relationships and though it concentrates on the parent-child relationship, it applies to adult relationships just as much.
COS …
~ helps you make sense of human relationships (child and adult alike!)
~ gives you clear ways to approach difficult situations
~ offers relief from the worry and wonder of ‘am I doing it wrong?’
~ is based on over 60 years of international research
COS is NOT …
~ a prescriptive set of rules to memorize
~ an opportunity to feel guilty or not “enough”
Quotes from Merry Hearts COS Group Class participants:
“This class has been of great value! And I really appreciate being able to go through it with you and your experience and heart :). It’s especially nice having a group with parents that generally share a lot of the same values.”
“This class changed my entire view of parenting. I was tired of all these rules, tricks, and strategies. COS is not a bunch of stuff to memorize; it’s just being able to really see what your children need and know how to give it to them.”
“COS has changed the way I relate to everyone- not just my kids. It’s made a huge difference in how I see people and I get now what [my spouse] is asking from me in a way I never got before.”
“This class allowed me to feel free to be there for my kids. I always thought that if kids are acting out, you should ignore them so they won’t act out just for attention. I knew that wasn’t really working but I didn’t know what else to do without getting tough which isn’t how I ever wanted to be as a parent. Now I DO know what to do and it’s such a relief.”
