About Me
Lauren Astor
Parent Support Coach
I’m Lauren and I am on a mission to help parents transform their families from stressed out power struggles and frustrated feelings… to Happy, Calm and Peaceful – with Respectful Communication and Expressed Love.
Once Upon a Time…
Once Upon a time…
I wasn’t yet old enough to buy a beer and there I was with the
Most Important Job on the Planet.
I was a Mother.
Despite my young years, I had plenty of ideas about parenting. Not because it was so well modeled by my family. Quite the opposite actually.
As long as I can remember, there was an abundance of Judgment, Anger, Yelling, Blaming, and Shaming in my family. When I was a teenager, my mother and I fought like crazy people. I wanted to grow up in a hurry. And I did! Then I ventured forth and learned about Loving, Connected, Happy Parenting.
Now…
I hold a Masters Degree from Columbia University’s Teachers College and I have been a Certified Option Process® Mentor/Counselor since 2000. I have counseled hundreds of individuals, couples, parents and folks of all ages from around the world with many different situations and concerns. I have seen people drop issues that have been a source of misery for many years. I have seen people come to peace with profound life challenges.
You have the Most Important Job on the Planet.
Your children are the Future of the World! And YOU are your child’s greatest teacher. Plain and simple your child is learning how to live from YOU.
For this reason, I founded Happy Parent – Happy Child! in 2005 to work extensively with Parents. I have designed and facilitated many workshops, classes and retreats to help parents like you bring HAPPY back to your parenting and your relationship with your children.
With over 30 years of experience as a Teacher, Facilitator, Parenting Specialist and Certified Mentor/Counselor/Coach – as well as decades as a Mother, Single Mother, Step-Mother, Godmother and Grandmother – I have had the opportunity to help and support hundreds of parents.