Kristen Balhoff

Motivated by the developmental differences of her own children at home, Kristen left her original career
to learn about supporting children with unique social/emotional profiles. She immediately fell in love with Conscious Discipline’s adult-first and relationship-based approach to parenting. Based on brain science, Conscious Discipline benefits all families, and Kristen has developed practical strategies for any family to build on their strengths and solve challenging problems.

Kristen encourages an affirming approach of parenting that honors each child’s individual developmental timeline. She loves to help parents make everything more concrete, predictable, and sensory-aware while incorporating each child’s special interests. She also believes that in all situations… there’s a visual aid for that! Kristen teaches others how to create authentic connections and how to best support those children hesitant to enter new relationships, with adult-led creativity, playfulness, persistence, and innovative strategies that yield transformational results.

As a retired camp counselor, Kristen loves to incorporate humor, games, singing, and riddles into all of her workshops. She offers energetic optimism to inspire parents to go deeper in their own journey of Conscious Discipline. She invites steady progress with hopeful encouragement as we all grow together.

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