A happier & healthier family, and kids who stay close to you as they grow.
Let’s embark on this journey together:
Michelle Henning, Certified Parenting & Health Coach
Are you dreaming of a more peaceful home with happier, more cooperative, and more resilient children who stay close to you as they grow? Would you like to enjoy calmer mealtimes, instil healthy eating habits, and improve your family’s overall health and well-being? If you're looking for help to navigate this journey, then you've come to the right place. My goal is to provide you with useful tools and strategies that transform your daily parenting life.
I’m a certified Peaceful Parenting Coach (trained by Dr Laura Markham of Aha! Parenting), certified Nutrition & Health Coach (IINH, UKIHCA), bestselling author of the pregnancy and childhood health guide Grow Healthy Babies, a former Waldorf School teacher, and mom.
I live in Norway, but I work with families from all over the world. You don't have to navigate your parenting challenges alone. I’m here to support you every step of the way!
What is Peaceful Parenting?
Rooted in psychology, neuroscience, and child development, Peaceful Parenting is a compassionate approach to raising children that emphasizes understanding, connection, empathic boundaries, and guidance over punishment.
At the heart of Peaceful Parenting lies the belief that children are naturally inclined towards goodness and cooperation. When they act out or misbehave, it’s often an expression of unmet needs or overwhelming feelings. Instead of punishment, Peaceful Parenting focuses on building strong emotional bonds, teaching emotional intelligence, and offering solutions in a mutually respectful environment.
The outcome is not just a more harmonious home, but children equipped with resilience and emotional awareness for life.
What parenting challenges can I help you overcome?
Tantrums and Meltdowns: Understanding the underlying emotions or needs that trigger these outbursts and addressing them empathetically.
Defiance and Power Struggles: Rather than escalating confrontations, learning to diffuse situations, understanding the root causes, and guiding children toward cooperative solutions.
Sibling Rivalry: Helping siblings cultivate a bond, manage jealousy, and resolve conflicts in a healthy manner.
Bedtime and Sleep Issues: Creating calm bedtime routines and addressing nighttime fears or anxieties.
Difficulty in Expressing Emotions: Teaching children to recognize, articulate, and manage their feelings without resorting to aggression or withdrawal.
Transition and Change: Assisting children in navigating changes such as starting school, moving homes, or welcoming a new sibling.
Attachment Issues: Building secure attachment and addressing separation anxiety or clinginess.
Behavioral Challenges: Addressing behaviors like lying, stealing, or aggressive outbursts with understanding and guidance instead of punishment.
Calmer Mealtimes: Helping families create a calm and enjoyable mealtime atmosphere, addressing any behavioural issues that disrupt peaceful mealtimes.
Picky Eating & Introducing New Foods: Exploring strategies to broaden food preferences and ensure a balanced intake of nutrients. Techniques for introducing new foods to children in an enjoyable and stress-free manner.
Meal Planning: Assisting in planning nutritious meals that cater to busy family schedules.
Food Allergies and Intolerances: Guiding families on managing, and potentially preventing, food allergies and intolerances, ensuring a safe and nutritious diet.
Healthier Snacking: Identifying triggers for unhealthy snacking and establishing healthier alternatives that satisfy and nourish.
Sugar Reduction: Strategies for reducing sugar intake while still enjoying satisfying meals and snacks.
Overeating or Emotional Eating: Uncovering emotional triggers for overeating and developing coping strategies to foster a healthy relationship with food.
Nutrition Transition: Assisting families in making nutritional transitions, whether due to health conditions, lifestyle changes, or dietary preferences like vegetarianism or veganism.
Family Cooking: Introducing enjoyable family cooking routines that encourage healthy eating and teach valuable nutritional skills.
Setting Boundaries: Learning to set firm yet empathic boundaries that respect the child's autonomy while ensuring safety and order.
School-Related Challenges: Handling issues like school refusal, homework resistance, or challenges in social interactions with peers.
Building Self-Esteem: Helping children develop a positive self-image and confidence in their abilities.
Limiting Screen Time: Strategizing ways to manage and reduce screen time without causing power struggles.
Calmer Meal Times: Fostering healthier eating habits and raising adventurous eaters.
Managing Your Own Emotions and Triggers: Empowering you to recognize and regulate your own emotional responses, ensuring that reactions to children's behaviors come from a place of calm and understanding rather than personal triggers or past traumas.
Co-Parenting with a Partner with Different Parenting Values: Navigating the challenges of raising children with a partner whose parenting philosophy may differ, by fostering open communication, finding common ground, and presenting a united front for the children's benefit.
How can I improve your family’s health & wellbeing?
Managing Chronic Conditions: Assisting families in managing chronic health conditions through dietary modifications and healthy living practices.
Special Diets: Guidance on managing special diets such as gluten-free, dairy-free, or low FODMAP in a family setting.
Boosting Immunity: Nutrition-based approaches to boosting the immune system, especially during flu seasons or in the face of common childhood illnesses.
Enhancing Energy Levels: Nutrition and lifestyle strategies for enhancing energy levels and combating fatigue.
Improving Digestion: Strategies for improving digestion and addressing common digestive issues through dietary changes.
Healthy Grocery Shopping: Guiding families on how to make healthier choices while grocery shopping, including understanding food labels and finding nutritious alternatives.
Healthy Eating on a Budget: Tips and strategies for eating healthily on a budget, including meal planning, budget-friendly recipes, and cost-effective shopping strategies.
Reducing Processed Foods: Guidance on reducing reliance on processed foods by incorporating more whole and nutritious foods into the family’s diet.
Nutritional Knowledge: Enhancing understanding of nutritional needs at different life stages, and empowering informed food choices.
“Working with Michelle took me out of the chaos. By setting priorities for what to focus on, she helped me transform my relationship with my kids.”
—Magda P.
Try a session for free and see if it’s right for you & your family.
There’s no commitment or obligation.