Collaborative Parent Coaching and Educational Consultation
Time Around the Table
Are you struggling to have the family dinners you would like?
Join me for this 3 part series and meet other parents who understand. Learn strategies for navigating tricky schedules, meal prep difficulties, picky eaters, difficulty sitting or staying at the table, sibling arguments, and more.
When: 9/14, 9/21, & 9/28 from 12:00-1:00
Where: Tin Bucket, 12 Woburn St. Reading, MA
Investment: $100
About Me
Theresa Wiggins, M.Ed.
I am an educator, a business owner, a wife, a daughter, a sister, and, most importantly, a parent of three children.
I spent the first eight years of my 13-year teaching career as a special educator. I served students with a wide range of special needs, including specific learning disabilities, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, neurological impairments, developmental delays, communication impairments, and emotional impairments.
Later I became a general educator. I loved figuring out where my students were with a particular skill and then bringing them to the next level. At the same time, I taught them how to think about their own thinking, or understand their own process of learning.
I taught these same skills in the social arena, striving to help my students understand themselves as a part of our classroom community. Building a safe and vibrant community was a cornerstone of my practice.
Developing my curriculum of the home
When my third child was born, I decided to stay at home full time. As one year turned into a few, I realized how much I enjoyed supporting my own children’s education from home.
That is to say, I loved supporting their teachers and the curriculum they were learning by providing routines, structure, and follow-up — my own curriculum of the home.
Research shows that family practices like these correspond with a child’s success in school. I realized that other parents wouldn’t necessarily know how to do this to best support their child’s education. Why would they?
Growing my village
I also spent years growing my village, which helps to replenish my parenting well. The village that my husband and I rely on is full of the people you’d expect: family members, personal mentors, and our children’s teachers.
But sometimes I’ve learned the most valuable lessons from other parents, especially those who parent differently than I do.
Promoting the happiness of the whole child
I am passionate about helping all parties (including the kids!) collaborate effectively with each other, to problem solve through challenging behaviors and find success at school.
Building a supportive village and creating an environment at home that sets a child up for success are essential in promoting the happiness of the whole child. Let me be a member of your village!
My credentials
Certified in General Education,
1-6 (inactive)
Ready to get started?
Village Parenting
Theresa Wiggins, M.Ed.
Village Parenting promotes the happiness of the whole child by coaching parents on how to work with their child through behavior challenges and how to navigate his or her educational needs. Village Parenting also consults with K-12 schools, teaching mindfulness and providing professional development on family engagement. Serving Greater Boston and beyond..
