Parent Coaching | Child Development & Learning | Austin, TX
Kindred Family Connection
With nearly a decade of experience as an early childhood educator, I have seen what happens when we move from managing children to honoring them. That shift is one of the most important things we can do to support their growth and development. Recognizing that we are on the same journey is the first step to bridge the gap and work to create a better way to grow alongside them.
“Growing old together is what we are doing anyway, whether we want to be or not… It is the denial of this reality that keeps us from finding better ways to live.” – Madeline Lane-McKinley
Kindred Family Connection, based in Austin, Texas, is a child-honoring support-based practice built on the belief that children and adults are on the same human journey, just at different points along the way. My goal is to support parents in their understanding of how children grow, learn, feel, and connect, so they can show up for their children with more intention, knowledge, and genuine presence.
Who is this for?
Kindred Family Connection is for the parent who is done doing this alone.
There is a shift happening in parenting, one that is drastically different from what most of us grew up with. Parents are letting go of past advice and moving toward a perspective of honoring their children as whole people. This approach to parenting was never intended to be done on one’s own, because two is greater than one.
Kindred Family Connection is here for the parents who want more than advice. It is here to support parents who want to understand their children as the human being they are, right here, right now. The right kind of support does not tell you what to do. It helps you find what you already know, and gives you the community to do it alongside.
Ways I can support you
Every coaching relationship is unique and is meant to be supportive and non-clinical.
Child Honoring as a Foundation
Most of us were never taught what it means to honor a child. Together we will explore what child honoring looks like in real life, clear up the confusion around parenting styles, and build a framework for authoritative and gentle parenting that is warm, holds boundaries, and is genuinely effective.
The Research Gap
Decades of research exists on what children need to grow, thrive, and feel safe. Understanding why your child does what they do should not be a luxury. The goal is to provide research-backed approaches in language that is actually usable.
Coregulation and the Nervous System
Regulation is important, for you and your child. Coregulation starts with you, and when you understand what is really going on in the body during a hard moment everything shifts. The goal is to help parents learn how to recognize the signs, understand the science behind regulation, and build the tools to respond rather than react.
Normalizing Rupture and Repair
Every relationship experiences ruptures sometimes. The goal shouldn’t be to never get things wrong, but to know how to come back together. We work on what repair really looks like, why it matters more than perfection, and how the act of coming back after a hard moment builds a stronger and more trusting relationship.
Playful Parenting
Play is not a reward for good behavior or a break from the real work of parenting. It is one of the most powerful relational tools available to you. We explore what playful parenting looks like, why it works, and how to bring more of it into the everyday moments that already exist in your life.
School Advocacy and Extending Learning
Your child deserves an education that honors who they are. Together we explore what that looks like, how to advocate for your child within school systems that were not always designed with them in mind, and how to extend genuine learning at home in ways that follow your child’s curiosity rather than fight it.
The solution to adult problems tomorrow depends on large measure upon how our children grow up today
Margaret Mead
Parent coaching sessions available in Austin, TX and virtually.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations made less than 24 hours before your scheduled service will be charged 50% of the service fee.
A fee waiver may be considered for emergencies on a case-by-case basis.
Sessions and Offerings
Sessions
Single Coaching Session (60 Minutes) | Standard Fee: $115 Contact for pricing information
A focused session exploring any topic areas based on what you need most right now.
Extended Coaching Session (90 Minutes) | Standard Fee: $160 Contact for pricing information
More space to go deeper, ideal for family sessions, complex questions, or when you simply need more time.
Sessions covering two topics will be scheduled as Extended Sessions at this rate.
*Packages
Monthly Support | $200 Monthly Recurring
Two sessions per month providing steady, consistent support as your child grows and your needs evolve. An additional monthly session can be added for $90.
Starter | $280 (Saves $35)
Three sessions providing a starting point to explore what is most pressing for you and your child.
Core | $525 (Saves $105)
Six sessions providing a meaningful arc of support with space to go deep across multiple topic areas.
What to expect
Start by scheduling a free 30-minute consultation. Sessions are coaching-based, non-clinical, warm, and paced around what you need.
Discovery Call | Free | 20-30 minutes
A free, no-pressure conversation to explore what you are looking for and whether Kindred Family Connection feels like the right fit.
FAQs
Is this therapy?
No. Kindred Family Connection is a support-based coaching practice, not a clinical or therapeutic service. Coaching is about building understanding, developing tools, and finding your footing as a parent. It is not for a diagnosis, treatment, or mental health care.
If you or your child need that kind of support, I will always encourage you to seek it, there is no either/or here. Coaching can absolutely complement the work you are doing with a therapist, and I will never position it as a substitute for care that goes beyond my scope.
What ages do you focus on?
My roots are in early childhood, and I believe those earliest years are foundational in ways that ripple forward into everything that comes after. The brain and nervous system, attachment patterns, how a child learns to understand themselves and the world around them, all of it is being shaped in those first years in ways that matter for a lifetime. That said, the understanding we build together does not have an expiration date.
Whether your child is two or twelve or somewhere in between, the developmental framework we work from stays relevant and useful. If you are wondering whether this is a good fit for where your family is right now, the discovery call is the place to find out.
What if I do not know what I need?
Many parents don’t, and that is completely okay. You do not need to come with a clear question or a specific problem, you just need to show up, the discovery call exists precisely for this. We talk, I listen, and together we figure out where to start. Sometimes the thing you come in thinking you need turns out to be the doorway to something else entirely. Let’s connect!
Nobody has ever before asked the nuclear family to live all by itself in a box the way we do. With no relatives, no support, we’ve put it in an impossible situation.
Margaret Mead
Kind Words
“Tyler has a gift for helping parents understand their children and children to understand themselves. Through her guidance, I learned to see behavior as communication and better support my child’s emotional and developmental needs. Her approach is thoughtful, practical, and rooted in genuine care.”
