About Us

Language of Listening® is here to do the impossible for parents like you who want more than just well-behaved kids.

Nowhere will you find a simpler or more positive approach to parenting and personal growth.  We believe that children are inherently great and the parents’ job is to help them see it.  We provide simple tools for finding hidden greatness in your children and yourself.

The Language of Listening® heart model is the simple tool for parenting and personal growth they said didn’t exist.

And we’ve got the results to prove it.  For fifteen years hundreds of parents using Language of Listening® have been raising straight-talking problems solvers who know their strengths. No bribes, no punishment; just parents understanding and enjoying their kids. So what’s the secret?  SAY WHAT YOU SEE®

SAY WHAT YOU SEE® is the core of all of our programs.


Whether applied to children or yourself, saying what you see opens your eyes to a deeper kind of listening that begins with your eyes and ends with your heart.  The connection that is created has the power to change difficult moments into rewarding ones.

SAY WHAT YOU SEE® gives you one place to start:

  • to respond rather than react;
  • to turn tantrums into games,
  • to shift discipline issues into creative CAN DO moments,
  • to put children in touch with their hidden STRENGTHs.

SAY WHAT YOU SEE® is the missing step in parenting and personal growth.

We are here to deliver it to the world.

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Our Premises:

  • Everything children do and say is a communication.
    Children must continue to communicate until they are heard.
  • All children have every possible inner strength.
    Children act according to who they believe they are.
  • All behaviors are driven by healthy needs.
    Children need 3 things: experience, connection, power.
  • All growth is through acceptance.
    Children set exactly the right level of challenge for growth.

We would love to hear from you.

Feel free to Contact Us at any time about our work, our website, or other possibilities for working together.