President of Out-a-Box Parenting, Inc., author, consultant, educator, facilitator, parenting coach, and (perhaps most importantly) mother of four, Christie Clarke shares the joys, challenges, insights, and humor from decades of lessons learned in the School of Life.
As a certified classroom teacher with experience in 5 states, Christie’s work in preschools, detention centers, alternative and college prep high schools set the stage for the development of Out-a-Box Parenting, Inc. Based on the phenomenally successful Love and Logic® Programs out of Denver, Jim Fay, Dr. Charles Fay, and Foster Cline, M.D. have been making happy families for over 35 years. Now OBP, Inc. provides “Solutions for Daily Living with Children.” It’s available for classrooms, homes, scout troops, churches, daycare centers...anywhere there are children. Universally applicable and simple to use, these tools put the fun back in communication and the joy back in living. Workshops and presentations include (but are not limited to): Early Childhood Parenting Made Fun!, Grand Parenting!: Child Caring (Day Caring): Becoming a Love & Logic Parent: 9 Essential Skills in the Classroom: Stress-Free Leadership: Powerful, Pro-Active Parenting That Works: Everything You Need to Know About Parenting But Didn't Know to Ask; Raising Responsible Kids: Teens - How to Survive and Thrive; Helicopters, Drill Instructors, and Consultants - Communication Styles.
Her training with the Love and Logic founders and her personal experiences with her own children and students mixes with her positive and often humorous views of parenting to make the classes she leads informative, practical, and fun. She also utilizes other resources to create a variety of other classes dealing with sibling rivalry, teenagers, allowance, chores, coaching your child to success, Grandparenting, and more. In meeting after meeting and workshop after workshop, she found an appreciation of these concepts as they applied to human beings – not just parents. Consistent observations: “Did you know this works on husbands?!” “These are things I can apply in the workplace.” “We need this training for our Girl Scout Leaders.” “Our church group could use this stuff.” “My mother smiles all the time now.” “You may have saved my marriage.”
As a parent coach who travels to individual homes, schools, or places of business, Christie has been dubbed “The Nanny of Elgin.” She works with groups and individuals to help bring calm to organizations and households, and quality to relationships. Whether it’s working with divorcing or pre-marital couples – it’s all about communication. In each coaching conversation (over the phone or in person), she addresses specific issues and challenges, as well as working to reach long-term goals thus ”making the world a better place, one family [couple, classroom, business] at a time!”
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