MEET TORI

 Before Tori became a positive discipline and learning coach she had a successful 20-year career as an operations director for a global software company. Then one day, Tori and her daughter’s life changed forever. During a routine exam, Tori was diagnosed with breast cancer. This was the moment that life became a hurricane of decisions. As a single (solo) parent Tori was used to the burdens of everyday life, but this changed everything. As you can imagine, cancer treatment challenged her energy and her ability to calmly parent. Balancing treatments, work, and parenting became an urgent need. As her stress increased and her health decreased she could see her daughter’s behavior declining. She realized she was not the only one in her house that was feeling the effects of her diagnosis.  That is when she made a conscious decision to implement Positive discipline and learning. The tools she learned were simple and effective. In turn, giving her and her daughter the calm family life they both deserved.

Tori was shocked and amazed by the rapid favorable changes happening daily because of the simple positive parenting techniques she had learned. The storm that had come into her and her daughter’s life had been tamed. She knew she had to share this with other parents. She did not want another Mom or Dad to feel as hopeless as she did. That was the moment she knew she had to update her prior certification she did for herself and now become certified as a positive discipline and learning coach for other parents.

Inspired by the Henry Ward Beecher quote "There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots…the other, wings. “LIVE TO GROW WINGS” program was created. Helping families through positive discipline and learning.  Tori believes that deep family roots come first. As parents it is our responsibility to provide a safe home where our children can develop a sense self-assurance and confidence. Parents are a child’s first teachers. We help them develop values by our own example. We give them choices. We give them permission to explore and make mistakes while experiencing the results of those choices - not as punishment, but as a way to learn. We help them find what they love, a passion for life, and a purpose. Providing the stability of roots based in love. Ultimately, growing up to become strong healthy adults that grow wings and soar. 

YES, when our children develop strong wings, they will fly away, but if the roots are strong enough, they will always fly back to us. They will share the things they are discovering and creating in their own lives and maybe even say thank you. 

It's hard to have faith in yourself and in your own ability to be a good parent. It's particularly difficult because you won't know whether you've succeeded until it's much too late to do anything about it. It is time to 'guide' and allow our children to LIVE TO GROW WINGS of their own. Let Tori's 20 years of corporate experience, her deep personal lessons and certification in positive discipline, help make your family calm again. 

When Tori is not helping parents and children soar, she is loving life with her dynamic young daughter and their wooly black standard poodle, Batman.