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For the past 25 years, Barbara Joy has been offering eduction, encouragement and insight to parents, drawing from her clinical background in Child Development and 15 years experience as a nurse specializing in children with chronic and life threatening illnesses.
She became a Personal and Professional Coach in 1997 and now has a private practice as a Positive Parenting Coach. Barbara is committed to assisting parents in raising happier, healthier children, thus creating happier, healthier families. She is also a motivational speaker and offers classes, trainings and workshops to many schools and organizations (some of which are listed below).
Barbara is both a biological and adoptive mother of 3 grown children and 2 new granddaughters (with another grandbaby arriving in June 2003!). She considers being a Mom her greatest success and joy in life.
"Parenting is the most important job you'll ever do.
My coaching will help you become the parent you truly want to be."
- Barbara Joy
Barbara's classes & encouraging workshops are well known throughout the North Bay. Feel free to contact her for more details or specific references if needed. You are welcome to read what other parents are saying about Barbara as well.
| Schools: Live Oak Preschool. Healdsburg St. John’s Catholic School,Healdsburg Franklin Park Co-op, Santa Rosa Brush Creek Montesorri School, Santa Rosa Bethel Children’s Center, Santa Rosa First Presbytarian Pre-school, Santa Rosa First United Methodist Church Preschool, Santa Rosa Learning Universe, Petaluma Petaluma Parent Nursery School, Petaluma Redwood Montesorri School, Penngrove Novato Parents Nursery School, Novato Cloverdale Co-op Preschool, Cloverdale Montesorri School of Sonoma |
Organizations: Califronia Parenting Institute, Santa Rosa Jewish Family and Children’s Services, Santa Rosa Parents Place, Santa Rosa Community Childcare Council, Santa Rosa Parent Voices, Santa Rosa Town of Windsor, Community Services, Windsor POLO( Parents of Little Ones) Healdsburg SCAEYC, Santa Rosa MOMS: Moms of Multiples, Rohnert Park North County Mothers Club, Healdsburg Sonoma Valley Mothers Club, Sonoma Santa Rosa Mothers Club, Santa Rosa Sebastopol Parents Club, Sebastopol |
| Conferences & Workshops: Santa Rosa: Sonoma County Early Childhood Conference: Common Ground: Working Together for Children Oct. 2002. Workshops: "Parenting the Adopted Child" and "Parenting with Positive Discipline" San Francisco: California Council of Parent Participation Nursery Schools (CCPPNS) Annual Convention: Families for a Peaceful Planet March, 2003. Worshops: "Understanding Sibling Rivalry and Relationship" and "Handling Anger: Yours and Your Childs" |
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1) Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Advisory Board |