Is this you?

You walk into an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meeting. Everyone else is already there. You sit down with a pen and a piece of paper in the only empty seat at the table. The introductions start. Most of the people you haven't seen or heard from in a year, the others are new. While everyone is staring at you, the team chair wants to know how you feel your child is doing. Overcome with stress, you struggle to find the right words advocate for what’s really going on with your child.

Each person presents their information. It's fast, numbers are given with little explanation, and each small amount of growth is celebrated. You are handed a copy of the notes to sign and told that you'll receive the IEP in ten days. Leaving the meeting, you feel like crying because you don't know what to do. It was overwhelming and you felt like you didn't have a voice. These are supposed to be the experts, yet something doesn't seem to be adding up.

I help parents find their voice in order to help their child reach their full potential.