Parenting Isn't About Getting It Right All the Time
It's about what happens in the moments that are hard.
The tears. The tantrums. The worry. The frustration. The moments your child pulls away or you aren't quite sure what they need from you.
These moments aren't signs that something has gone wrong. They're opportunities to build connection, emotional safety, and resilience.
When children know they can bring us their biggest feelings without losing our connection, they learn something powerful: I can feel this and still be okay. I don't have to hide what I'm feeling to stay connected.
This is where emotional openness begins.
A DIFFERENT WAY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT’S HAPPENING BENEATH THE BEHAVIOR
I'm Katie Mae, a parent coach, speaker, teacher, and creator of The Vulnerability Factor™, an approach to parenting centered on one essential question:
What helps a child remain emotionally open rather than learning to protect themselves by shutting down?
Children are constantly making meaning from their experiences, especially from the way the adults around them respond to their emotions.
The Vulnerability Factor helps parents look beneath behavior to understand what their child may be feeling, the meaning they may be making, and how our response can invite greater openness, connection, and resilience.
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What Parents are Saying
“Katie has been enormously helpful to our family. My husband and I first reached out to her when our middle child, who was not quite two at the time, was struggling with separation issues. He showed a strong preference for mom which was driving me crazy and hurting my husband’s feelings. Katie’s advice and tools completely turned our son around. She helped us understand the situation in an entirely new way.
I have since come back to her many times. I’ve gotten help from her when my older son was struggling with building relationships in preschool. Connecting with the other kids in his class was a challenge for him and Katie helped me find the words to help him sort through this process. She was also a huge help around the birth of our third child, when we added an au pair to our home, and now as we face a major move to a new town. She has helped me teach the boys how to work through emotions and build resiliency in times of change. She has helped me model mixed emotions, ensure my children feel my unconditional love, and strengthened my bond with them.
Katie is professional, intuitive, patient and her advice hasn’t failed us yet. We love knowing that we have her as a resource when new challenges come up with our children. Her guidance makes us better parents, which helps our children and helps our marriage. Our family is all the better for having her support!”
— Jenna F. of Redwood City, CA
