Parents create
connection when children feel..
SEEN
Seeing our children starts with listening. Listening shows them that we understand and accept them.
HEARD
To be heard with real understanding and true empathy creates deeper connections.
VALUED
When we take the time to truly understand our children we show them we value them.
No parent starts off knowing what to do..
Without conscious effort, our parenting methods can create conflict instead of connection. The authoritarian way - “Do as I say, not as I do!” - in which most of us were raised creates conflict, frustration, endless power struggles, and can leave us with broken, distant relationships with our children.
It’s Never Too Late to Turn Things Around.
Children don’t come with an instruction manual. The reality of daily life and the immense pressures placed upon us from society makes our best parenting intentions difficult to maintain.
No matter what your relationship with your children looks like now, there is hope. Depending on where things are, it can be hard to believe there is truly another way.. But I promise you there is.
that helps parents understand child development, strengthen emotional connection, and build healthier family dynamics. It blends research-based psychology, mindful communication, and practical tools that parents can use every day. The Jai Institute for Parenting is an online program where I worked with the facilitator and my cohort to learn and practice these skills.
Today, I support parents in every season. Overwhelmed moms, parents of toddlers and teens, parents who feel alone, and parents who are repeating patterns they desperately want to break.
If you’re standing in a moment of transition, heartbreak, overwhelm, or simply wanting something more for your family, you’re not alone.
This is where your healing begins. This is where your family’s story starts to change.
Hello, I'm Sharon Long
Certified Transformational Parenting Coach
My journey into parent coaching didn’t begin in a classroom, it began in one of the hardest seasons of my life.
The moment I realized my marriage was over, everything I thought I knew about parenting, partnership, and holding a family together cracked open. I had spent decades caring for children (36 years as a daycare provider - 29 years running my daycare) nurturing little ones with patience, structure, and love. But suddenly, inside my own home, I felt lost.
I knew something had to change! Not in my child, but in me.
That search for a new way forward led me to the Jai Institute for Parenting, and it felt like the next natural step in the work I’d been doing my entire life. Their approach spoke to everything I believed in. The science of the nervous system, emotional intelligence, breaking generational patterns, and building connection instead of control.
The Jai Institute for Parenting is a training and education organization
I know how hard it is to ask for help.
I've been there myself.​ But, you are not alone!
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I will guide you through this process every step of the way to create a personalized experience that is catered to you and your needs.
"I took this class with Sharon and couldn’t be happier. Before the class I felt helpless and unsure as a parent due to my own challenging childhood. Now, I’ve strengthened my relationship with my daughter, my mother, and my spouse. It was an emotional journey but I finally found the connection I was looking for and learned to be connected with myself first. This class has been truly transformational."
- P. S.
"My Aunt Sharon is my second mom. Her care for me started when I was an infant and continued on through her daycare services, where her home became my second. When my teenage years came, a time where most drift away from their parents, we became closer than ever as she guided me through my own reckoning with fatherhood and becoming an adult."
- S. L.
"Any child who passes through Sharon's daycare is a fortunate one. She is a very dedicated and special person who teaches from her heart. She truly gives your children a basic understanding of what they can achieve and helps them achieve all they can."
- J. L.