You might be wondering what qualifies me to hold this space for myself and my fellow parents. My claim to this endeavor is securely grounded in my combined lens of both Parent and Professional.

Parenting: 6I have a 16-year old (bio) and an 11-year-old (bonus) son. In my role as a parent, I have served in various community roles as a classroom parent, community parent advocate, and school board parent representative.

As an active parent, I have gained both co-parenting and blended family parenting experiences. In raising Black boys, I have navigated experiences of bullying, child-centered advocacy within schools, academic challenges, racial identity development, low motivation, low self-confidence and esteem, anxiety, low mood, sexual identity development, internalized racism, colorism, communication barriers, relationship ruptures between adults and children, adjusting to family separations, and developing bonds in new family structures.

Professional: I have 20 years of professional experience (DMDG Resume) in the areas of child development, emotional and mental wellness, mild to severe psychological conditions, and effective parenting practices that promote the healthy development of children, youth, and young adults.

While I am trained and provide therapeutic services as a licensed clinical psychologist in my private practice (Aidan Behavioral Health & Consulting), at Parents Zone, LLC I provide sole parent coaching services that are informed by my educational background in Child Development and Family Relations, Rehabilitation Counseling, and Clinical Psychology, and my professional experience as an Early Childhood Educator, Parent Educator, Inpatient and Outpatient Substance Abuse/Dependence Counselor, Rehabilitation Counselor, and Inpatient and Outpatient Clinical Psychologist. For more information about my academic and research experience visit www.drdarlenemdavis.com

As parents begin to practice Compassionate Parenting in their daily experiences, they gain the opportunity to experience relief from parenting stress, parenting guilt, and self-judgments.

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