For Pediatricians and Professionals Who Treat Children

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Hello,

My name is Juliet Marciano, MD, founder of Marciano Parent Coaching, LLC.

I’m a PCI Certified Parent Coach®️, a pediatrician (retired from practice), and a mother of four young adults, several with “extra” needs.

You may not realize how much the families in your practice and community are struggling and suffering.

When a child has special needs or extra needs, the whole family is affected. 

Even if the parents are able to find the therapists, specialists, and doctors for their child, often the parenting challenges go unaddressed.

Parents wonder how to parent a child whose “extra needs” require extra time, extra patience, extra energy, and extra parenting strategies to guide them through life, and they wonder how to help the siblings with their extra challenges.

Most parents of children with special needs and extra needs are still struggling to figure out what this challenge means for their parenting dreams and what is possible for their family given their new “reality”.

Often, they’re exhausted and feel lonely and isolated.

They feel that nobody understands what they’re going through.

Some parents are judged and criticized by friends, family members, school personnel, and strangers.

They are confused and struggling to understand their children and their behavior.

Their parenting experience isn't anything like what they imagined it would be, and they often wonder how they will meet the needs of ALL their children when one of them is requiring so much of the family's time and energy and so many emotional and financial resources.

They want to feel calmer and less stressed despite their stressful situation, and they’ve often sacrificed their own self-care and wonder how much longer they can keep up.

They’re having trouble sorting through the flood of parenting advice they find on-line, from people who have no knowledge of their challenges or the particular needs of their family.

They’re unsure of the best way to parent.

These parents are in need of assistance with improving the quality of their family life, dealing with the current family struggles, and laying the groundwork for a deeper connection to sustain them as they prepare for what may be a challenging future.

These are the parents I help.

If you’re speaking to a parent who is facing a family challenge and is struggling to handle a parenting experience that is very different from what they had expected, I can help.

I work with parents of children with a physical, mental, behavioral, emotional, or learning difference, or parents guiding their children before, during, or after divorce, and I help them to become the parents their children need them to be!

After working with me, parents have a calmer, more connected, more “conscious”, and more confident parenting experience.

If you have a patient who is experiencing their parents’ divorce or has ADD/ADHD, anxiety, depression, OCD, “sensory issues”, “big emotions”, or challenging behaviors, please consider me as a resource for their parents.

Getting your patient the therapies and support that they need is crucial, but it’s not enough.

Their parents need their own support.

I offer parents coaching guidance in a knowledgeable, understanding, non-judgmental, and compassionate manner and help parents reclaim the joy of parenting no matter what challenges they face or struggles they encounter.

I work exclusively with parents or other caregivers, and, although I have been trained in and have actively practiced pediatrics in the past, I am no longer practicing medicine in any capacity or giving medical advice. I am not involved in providing medical care or managing medical aspects of the children.

Because my coaching is done by phone or video calls, and I have flexible hours, (including evenings and weekends), I’m able to accommodate the scheduling needs of most parents.

I know that I can be a valuable resource you can count on to assist you in meeting the needs of children and families. I look forward to working with any families that you refer.

If you would like to learn more about how I can help the families in your practice and share more about your practice with me, please schedule a "Get to Know You" Call below.

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Often parents come to me when they are struggling and feeling overwhelmed or fearful. They are facing a family challenge and find themselves awake at night terrified, asking themselves, "Will my children be ok?" and "How am I going to do this?" Sometimes they are struggling with the realization that "I don't know how to parent this child". 

Other parents don't wait until they get to that point.

Many parents work with me when they discover that their child is experiencing Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), a Learning Disability or Learning Challenge, Anxiety, Depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) and they realize that they want the support of working with a parent coach to work on ways to best address the needs of every family member.

Some parents work with me  to help when their child has a physical, mental, emotional, behavioral, or learning difference and they realize that their parenting experience will be different than what they had expected, and for some, different from anything they could have ever imagined!

Sometimes parents want to work with me to prepare for a family transition such as divorce or remarriage, welcoming a new child into the family,  preparing for a parent entering or leaving the work force, or facing the illness of a family member. 

Some parents work with me to be proactive about helping their family get ready for a future stage of development or level of independence or responsibility, such as children entering the teen years or leaving for college.

Many parents work with me after divorce to help them face the challenges of single parenting or co-parenting, as well as help them redefine themselves, their family, and their future.

Many parents realize that they want a different parenting experience than the one they are having.

Sometimes it's because they are yelling a lot and want to stop, they feel stressed by their parenting encounters and want to feel more relaxed and confident, or they feel like they are pushing their children away and want a closer relationship with them.

When working with me, parents discover that many aspects of their lives are improved, not just those related to parenting. They find that coaching is such a positive experience of personal growth, that they work with me to explore different aspects of themselves and their family life and work on developing strengths, skills, and parenting concepts in general to develop increased competence and confidence.