Aroha Parenting

About

Kia ora! I’m Emily Donald, and I am here to help parents feel confident in their parenting, and to find ease and balance for their whānau.

My career in Early Childhood began over a decade ago and all the practical solutions I provide to whānau I have tried and tested myself with the hundreds of tamariki I have worked with over the years.

My career has taken me all over the country; from long-hour central Auckland daycares, to a rural outdoor kindy in Tasman. No matter where I was in New Zealand, parents would seek out my support. However, I never had the time and space required to honour these parents before tamariki in my care needed my attention, which is why I established Aroha Parenting; as the space for parents to have uninterrupted time to access the support they’re looking for.

I believe that all children are gorgeous little people who are unique in their own way, and the quirks they have do not mean there is anything “wrong” with them or how they have been parented.

“Good“ parenting isn’t instaglam - it’s messy and never perfect.

There is no manual for parenting and no one-way to parent, everybody's balance looks different. Everyone deserves to feel confident in themselves and their parenting, and every child is worthy of love no matter their behaviours.

My career has enabled me to work alongside thousands of whānau, which has given me the real-life experience of implementing behavioural strategies with children of different ages, abilities, temperaments, and cultures. I can translate the textbook of theory into practical solutions for you.

Parent Coaching, Parent workshops, Nelson Tasman