Toni Schutta
M.A., L.P.
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Parenting Expert
Toni Schutta Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Parenting, Family, Work/Life Balance, Life Coaching
- Best Sellers
- Too Busy? 28 Solutions to Make Life Less Crazy for Moms and Parening by Strengths: A Parent's Guide to Being Positive in Challenging Situations
- Career Focus
- Parent Educator, Parent Coach, Author, Speaker, Radio Host
- Affiliation
- President, Families First Coaching, Member, Association of Professional Parenting Coaches
Toni Schutta is a National Speaker, Author, Radio Host, Parent Coach and a Licensed Psychologist with a Master’s Degree in Psychology. She’s the president of Families First Coaching, an organization devoted to providing parents with practical information, easy-to-use tools and helpful resources that will empower parents and strengthen families.
Toni has 15 years experience helping parents find solutions that work. She’s been featured in national publications such as Parents, Woman’s World, and First for Women, She’s a frequent guest on radio shows and was featured on KSTP-TV and WCCO-TV.
Toni hosts a weekly radio show called, "Real Parents. Real Solution." on VoiceAmerica.com. Parenting experts and "real parents" provide practical tips on challenges parents commonly face. Tune in here for solutions to your challenges: http://www.tinyurl.com/realparentsrealsolutions
Toni is a sought-after speaker with 17 topics that she presents at corporations such as General Mills, 3M and Medtronic, as well as schools, religious and professional organizations.
Instant downloads with answers to 16 common parenting problems such as discipline, back talk, whining, defiance, chores, homework and more are available at www.getparentinghelpnow.com
Toni also offers free resources for parents, educational classes, parent coaching sessions done by telephone, a workbook called “Too Busy? 28 Solutions to Make Life Less Crazy for Moms” and a book titled "Parenting by Strengths: A Parent's Guide to Being Positive in Challenging Situations."
Her websites include: www.getparentinghelpnow.com and www.familiesfirstcoaching.com
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Stop Annoying Back Talk Now!
Let’s say you ask your child to do a simple task like feed the dog. The next thing you know, you hear “Why do I always have to feed the dog?” Or maybe you hear sarcasm and a smart-alecky tone of voice while your child says, “You don’t really expect me to do that?” Makes you long for the days ...
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10 Tips For Back-to-School Success!
Almost all of us dread the end of summer. Kids are reluctant to get back into the routine of early mornings, structured days and the homework that school brings. And many parents are also reluctant to get back into the routine of early mornings, structured days and homework! Whether your child ...
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Make Your Family Stronger with These 5 New Year's Resolutions
Many of us make New Year’s resolutions every year. We set goals for exercising, loosing weight, staying organized. But how many of us take the time to size up our family? Are you conscious of how your time is spent together? How many meals are you eating together as a family? How much time do you spend alone with your spouse? Do your children’s activities flood your calendar? In just a minute, I’m going to give you suggestions for five basic building blocks that help strengthen families, but first I’d like to suggest that you do a simple exercise.
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*** Surprising Secrets to a Successful Summer
You’re probably busy planning every detail so your kids can have a memorable summer packed with vacations, summer camps, sports activities and more. As you finish your planning, be sure to allow time for three surprising activities that are research-proven to help your child’s emotional, neurological and physical well-being. Secret #1: Allow time each day for unstructured, child-directed play (or free time for adolescents). Research is emerging that the hectic lifestyle that many parents have chosen for their children may be harmful to a child’s development.
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Save Money With Your Kids
Cutting back on expenses? Most families are. Asking children to share the burden of spending less is a reasonable choice to make. If you’ve lost your job and huge cuts need to be made, it’s reasonable to explain to children that the family will be making major cutbacks. The key is to reassure them that your family is safe, that you’re in control of the family finances and that their basic needs will be met.
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*** Are You an Empathic Parent?
If your child walks in the door with her shoulders drooping and her face forlo do you say something like “You look sad. Come in and tell me what happened.” Or if your child is stomping around do you say “You seem upset. Your feelings are important to me. Let’s talk.” Or do you tell your child ...
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*** Stop Annoying Back Talk Now!
Let’s say you ask your child to do a simple task like feed the dog. The next thing you know, you hear “Why do I always have to feed the dog?” Or maybe you hear sarcasm and a smart-alecky tone of voice while your child says, “You don’t really expect me to do that?” Makes you long for the days ...
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*** Are You Too Child-Centered?
Thirty or 40 years ago parenting in an authoritative manner i.e. "Do it because I said so and I'm the parent" was the cultural norm. "Children should be seen and not heard" was a mantra that many of our parents used. We weren't asked about what we wanted for dinner, we weren't offered choices, ...
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*** Helping Your Child with September Transitions
Transitions happen every day in your child’s world and September, like no other month, is a time of transitions for your child. Starting a new grade. Getting a new teacher. Learning new classroom rules. Adding more homework. No matter what the transition, you can expect an added level of stress as your child adapts to the change. When making the transition to a new grade, your child will be challenged by more rigorous academic challenges, more social demands and more responsibility.
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*** Steps Parents Need to Take to Prevent Sexual Abuse
Have you taught your child about “good touch/bad touch”? That’s a good place to start, but not enough to protect your child from possible sexual abuse, according to Libby Bergman, executive director of the Center for Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment. “Children need to know the difference between what touches are acceptable and what touches are not. They also need to be taught about stranger danger, but these methods put the onus on the child.
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*** Keeping Attachment Strong
A friend shared a wonderful story recently in a seminar o "Smart Parenting." She said that ever since her children werenlittle, she's set aside special one-on-one time with each of hernchildren. She made a commitment to do this once a week andnput it on the calendar. As her children became ...
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*** Firm Up Your Discipline with This Helpful Tool!
Why is it so hard for parents to be consistent when disciplining their children? Many factors come into play. How tired are you?! How persistent is your child? How were you disciplined? What kind of parenting style do you have? Does the other parent agree with you on discipline methods and ...
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Toni Schutta
My job is to help parents who are feeling stuck or frustrated find solutions that work for their family. What parents like best about my classes and coaching sessions is that they'll find practical solutions that they can use that night. The niche I fill is to help parents who don't need therapy, but could use a little help. And let's face it, there are times that we could all use a little help!
Children don't come with a training manual. What worked yesterday may not work today. What worked with one child may not work with the other child. Maybe you feel like you've tried everything but nothing seems to work!
I've worked with hundreds of families over the years and I've built up a nice reserve of strategies that work. I can help you:
- Get Your Child to Listen the First Time
- Ease Sibling Hassles
- Reduce Back Talk and Whining
- Improve the Effectiveness of Your Discipline
- Get a Handle on Anger Outbursts
- Reduce Bedtime, Morning and Homework Hassles
- Find Balance in Your Busy Life
- Get Chores Done
- And More!
I also realize how busy you are and try to give you the answers you need in easy, ready-to use formats. For instance, I recorded 13 of my most popular classes and make them available 24/7 on my websites, www.getparentinghelpnow.com and www.familiesfirstcoaching.com so you can purchase them and get instant answers to your most pressing problems in the privacy of your own home. If you prefer private coaching, it'll be done by telephone so you don't have to drive anywhere in rush hour or get baby-sitters. If you prefer a comprehensive program, I have a 10-hour package, "Yell Less. Hug More: 7 Essential Parenting Skills" that you can download along with the study guides and listen to instantly.
I love working with parents who are open to change, who want to be the best parent possible and who don't just blame their children for problems that are occuring.
Contacting Toni Schutta
How to get started
I have a number of free resources for parents which are helpful, but also allow you an opportunity to get acquainted with me.
1) A free 7-part e-course called, "The 7 Worst Mistakes that Parents Make (and How to Avoid Them!) available at www.getparentinghelpnow.com
2) A free 7-part e-course called, "How to Win the Chore Wars" available at www.familiesfirstcoaching.com
3) A free monthly electronic newsletter packed with practical parenting tips available at either website. www.familiesfirstcoaching.com and www.getparentinghelpnow.com
4) A free 30-minute sample parent coaching session available by emailing me at toni@familiesfirstcoaching.com