Lysa Parker, MS, CFLE, CEIM

• Award-winning Author
• Certified Family Life Educator
• Certified Educator of Infant Massage
• Parent Coach, Speaker, Parenting Classes, Workshop Facilitator
• Founder & Former executive director of Attachment Parenting International

Lysa Parker (Lisa) received both her bachelor’s in education and her master’s degree in Human Environmental Sciences for human development and family studies from the University of Alabama. She earned her designation ofCertified Family Life Educator (CFLE) from the National Council on Family Relations in 2004 and is also a Certified Educator of Infant Massage (CEIM).

 

As cofounder of Attachment Parenting International (API), a nonprofit parent education & support organization, she served as the executive director for thirteen years, focusing on program development, public relations, and fundraising. Prior to her involvement with API, she worked as a special education teacher helping children with multiple handicaps and learning difficulties.

 

Lysa Parker had committed her life to working with parent-child relationship issues and is a recognized authority on parenting. She is the coauthor of a new book titled Attached at the Heart: Eight Proven Parenting Principles for Raising Connected and Compassionate Children (iUniverse 2009) that received the 2009 Book of the Year Gold Award from ForeWord Magazine.  Lysa co-writes a parenting column called The Conscious Parent published in various magazines including Valley Babies in Huntsville, AL. She has been featured in national and regional publications including, Newsday, Child Magazine, Mothering Magazine, Natural Life Magazine, Washington Post, Seattle’s Child, Today’s Parents, Westchester Parent, Charlotte Parent Magazine, as well as many international publications.  She is a frequent guest on national, international, and local radio and TV programs.  Currently Lysa is a writer, speaker and parenting consultant in private practice as sole owner of Parents Life Line. She is the mother of two grown sons, a stepdaughter and is the grandmother of twin grandson and lives with her husband in Huntsville, Alabama.                                                                                                                       

My philosophy about children and parenting

Children are special gifts to all of us, especially to the families who love them. They are our legacy to the world therefore I believe parents should be provided all the information, support and encouragement they need in order to do their best at parenting. I believe that children come into this world with two simple needs: to love and to be loved. I also believe that regardless of a person’s educational or economic level, their emotional or physical health, all parents love their children and want to give their children their best. The reality for many parents however is that they are unprepared for parenting and every day is a struggle. This often leads to difficulty in understanding the needs of children, resulting in unrealistic, inappropriate expectations and sometimes verbal and physical abuse.

How I can help

Parenting is the most important job any of us will ever do. You probably already know that it’s the hardest and most rewarding experience of a lifetime. However so many parents feel alone, isolated, unsupported and torn between their responsibilities and their children. We weren’t meant to raise our children in isolation yet the necessary help and support isn’t easy to find. Children deserve our best and in order to give them our best we need to actively seek out the necessary resources and support systems available.

My services include:

• Phone consulting and support
• Infant massage and parenting classes (group & private)
• Parent Knowledge & Skills Inventories
• In-home Family Observation and assessment
• Custody consultation
• New Parents
• Adoptive Parents
• Parents of special needs children
• Blended families

For more information: Phone: 256-430-4370 - Email: lparker@parentslifeline.com