This course helped me not only improve how I connect with and navigate difficult situations with my children but also with my colleagues and other adult relationships. It helped me to be more present to recognize the joy and gift of parenthood even during the everyday grind of it. Laura is an incredibly warm and empathetic coach and a pleasure to work with. 

- Barbara

Attending the parenting course led by Coach Laura was a profoundly healing and transformative experience for me as a single, working mother. Laura’s incredible warmth, sensitivity, and skillful guidance created a space where I felt truly supported on my journey toward becoming a more empathetic and self-aware parent.

The course gave me invaluable tools for self-healing and self-regulation, allowing me to pause before reacting and approach moments with my daughter with greater calm and presence. This shift has significantly reduced the struggles in our relationship and opened the door to more mutual joy and delight. My capacity to truly see and connect with my daughter has grown, enriching our time together in ways I could never have imagined.

As someone juggling the demands of work and motherhood, finding a community and practice that delivered such meaningful results has been an immeasurable treasure. I now experience parenting not as a series of tensions to navigate but as a collaborative, joyful journey with my child. I wholeheartedly recommend this workshop to any parent looking to transition from patterns of dominance and aggression to a more vibrant, loving connection with their children. -Ikena

I highly recommend the Jai Institute Transformational Parenting Course facilitated by Laura Devos of Extra Roots. This course was exactly what I was looking for to guide my parenting journey to foster a healthy relationship with my child, which was different from the way I was parented! This course's blend of reflective workbooks, videos, and weekly calls over 12 weeks allows you to explore empowered parenting practices that will lead to a happy and healthy household.

-Holly

The 12-week parenting course offered by Laura was an excellent opportunity for parents like me to understand the parenting journey through a child development lens.

I now try to recall these lessons, finding ways to harness my emotions, and get down to my child’s level. I release expectations and lean into enjoying parenting moments, without reverting to judgement. This was a big shift from the way that I was raised! Before this course, the pressure to provide discipline without reasoning was my reflex, and I’ve recognized the level of stress this has brought me. I used to regret every time my children didn't behave in public, but this course helped to recenter us on the nature of being human - not to be too hard on myself and to accept kids as being kids and loving them for who they are. -HS

Thanks to Laura, I now think of children as being kids only and stop being upset when they don't do the same way as an adult would have done it. They do it with their perfection, not the one we expect. It feels so much better at home now. - Vivi

The Jai Course is rich in cutting-edge research and practical tools for raising incredible human beings—something I’m deeply committed to in my own home. Laura’s warmth and authenticity created a safe, welcoming space where I felt truly seen and supported. She made it clear that growth takes time, encouraging me to trust the process. Her balance of deep care, quality education, and community-building made this journey amazing. Highly recommend!

-Tina

Laura supported us as our post-partum doula. Her presence, guidance and empathy helped soften the blow for the initial shock of bringing the baby home. She helped us ease into breastfeeding, bring laughter into changing diapers, and moreover to find a soft flow with our new family's rhythm. Instead of just aiming to survive, with Laura we thrived. I wish for all mothers to have the opportunity to have postpartum support, such as Laura's, as they embark on life's greatest journey. - Angela K.

Taking the 12-Step Jai Transformational Parenting course made big changes in my home. As a new mom I was having a hard time finding my footing and Laura, as a coach and course leader, guided me through the transformational parenting principles in a reflective, yet hands-on, manner. I gained a sense of understanding of how my own feelings and emotions influence my parenting and learned incredibly helpful tools to tune-in to those feelings and address my own needs. This led to a significant decrease in my own anxiety, and a happier tot. Reduced temper tantrums by my daughter were an immediate outcome. I highly recommend the transformational parenting course to all parents, the time and investment will be worth it as a sustainable investment to a more peaceful, and loving home.

- Natalie J.