Root & Rise: A 6 Week Growing Season For Children Ages 5-14

Picture mornings that don't start with a battle over shoes and backpacks. Picture your child pausing before the meltdown instead of in the middle of it. Picture them looking at you and saying, "I know what to do when I feel overwhelmed." That's what six weeks with Root & Rise is built toward: a personalized, one-on-one experience that helps your child grow real confidence, focus, and emotional skills, while giving you practical tools and support at home.

"Kristin's impact was immediate and deeply meaningful. She gave practical, real-life tools to pause, reflect, and respond with intention rather than reacting in overwhelm."

Samantha
CEO / Founder
Your child isn't behind, they're growing.

And growing takes practice.
Children aren't born knowing how to manage big feelings, pay attention, navigate disappointment, solve problems, communicate what they need, or understand how their actions affect other people.

Those are skills.

And skills develop through experience, connection, practice, and time. 

But childhood looks different than it used to. 

Our kids are busy. 
They're scheduled. 
They're surrounded by technology. 
They're moving from one activity to the next. 

There may be less time for boredom. 
Less unstructured play. 
Less quiet. 
Less face-to-face social practice. 
Less time simply being together without somewhere else to be. 

That doesn't mean you're doing anything wrong. 

It means some of the skills children once had more opportunities to practice naturally may now need a little more intention. 

That's where Root & Rise comes in.

What if we gave them more opportunities to practice?

Not more pressure. 
Not more correction. 
Not more: “You should know this by now.” 

Instead: 

More opportunities to slow down. 
More opportunities to notice. 
More opportunities to play. 
More opportunities to connect. 
More opportunities to solve a problem. 
More opportunities to experience a feeling and learn what to do with it. 
More opportunities to communicate. 
More opportunities to try, mess up, repair, and try again. 

That's how skills grow.
You know your child.
You know the funny one. 

The sensitive one. 

The wildly curious one. 

The one who can spend an hour explaining something they're obsessed with... but somehow can't remember where they put their shoes.

You know the kid who can be incredibly thoughtful one minute and completely consumed by their own world the next.
 
The one who wants to do things themselves but gets frustrated when they can't. 

The one who doesn't always have the words for what's happening inside.

The one who has a hard time when plans change.

The one who gets stuck. 

The one who needs another reminder.
And another.
And another.

You know the child who is still learning how to be in the world.

And you don't want to change who they are, you just want to help them grow.
Root & Rise is a personalized, one-on-one experience designed to give children intentional opportunities to develop the skills that help them navigate everyday life
Root & Rise is a personalized, one-on-one experience designed to give children intentional opportunities to develop the skills that help them navigate everyday life. 

It's a place where they can practice: 
self-awareness
attention
emotional understanding
decision-making
communication
connection
confidence

And they get to practice these things without being made to feel like something is wrong with them. 

Because there isn't. They're growing.
And you get to be part of that growth.
Root & Rise isn't about handing your child off and hoping someone else can make things easier. 

Because you know your child better than anyone, and you are part of their growing season, too. 

Throughout the six weeks, you'll receive simple guidance connected to what your child is learning. 

You'll begin to have language you can use together. 

You'll have opportunities to practice at home. 

And you'll start seeing everyday moments through a slightly different lens. 

Instead of: “Why are you doing this?” you might find yourself thinking: “What skill are we still practicing here?” 

Instead of: “You know better.” you might think: “Let's slow this down.” 

Instead of seeing a hard moment as evidence that something is wrong... you can see it as: another opportunity to grow.

This Program Is A Good Fit If...

You look at your child and see so much potential.

You want to support their growth without constantly correcting them.

You want them to develop skills they can carry into school, friendships, family life, and adulthood.

You're willing to participate in the process.

You know they're still learning.

You want your child to become more confident and capable—not simply more compliant.

You want to understand your child without labeling them.

And you believe your child deserves to be treated as a whole human being while they're learning how to become one.

Meet Kristin
I've spent more than 27 years watching children grow. 

I've taught children from toddlerhood through college. 

I've worked in progressive and traditional educational environments, preschool, elementary, middle school, high school, and college. I've coached youth sports. 

I've taught mindfulness, sensory play, art, and social-emotional skills. I'm a master's-level educator, certified parent, life, and health coach, and certified neuro-identity coach. And I'm a mom of four. 

I've spent a lot of time with children. I've spent a lot of time with parents. And I've spent a lot of time watching what happens when we stop expecting every child to develop in exactly the same way. 

Children are not projects. They're people. And people grow when they have the right combination of connection, guidance, opportunity, practice, and time. That's what I want Root & Rise to provide.
ROOT & RISE
A six-week growing season for children ages 5–14
What happens in Root & Rise?
Over six weeks, your child receives six personalized one-on-one sessions built around a consistent developmental foundation. 

Each session creates space for your child to learn, explore, practice, and reflect. 

They'll build personalized tools they can continue using outside of our time together. 

You'll receive parent guidance and simple ways to bring the learning into everyday family life. 

We're not trying to cram six weeks of information into your child. 

We're creating six weeks of experience. 

Because knowing something and being able to use it when life gets hard are two very different things.


You Get:
Six personalized one-on-one sessions 
Parent guidance throughout the six weeks 
Personalized growth tools 
Simple family practices 
A foundation of skills your child can continue developing 

In-person in the Nashville area / Virtual available for ages 14+ 

Your Child Has Capacity

They are learning. 
They are developing. 
They are becoming. 
And you don't have to rush that process. 

You can give them more opportunities to practice. 
You can give them more room to grow. 
You can trust that progress doesn't have to look perfect to be real. 
Because your child isn't behind, they're growing. 
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