Stoller Parent Coaching

10/26/2025

So important

A groundbreaking new study suggests that Autism may have emerged as a byproduct of the same genetic shifts that gave rise to human intelligence. Researchers have traced key autism-linked genes back to a pivotal period in evolution when the human brain was rapidly expanding, unlocking complex language, abstract thinking, and advanced problem-solving.

The study reveals that many of the genes associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are also involved in brain development, neural connectivity, and cognitive processing. These genes likely played a critical role in boosting memory, focus, pattern recognition, and learning, traits that helped early humans adapt and thrive.

However, scientists believe that in some individuals, variations or heightened expression of these same genes may lead to sensory sensitivity, social communication differences, and repetitive behaviors — core traits of autism. This means autism is not an error in development, but rather a different expression of the same neurological wiring that enabled extraordinary cognitive growth in our species.

Some researchers are now calling autism a “neurodivergent echo of evolution” — a natural variation within the spectrum of human intelligence. The study also supports the idea that autistic traits may have provided unique advantages throughout history, such as heightened attention to detail, strong memory, and intense focus qualities essential for survival, creativity, and innovation.

This research reframes autism not as a disorder to be “fixed,” but as a different way the brain can function, deeply rooted in the very origins of who we are.

10/20/2025

If tantrums are stealing the peace in your home, this session is for YOU.
Join Family-Wellbeing Coach™ Sheryl Stoller to design a plan to shift from chaos to calm, compassionate parenting.

From “I Can’t” to “Look at Me!”: Building Kids’ Pride, Ease, & Joy
🗓 Tuesday, October 21st
🕙 10–11 am CT

✨ Free workshop with me, Sheryl Stoller >>> Happening tomorrow!

🎟️ REGISTER here →https://www.rfr.bz/fd0da2f

10/18/2025

Are you tired of feeling ineffective when your child starts to spiral? Do you wish you had more reliable tools to help them find calm before they explode?

You're not alone.

Join me for this month’s Family-Wellbeing Hour™ where I’ll guide you through practical ways to support your child before the next meltdown begins.
We’ll explore how your awareness, and your child’s, can turn meltdowns into moments of self-love and self-confidence for both of you.

In this session, you’ll discover how to:
✨ Recognize what your child is already doing to self-regulate—and build on it.
✨ Use awareness to anticipate triggers and set your child up for success.
✨ Create a customized plan tailored to your child’s unique and fluctuating needs.
✨ Use your child’s anxiety and explosive moments to strengthen their self-confidence.

When you understand and expand on the strategies your child naturally uses, you equip them with tools that foster resilience, calm, and confidence.

From “I Can’t” to “Look at Me!”: Building Kids’ Pride, Ease, & Joy
🗓 Tuesday, October 21st
🕙 10–11 am CT
🎟️ Free registration → https://www.rfr.bz/fbd7f0d

Don't miss this opportunity to gain real-time guidance and walk away with tools you can start using immediately. https://www.rfr.bz/fff4faa

10/17/2025

What a FABULOUS way to see 6 7 AND to meet the underlying need

10/14/2025

**TONIGHT**
A Reprieve to Revitalize
Oct 14 | 8:30 pm CT
For parents who feel drained, stretched thin, or quietly thinking, “I can’t keep this up.”

This is a live coaching experience, not a workshop. It’s a guided space to rest your body, calm your nervous system, and replenish your energy.

No teaching, no replay — just deep rest, release, and renewal.
Live attendees receive a personalized Micro-Moments Map and a free consultation to integrate calm into daily life.

Register here: https://AREPRIEVE.eventbrite.com

``` If you know parents, caregivers, or professionals who could benefit from this event, I’d be so grateful if you’d share the link or include them in your newsletter, social group, or community. I've attached graphics for both events.

Thank you so much for helping me reach those who could use this support right now.

With love,

Sheryl -

Go from despondent to revitalized with guidance in resting, reframing, & reenergizing . You need you. Your children need you. Start here.

10/13/2025

Does parenting sometimes feel like you're constantly bracing yourself for the next meltdown? Worrying about your child's emotional ups and downs can steal your calm and connection.

What if you could prepare for meltdowns and support your child before they even begin?

Join me for a FREE webinar:

From “I Can’t” to “Look at Me!”: Building Kids’ Ease, Joy & Pride
I’ll guide you through practical ways to support your child. You'll discover how to:

✨ Recognize what your child is already doing to self-regulate—and build on it.
✨ Use awareness to anticipate triggers and set your child up for success.
✨ Create a customized plan tailored to your child’s unique and fluctuating needs.
✨ Use your child’s anxiety and explosive moments to strengthen their self-confidence.

🗓 Tuesday, October 21st
🕙 10–11 am CT

🎟️ Free registration → https://www.rfr.bz/fcc0a60

In just one hour, learn how your awareness—and your child’s—can shift the dynamic, turning chaos into opportunities for self-love and confidence. Don’t miss out!

10/04/2025

I hope to see you there!

Join us for a free Parent Education Class on the topic of Powerful Micro Moments of Self-Care for Parents and Caregivers on Sunday, October 12 from 8:30 – 10 am!

Led by Sheryl Stoller, PCI Certified Parent Coach®, founder and parent coach at Stoller Parent Coaching .

Parents are often told to “practice self-care,” yet the phrase alone can feel like an impossible ask in the midst of daily responsibilities. In this workshop, we’ll flip the script by exploring how your body is already taking care of you—without needing extra hours in the day. You’ll discover how everyday moments are already powerful acts of care.

Please pre-register for this free event and plan to bring your children! Our museum guides will be ready to play with them while you learn how to weave in moments of self-care in your life.

Much gratitude to the Oak Park Township and River Forest Township whose youth services committee grant made this adult education session possible.

10/02/2025

How do we get our kids to help with things around the house?

It starts with knowing what their body needs.

If your child craves proprioceptive input, pressure, pushing, or muscle activation, then helping can actually feed that need.

For example, if I know that about my child, I’ll say:
“Hey, can you help me move this heavy couch so I can vacuum?”
Or: “This vacuum is so big, can you be my muscle?”

Suddenly, helping out isn’t a struggle; it’s playful and regulating.

When we understand what our kids need in their bodies, we can guide them in a way that works with them, not against them.

Want help figuring out how your child plays best?

📅 I’ve got a few openings in my calendar book a free call and let’s explore it together: https://www.rfr.bz/f23fe03

09/24/2025

Our bodies are incredible sources of important information about ourselves and about the people we love most.

When we attune to our own body, we start to notice the signals, the shifts, the emotions that are ours, and those that are our children’s that we have caught, too.

We learn to separate out our sensations and emotions from those we are experiencing because our body is feeling those of our loved ones. That frees us to zoom out to determine how to show up in the moment - to take care of ourselves so that we can then appropriately take care of our child.

That attuned connection to our body is the key - it’s the starting point and key throughout the process.

It’s how we truly read what’s going on under the surface for us and for our children. When we know this, we can figure out what our child’s system needs from us.

But here’s the thing:
We weren’t taught to do this.
Most of us didn’t grow up practicing it - it takes lots of practice.

And just like for our children, we, too, learn best in the safe harbor of a secure relationship.

That’s why I do what I do. I am my clients’ safe harbor to share the dark, hard side of raising our kids, as well as the source of expertise that explains what makes their children behave the way they do, and to determine what is actually called for rather than just what makes the pain go away fast. Working with me, parents create many deep moments of connection with their children in the midst of navigating the challenges. They prevent preventable suffering. You are not wired to figure this out alone. You, we are all, wired to ‘belong’ for both survival and for thriving.

You and your family deserve to thrive.
Want to build the foundation with a deeper understanding of how to attune to your body and your child’s cues? Want to learn how to guide your child to attune to their own body?

📅 I have a few openings in my calendar for free consultations.
Let’s talk: https://www.rfr.bz/fa0e4af

09/24/2025

I’m here with you