Parent Education Services


Parent Programming

The need for schools to offer parent education has never been more vital. While many school administrators fully recognize the priority for offering some model of parent education to their community, staffing and budgetary constraints create obstacles to pursuing such an initiative Parent education often requires A partnership with WJR Consulting allows for full attention to establishing a robust parent education program

Today’s busy parents rely on schools to serve as a surrogate parent. They lean on their child’s school for guidance, information, and parent education. Equally palpable is a yearning for a greater sense of belonging and community. 

WJR Parent Educational Consulting has had enormous success and experience designing parent education programs for schools. A vast array of important topics are incorporated to educate parents on the myriad of issues confronting the complex developmental needs of their children.

Examples of these themes include: 

  • Digital Lives of Children

  • Understanding Emotional Lives of Children

  • Resilience in Parenting

  • Nutrition and Wellbeing

  • Effective Listening

“As a member of the Horace Mann parent board, I have had the privilege of witnessing Wendy in action for some time now. Wendy is a volcano of brilliant ideas which she articulates and brings to fruition with sublimely refined ability. To me she is a mentor and an inspiration.”
–Camilla Sacrini, Horace Mann Parent Institute Advisory Board

Denise Pope, Ph.D., Stanford University, Challenge Success

Denise Pope, Ph.D; Author,
Overloaded and Underprepared

Michael G. Thompson, Ph.D., New York Times Bestselling Author and International Speaker

“As a consultant and speaker, I worked with Wendy Reiter for close to twenty years. She possesses a deep and broad knowledge of independent schools. She is wise and her judgment, based on decades of experience counseling students, parents, teachers and administrators in tough situations, is always great. Simply said: Wendy knows her stuff.”