Frequently Asked Questions

  • Elaine holds space in her diary once a month on Thursdays and Fridays to see Retreat clients. Together we’ll fix a mutually convenient time.

  • Elaine can recommend a variety of hotels and pubs with rooms in the local Wimbledon area, suitable for a range of budgets

  • In addition to the coaching , you will also have access to all the resources in Elaine’s Parenting School. You will also receive a copy of The Parent Practice parenting manual and PDF’s all the Parent Practice Library of E BOOKS.

    In addition, all clients if based in the UK, will receive a complimentary copy of Elaine Halligan’s book ‘My Child’s Different’ and of Melissa Hood’s book ‘Real Parenting for Real Kids.’

    You will also receive a physical pack of the 30 day to learn memory cards.

  • It is possible for Elaine to visit you in your family home, but this is not recommended, as there is huge benefit in clearing the diary from all the day to day distractions and devoting yourself in a neutral space.

    In addition, depending on location, travel and accommodation expenses may need to be added

  • Post the Retreat, having invested in your family, many parents choose to keep the parenting toolkit filled, and choose to have a monthly dedicated time to have a bespoke parent session over a 6 month period. Consider it like a parenting MOT.

    These sessions can help you apply the core skills you’ve learnt to more complex areas such as siblings, managing homework horrors, or navigating anxiety.

    If these sessions are booked and paid for at the time of the retreat, there is a 20% discount. The normal cost of a 1 hour coaching session is £240.

  • Just use this link to book a discovery call, and together we can explore if this is the right programme for you.

  • The cost of the intensive is £3,800. A deposit of 50% is due on acceptance of a place and the balance is due one week before the intensive begins.

    Lunch and refreshments are included throughout when Wimbledon based, but clients are responsible for booking and paying for their accommodation.

  • Changing your parenting story is never a quick fix, but by doing this Intensive you’ll have kick started yourself and your partner into action and by experiencing the impact some powerful consistent techniques can give you both, you’ll be motivated to continue to learn, as you finally create that united front.

    The progress you make and the continuity and consistency however, does depend on your on going commitment to learning.

    Those couples who decide to commit to the monthly MOT sessions will find that core skills are embedded and become habitual.