Parenting the
Spicy One®
Helping you keep your cool & cultivate connection with your strong-willed kid.
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BOOK
A compassionate guide for raising a deep-feeling and wonderfully strong-willed kid written just for you.
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GROUP COACHING
Don't parent your Spicy One alone — ask your questions and be with other parents who get it in Spicy Ones Society.
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CLASSES
Master the foundational skills of parenting strong-willed children with techniques that work without wilting your orchid.
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NEWSLETTER
Weekly support and solidarity for overwhelmed parenting of sparkly, sensitive, strong-willed children.
Not sure where to begin?
Let's figure it out together!
Meet Mary!
Your guide to parenting a child with more loyalty to their own soul than to your agenda.
Mary Van Geffen is the international parenting coach for Spicy Ones, as well as a Spicy One herself.
She combines her training as a Simplicity Parenting counselor and Professional Co-Active Coach with hard-earned personal experience raising her own spirited child as well as their Mild Child sibling.
Mary has transformed the lives of over eight thousand families with her group coaching and on-demand digital courses.
Raising a Spicy Kid Takes a Spicy Parent
Parenting is hard.
Parenting a strong-willed child is something else entirely.
This book will help you stay calm, hold boundaries, and lead with love—without crushing your child’s incredible spirit.
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