https://www.nurturedchild.com

Location

New York, New York, USA

Languages

English

Coaching SpecialtieS INCLUDE:

About This coach

Leith Speer Barton is the co-director of Nurtured Child - a resource center in the heart of New York City that promotes respectful, harmonious care for the wellbeing of children, parents and caregivers.

Previously an editor and brand consultant specializing in the fashion, beauty, and lifestyle industries, Leith naturally began applying her consultant lens to the issues she faced as a new parent.

She identified the “problems” and looked for solutions. Dubious of trends and "quick fixes", the simplicity and timelessness of Magda Gerber’s Educaring® Approach immediately resonated with her.

After enrolling in local RIE® Parent-Infant Guidance™ classes in New York, Leith’s love of the Educaring® Approach blossomed.

Leith became both a RIE® Associate and Jai Institute for Parenting Parent Coach in 2022. She now applies her consulting lens full-time to working with parents, caregivers, and professionals. 

She coaches parents 1-1 virtually worldwide and facilitates in-person RIE® Parent-Infant Guidance™ classes and workshops at Nurtured Child in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Additionally, as a Certified Fair Play Facilitator, Leith offers families practical tools and strategies for how to optimize household management and share caregiving more equitably.

Book a complimentary discovery call with Leith today!

What Makes THEM Special?

I’m Leith - an infant / toddler specialist, parent educator and parent coach on a mission to help families connect better.

When I became a parent myself, I had no clue !! what I was doing.

My world was turned upside down to say the least. Sometimes I got lost in the weeds of sleepless nights and what felt like incessant demands on my time and energy...

And then sometimes I got curious…

In the brief moments when I was able to linger in my curiosity, I started researching…

Leaning on my background as an editor and consultant helped me to dig deep and what I found fascinated me.

It turns out that how we parent is how we live!

While we’re greatly influenced by our upbringing, we’re not defined or confined by it and we actually have tremendous power to shape the world for the better when we look at ourselves first and - as Gandhi said - “be the change we wish to see”.

How we show up for ourselves matters. How we show up for our partner matters and of course how we show up for our children matters.

These things don’t happen in a vacuum and one affects the other.

Now as a RIE® Associate, Certified Parent Coach and Fair Play Facilitator, I take a full picture approach to how I support families.

I offer virtual individual and group coaching as well as in-person RIE® Parent-Infant Guidance™ classes and workshops at Nurtured Child in New York City.

Ready to start parenting with peace and connection?