Jenny has been on the team at Parenting Place for over 25 years. (She is setting a record!) Once upon a time, Jenny was a teacher and an educator for Parents As First Teachers. Her lifelong passion is working with families and helping them find solutions to the tricky everyday challenges that come hand-in-hand with parenting.

Experienced Parent Coach, author of Kind, Firm, Calm: Simple Strategies to Transform Your Parenting, and presenter of Strong-Willed Child, Jenny has worked with hundreds of parents and families in New Zealand, helping them to understand their kids better and grow deeper, life-long connections.

Jenny enjoys writing as well as travelling around the country speaking in preschools, schools, churches and community organisations. Jenny has been married to Stuart for 47 years and adores being a grandma to their three grandkids. Addicted to buying books for her grandchildren, she’d love to write her own children’s books one day, as well as raise free-range chickens and perhaps even take up horse-riding again.