Develop a deeper understanding of how you and your family are designed to thrive – individually and together – so you can tailor your parenting style and home environment in a way that promotes compassion, connection, and joy.
Parenting Design
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October 7 - December 16, 2024
A 10-week live program for parents who want to create a more easeful & effective approach to parenting with the help of human design.
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Your parenting style is meant to be just as unique as you are.
There’s no ONE best way to parent, because it all depends on the one-of-a-kind dynamic between you and your child. And there’s no ONE-size-fits-all solution to your parenting challenges, because every child has different needs when it comes to communication, play, food, sleep, learning, and discipline.
We all have individual preferences, sensitivities, and gifts for a reason. And yet, we’re faced with constant pressure to conform to a single norm or “best practice”.
There are few areas in life where these pressures are more intense than in parenting. From the moment you conceive, you are bombarded with (often contradicting) advice about how to feed, sleep, educate and speak to your kid(s). And we hang on every word because, frankly, parenthood is one big terrifying unknown–and the thought that someone knows exactly what is going to work for your child is extremely comforting.
And even if something has worked for “thousands of other clients”, there’s no guarantee it will work for you.
This is where human design comes in.
Human design is grounded in the belief that we are all designed to be differentiated. It gives you a personalized blueprint for how you and your child(ren) are designed to move through the world – and interact with each other – in the most natural (and enjoyable!) way.
But even if someone is an “expert” in childhood development or toddler sleep, they are not an expert on your child or your family.
& mom to a 7 year old
"This program truly changed my life."
I have been studying Human Design for several years, but Alexandra helped me slow down and really think about how I'm implementing the wisdom of this system instead of just accumulating more information to satisfy my brain. I have already made shifts in how I am showing up in my life with more agency. I can't recommend this enough."
If you want to feel more successful and fulfilled as a parent, you’re going to need human design.
Maybe you've spent hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars on parenting books and courses that failed to make a difference for you and your family.
Perhaps you're wondering why your child doesn’t eat, sleep, or socialize in the way their sibling(s) do or other kids in their class. You might be tired of fighting countless battles each day – mealtime, bath time, bedtime, leaving the house – no matter how many “gentle” parenting techniques you employ.
You find yourself wishing you had a manual for how to talk to your child(ren) and get them to listen.
Or perhaps you’re already committed to raising your child by design, but struggle to find practical resources and a village of like-minded parents.
You are not alone. And you don’t need more parenting books, courses, or experts to tell you what to do. You need actionable insights and a supportive environment so you can learn to trust yourself and experiment with different parenting strategies that meet your child where they're at.
PARENTING BY DESIGN
PDF worksheets and templates
to support your learning and integration journey.
8 live learning sessions
Live calls will take place on Mondays from 11am-12pm PST / 2-3pm EST. All sessions will be recorded.
10 weeks
Starting October 7th, 2024—
Ending December 16th, 2024
introducing...
A 10-week live program for parents who want to create a more easeful & effective approach to parenting with the help of human design.
A community portal
where you can receive hands-on support in between sessions and connect with fellow participants
Bi-weekly office hours
with Alexandra where you can ask questions and share observations from your integration exercises.
A library of video lessons
of important foundational principles to support the live course work
This collection of video lessons will cover some of the essential foundations of human design and my parenting by design philosophy. In addition to a program overview, these videos will explain the anatomy of a human design chart, my interpretation of the 9 energy centers and what they govern, the 6 lines and the archetypes they represent, and an introduction to the Variable (aka the arrows at the top of a human design chart). You will receive access to these videos 1 week before the program starts.
Foundations
This program will cover...
before we begin
How to support your own energetic rhythm as a parent, simple strategies to help you become more attuned to your inner authority, how to play to your strengths as a parent, and what it looks like to prioritize self care based on your unique design. Chart aspects that we’ll be exploring during these two weeks include energy type, authority, profile, center definition and Variable.
The Aligned Parent
WEEK 1 & 2
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This week will be focused on applying your learnings through observation and experimentation. You will be given worksheets and prompts to support the integration process.
Integration
week 3
Discover what your child(ren)’s energy type can tell you about their daily sleep and activity needs, preferred communication style, red flag behaviors and core wounds. Experiment with strategies to help strengthen their inner compass and transform their greatest sensitivities into superpowers. Explore your child’s emotional patterning and learn about different practices to navigate big emotions (at all ages!). Chart aspects that we’ll be exploring during these two weeks include energy type, authority, undefined centers, and solar plexus definition.
The Aligned Child Pt. 1
WEEK 4 & 5
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Learn about the difference between “left brain” and “right brain” dominance through the lens of human design, and explore how this —and several other chart elements — can inform the most aligned way for your child to communicate, learn, and play. Discover the most nourishing way for your child to eat and experiment with simple strategies to support them. Chart aspects that we’ll be exploring during these two weeks include profile, circuitry, environment, strongest sense, and digestion.
The Aligned Child Pt. 2
week 6 & 7
This week will be focused on applying your learnings through observation and experimentation. You will be given worksheets and prompts to support the integration process.
Integration
week 8
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Discover the energetic dynamics of your family system, including the ways you naturally complement and compromise one another based on your energy types and definition. Learn strategies for navigating the inevitable tensions that can arise between you and your child(ren), you and your partner, and siblings. Experiment with actionable strategies for playing to each other’s strengths and deepening your most important relationships. Topics that we’ll be exploring during these two weeks include bonding strategies, energy dynamics, co-dependence, and common triggers based on center definition.
The Aligned Family
week 9 & 10
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mom to a 2-year and a 4-year old
"Parenting by Design is an amazing program that goes DEEP into human design and helped me better understand myself, my children, my partner, and how our energies relate to each other."
You feel overwhelmed, exhausted, and frustrated by parenthood and want to find a way to enjoy this special time without losing your identity and relationships.
You're looking for a playbook for how to communicate with your child(ren) in a way that feels productive.
You love your child more than anything, but you struggle to understand them and their behavior sometimes.
You’re tired of consuming generalized advice that’s not tailored to your child(ren).
The Parenting by Design program is for you if:
You know some of the basics about your child(ren)’s design, but aren’t quite sure how to translate this information into practical parenting strategies.
You and your co-parent have different parenting styles and it’s creating tension in your relationship and family dynamic.
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You want to break the toxic behavioral patterns that you were exposed to so none of it gets passed onto the next generation.
Meet your human design EDUCATOR
what inspired The course?
Hi, I'm Alexandra Cole, and this work has changed my life.
I’m a 5/1 Emotional Generator with the Cross of Revolution. I have a 3-year old Emotional MG son (Leo) and 5-month old Splenic Projector daughter (Chloe). I created this program to give other parents the same sense of relief, freedom, and joy I discovered when I started incorporating human design into my parenting.
When my son was born, I remember desperately following a feeding schedule I had purchased from an expert online. According to this schedule, he was supposed to eat at regular intervals throughout the day: 7am, 10am, 1pm, etc. But, no matter how hard I tried, he would refuse to eat before 10am (which were considered “prime feeding hours”). In my sleep-deprived haze, I believed it was a reflection of my parenting abilities and spent weeks worrying that there was something “wrong” with me or my child.
Thanks to human design, I discovered that my son has “indirect light digestion.” This means that he is designed to consume most of his calories later in the day. I may have intuitively recognized this, but as a new mom, I lacked the confidence to trust myself (and my son!). Learning he has indirect light digestion was the greatest relief AND a permission slip to stop stressing about “the schedule”. I allowed him to lead and he naturally compensated by eating more in the afternoon and evening. But more importantly, I got to enjoy our time together, instead of force-feeding him to soothe my anxiety.
Ever since that experience, I have been committed to parenting my kids by design and I want to make it as easy as possible for you to do so as well.
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frequently asked q's
Hi! My name is Alexandra Cole and I’m a former corporate consultant turned Human Design coach. You can read more about my story here.
Human Design is a self-awareness tool that gives you insight into how you’re designed to invest your energy and move through the world in the most optimal, effortless, and purposeful way. You can find more details here.
This program is for all knowledge levels. Whether you’re brand new to human design or have been studying this system for years, we meet you where you’re at. The material will touch on a variety of foundational and advanced chart elements, including energy type, authority, profile, environment, digestion, and so much more. All participants are encouraged to complete the Foundations module as pre-work before the live sessions to ensure a basic level of familiarity with the topics that will be covered. All questions are encouraged and will be answered during Office Hours or in our member portal.
No. The information in this program can be used to support parents and children at any stage of development, even if the expression of a certain chart element might vary based on age. We will use examples and discuss strategies that span the age range from newborns to teens.
This is not a certification or 101 training. While you will undoubtedly deepen your knowledge of this powerful system, Parenting by Design is designed to help parents and caregivers integrate and apply insights from their family’s human design in order to foster greater connection and better parenting outcomes. Every week, you can expect real-world examples, reflection prompts, opportunities to share your learnings and practical strategies to experiment with at home.
Because this is a live course, we do not offer refunds.
The call recordings will be uploaded to your program portal for you to access at any time and you will be able to submit questions for Office Hours in advance, even if you’re unable to join live. You will also have lifetime access to the program content via the portal.
"Understanding the nature of your child means you can offer them the privilege of an environment in which they can grow up as themselves. This is quite rare, and it is really what the knowledge is for."
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