HEIDI SKUDDER – PARENTING COACH UK

Parent coach, sleep expert, former nanny and mum of 3

Here to help you move past the overwhelm and uncover a parenting approach that feels calm, confident, and right for your family.

HEIDI SKUDDER – PARENTING COACH UK

Parent coach, sleep expert, former nanny and mum of 3

Here to help you move past the overwhelm and uncover a parenting approach that feels calm, confident,
and right for your family.

Host of Positively Parenthood Podcast

Over 50,000 downloads and counting!

UK BASED & Certified in Parent Coaching

With an educational background in Psychology.

Regular speaker at The Baby Show

And grateful to be invited back year-on-year.

Trusted by over 10,000 parents globally

20+ years of childcare and sleep support experience.

Working with 20+ businesses & brands

Supporting families in the UK & around the world.

You might know me for helping babies sleep, and parents rest

With online memberships, courses, and 1-1 support on offer, baby and toddler sleep has been an area of specialism that came out of years of childcare experience.

I am hugely passionate about supporting parents to help their babies and toddlers sleep well, feed happily, and thrive in their early years. If you’re seeking support in these areas please speak to us at Positively Parenthood.

But true parental support comes from more than a good night’s sleep

My roots are in Psychology. This was the focus of my Degree, my Masters, and numerous training courses and certifications since then.

I am deeply passionate about what I’ve learned academically over the years, but also what I see right in front of me every day.

Understanding the neuroscience of behaviour and emotions gives me, (and now, you, if you work me) that that “aha” moment – and the power to move forward with parenting challenges without becoming stuck (because you know what’s going on).

It’s what I’ve been naturally helping families with for years, and since early 2025 in a more formal way.

My motivator to supporting parents through my Parenting with Heidi work is that parents feel connection with their children and feel confident in giving their children the best – by giving their best.

So I’m not here for the “this is what you do” and “this is how you do it” chats

Parent coaching is where you get curious and where you step away from looking for the “right” answer. Discovering what is needed for you and your children is the key to lasting balance, confidence and connectedness in your family.

By asking the right questions and getting really curious, coaching gives you the chance to do the learning, do the talking, and put into practice or “play with” what you have been learning until it sits right or feels good for you and your family.

This is what coaching is about.

Compassionate

And supportive.

Empowering

Here for you and only you.

Non-judgemental

And (very much) on your side.

Parenting is tough, and it’s emotive. We all parent differently. We all want to parent differently. Because we’ve all been parented differently too.

But while “you do you” is something I stand by, one thing is true – you want the best for your kids, and for you too. And so you should.

What I offer is the space and opportunity for you to really look at your parenting, and to help you understand the psychology behind raising young people – so you can make some parenting shifts,
and help yourself long term as well.

The space you need, away from ‘doing it all

Coaching the Parenting with Heidi way gives you assurance in your parenting decisions and approaches in a gentle, holistic, loving way in an environment rooted in knowledge, experience, and honest, authentic advice.

This is the space you need away from doing it all to feel more connected and confident in your parenting.

Testimonials from coaching clients
Hear from parents just like you

“this isn’t a quick fix — it’s a long-term journey”

“It’s been such a positive experience, and I feel very fortunate to be working with a coach who is so understanding, gentle, and non-judgemental. I know I still have a lot of work to do, and I’m realistic that this isn’t a quick fix—it’s a long-term journey. But I feel supported in that process and more aware of the areas where I want to keep growing and improving as a parent.”

Poppy, single mum of two

“I learned so much about myself”

“Heidi is warm and insightful and ever mindful of the big picture – everything I wanted in a coach. I learned so much about myself from my sessions with her.”

Kerri, mum of one teenage daughter

Certified UK-based Parenting Coaching

Parent support services

A gentle parental coaching approach that is less about giving you set ‘tools’ but about providing the know-how about the science behind behaviour, emotions, and relationships and the space to talk openly, get practical strategies to apply day-to-day, and the chance to reflect on your parenting.

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1-1 Coaching

3-6 or more, as needed.

Private 1-1 sessions (with an immediate start).

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Small Group Coaching

Community-based group coaching programme.

(New intake every 8 weeks).

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I can’t take the tough days away — but coaching helps you navigate them more calmly and with clarity

And I’m in it with you too

Despite my years of childcare experience, having my own children means I also experience the highs and lows (and aren’t there many!) of raising children.

I too find myself facing parenting challenges and moments where my kids really push my buttons (particularly because I find myself parenting a child with neurodiverse needs).

But my experience and my understanding of the science of it all mean that I can work through this with a coaching toolbox at the end of my fingertips.

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I don’t always get it right – but that’s not what it’s about

What is key in my parenting is my desire to honour the values I want for my family and to be ever mindful of how I want to parent.

I want to have children who talk to me, who tell me that they’ve made a mistake, who call me drunk from a party (with no fear of judgement), and I want to instil resilience in my children so that they can deal with whatever’s going on in their world.

Every day, I’m reminded that we can’t control the future, but what we can control is how our children can self-manage, having had consistent, connection-focused, confident, and calm parenting.

Mini episodes from Positively Parenthood Podcasts

My thoughts on parenting and the approach I take

This is a great place to find out what I’m all about and to get a feel for what Parenting with Heidi coaching is like.

Gut Health, Dairy, Sensitive Tummies & Big Kids Eating with Lucy the Dietician

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Helping
Your Child
to Listen

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Helping Busy Mum’s to Support their Health with Alice Mackintosh

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Ready for more confidence and connectedness in your parenting?

This is a great place to find out what I’m all about and to get a feel for what Parenting with Heidi coaching is like.

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