Child in Bloom: Practical Advice for Parenting Through the Growing Years

by Renee Mattson

Overview

Simple strategies for raising thriving kids—expert tips for busy moms and dads.

When it comes to growing and supporting kids, Dr. Renee Mattson has seen it all. With over thirty years of experience in the field of education and parenting support, this master educator, parent coach, and licensed intervention specialist has heard and answered every parenting question you will ever have.

• When should I let my child have a phone?

• How do I take my kids to the grocery store without losing my mind?

• Why are mornings always so hectic at my house?

• Why won’t my children listen to me?

• What’s the secret to eye-roll-free conversations with my teen?

• My partner and I have different parenting styles. What do I do?

In this powerful and practical parenting guide, Renee is here to share all the expert advice, tips, and tricks to raising healthy, happy children. With simple, smart, and effective solutions to life’s biggest parenting challenges, Child in Bloom makes the most important job you’ll ever have a whole lot easier, for both you and your child.

From toddler to teen and everything in between, this essential guide will save you the sweat, tears, and tantrums that go into navigating the everyday challenges of being a parent. As your friend in parenting, Renee is ready to share all the inspirational lessons, hilarious anecdotes, and research-based strategies that have guided her experienced career. Child in Bloom will fill your parenting toolbox with both the hope and practical tools necessary to help your child grow.

Transform your parenting journey, one growth moment at a time. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781635825701
Publisher:	Wellspring
Publication date:	03/01/2025
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Renee Mattson, Ph.D. is a former clinical professor of special education at Miami University and Xavier University in Ohio and currently is the coordinator of the Ohio Partnership for Excellence in Paraprofessional Preparation, a statewide grant-funded project supporting inclusive school settings.

A graduate of Xavier University and the University of Cincinnati, her research focus is on collaboration skills for special educators as they share best practices with the paraprofessionals and parents that love and support children with specific needs 

She is the founder of Child in Bloom Parent and Educational Coaching and has supported more than a thousand families across the country helping them gain skills to support parenting their child through the growing years. She also has coached in hundreds of educational settings preparing new and veteran educators to support the children who enter their classrooms with positive, responsive, and differentiated approaches so all kids can fully participate.

Dr. Mattson gives presentational addresses at conferences, training workshops, and retreats for parents and educators. Renee and her best friend and parenting partner and husband Toby live in Cincinnati, Ohio where they have raised three thriving kids who are now grown—Evy, Mick, and Peter. Renee and Toby love when all their kids are home and under one roof. 

Despite her busy life, she regularly carves out quiet time to read, write, and spend time in prayer and loves to take sunrise morning walks and spend time with her closest longtime friends.