About Us
Curious, courageous and connected parenting
The Parenting Pod co-founders, Amanda and Danika are sisters, both qualified Social Workers and parents. They are passionate about raising happier, resilient, and self-confident children by educating, mentoring and coaching parents/caregivers.
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Their passion for helping to support parents/caregivers has led them to develop their individaulised parent coaching sessions and unique empowerment parties . Using the Circle Of Security Parenting Program as a tool, they wish to provide insight into the importance of secure attachment.
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Amanda and Danika understand that everyone experiences parenting differently, so their responsive approach is to stand side by side with the parent/caregiver through their parenting journey.
Meet The Team
Amanda Shrock
Co-Founder
Amanda is a Social Worker and Educator with over 25 years of experience in South Africa and Australia. She is a mother of three children that all come with their own unique challenges. Amanda’s many years of experience has given her insight into the importance of secure attachment. This insight led her to become a facilitator of the Circle Of Security Parenting Program, which shows that a secure relationship is indeed the most important foundation to effective parenting.
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Amanda loves being a mum and understands that parenting children is not always easy and often feels overwhelming. Whilst asking for help can be confronting, it can be empowering to reach out, educate yourself and become part of a parenting community.
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Amanda believes that through working together, the challenges of parenting seem a little less daunting. She is passionate about working with parents and is committed to helping them raise happy, resilient children. Not an easy task, but together we can make a difference.
Danika Chapman
Co-Founder
Danika is a Social Worker with over 18 years of experience supporting children and families across the UK, South Africa and Australia . This has given her a unique viewpoint into what creates a nurturing environment to promote children developing into emotionally intelligent and independent adults.
Since having her own children, Danika’s passion for helping families has grown and lead her to The Circle Of Security Parenting Program. This has become a fundamental part of her parenting philosophy.
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There is no such thing as a perfect parent, although Danika secretly wishes she was one. The beauty for her is connecting and being curious about who we are as people and parents and how that shapes how we are with our children.
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Danika is interested in supporting and nurturing parents/caregivers and their families. With her qualifications and experience combined with your own unique expertise as a parent/caregiver, she believes together you can share, grow, learn, laugh and even share some tears.
