See Your Child Differently

Every child has their own natural way of moving through the world. Elemental Parenting gives you a simple language for understanding their gifts, their needs, and even some of those behaviors that leave you wondering… why?

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A DIFFERENT WAY OF SEEING

Your child isn't a problem to be solved.

We can become so focused on managing challenging behavior that we lose sight of the child underneath it.

Elemental Parenting gives us another lens — one that helps us recognize not only what a child is struggling with, but who they naturally are.

The Four Elements

Every child carries all four elements, but in their own unique balance. These differences can tell us a great deal about how they naturally move through the world.

"Children are not things to be molded,
but are people to be unfolded." — Jess Lair

FIRE

• Bold

• Active

• "Let me do it!"

AIR

• Curious

• Talkative

• "But why?"

EARTH

• Steady

• Routine loving

• "I like it this way."

WATER

• Sensitive

• Caring

• "I feel everything."

Want to understand your child in a whole new way?

We've created a free 30-minute Elemental Parenting workshop to help you begin recognizing Fire, Air, Earth and Water in your child — and in yourself.

You'll discover:

• How to recognize the four elements in everyday behavior
• Why your child's natural tendencies may look so different from your own
• How understanding both can change the way you respond to each other

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OUR STORY

Hi, we're Angie & VJ.

We're parents of three who have spent years learning that children don't all need the same things from us.

Angie has spent decades working with children and families in early childhood and home visiting. VJ brings the perspective of a father, pastor, and — admittedly — the more skeptical one when Angie first introduced him to the elements.

Together, we've discovered a simple way of understanding children — and ourselves — through temperament that has changed the way we see our children, each other, and the people around us.

We live on nine acres in the hills of West Virginia, where we're raising our family and building Stone & Sky.

We are so glad you found us.

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