Authentic Parenting
With Traceylee Hooton.
Discover the path to creating a secure, loving, and connected family with The Path of Authentic Parenting. This course guides you in fostering an environment where your children can securely grow their sense of self. By helping you reflect on your family’s core values and norms, the course lays the foundation for belonging and security that will support your child’s emotional and developmental journey.
It also empowers you to embrace your own authenticity, providing the tools to set loving, yet firm, limits when faced with challenging behaviour. With this course, you’ll strengthen your connection with your child while cultivating a home built on trust, love, and mutual respect.
What You’ll Learn
This course is ideal for parents who:
Are seeking clarity around their family values
Want to discover a supportive, grounded approach to parenting
Wish to build strong, stable connections with their children
Are looking to bring balance to the parent–child relationship
Feel unsure about setting limits and boundaries
Aspire to parent with authenticity and confidence
Comes with your own
downloadable e-book journal.
Once purchased,
work at your own pace.
Program Structure
This program is delivered over 10 lessons, ranging from brief bite-sized segments to sessions around 10 minutes. You’ll also receive a downloadable e-book journal for reflection or to work alongside as you move through the lessons.
Ideal For
This course is ideal for parents, teachers, and carers who want their approach to parenting or caregiving to align more closely with their values. It is for those seeking deeper, more meaningful connections with their children or students, and who wish to stand on steady ground - confident in who they are both as individuals and as parents. This course supports becoming a truer version of yourself and welcomes those who are open to inner development and growth.
Programs you may wish to follow on with…
Through Adam’s course, he gives an authentic and compassionate perspective on interacting with children, navigating the dynamics between parents and children. He also holds an inner development picture.
To be able to have true connections with our children means being able to truly listen. Learn all about the art of listening with Anne and Chris.
These courses build on the foundations you’ll gain here and offer deeper insights and practical tools to support your parenting journey.
Traceylee Hooton: Authentic Parenting
Program Structure
Lesson 1How to be our Best in Challenging Moments (9:09)
Being an Authentic Parent (3:03)
Lesson 2Lesson 10Determining our Values as Parents (3:56)
Lesson 3Family Norming (3:38)
Lesson 4Developing Resilience in our Children (2:10)
Lesson 5The Strong Willed Child (7:00)
Lesson 6Loving Limits vs Punishment (4:47)
Lesson 7Building an Intrinsic Self of Self (8:43)
Lesson 8Responding to Pushback from our Children (6:24)
Lesson 9Navigating the Digital World (3:13)
Meet the Instructors
Traceylee Hooton
Waldorf Kindergarten Teacher and Facilitator of Simplicity ParentingTraceylee is a passionate advocate for authentic parenting as the foundation of healthy family life. As the founder of a Steiner kindergarten, she has created a nurturing environment deeply rooted in Waldorf principles. She is also a certified Simplicity Parenting facilitator and trainer, supporting families to cultivate balanced home rhythms and intentional simplicity.
In recent years, Traceylee completed a degree in psychology, enriching her understanding of child development and family dynamics. With extensive experience guiding parents and children, she offers warm, insightful support to families navigating the complexities of modern life.
Traceylee often credits her teenage son and preteen daughter as her greatest teachers, shaping her ongoing journey in parenting with authenticity and heart.
Dr. Adam Blanning
Anthroposophical DoctorDr. Adam Blanning, MD, is an integrative and anthroposophic Family Physician who established his holistic medical practice in 2003. He lectures and teaches both nationally and internationally on holistic medicine and human development, with a particular passion for supporting children.
Dr. Blanning has served as president of the Anthroposophical Health Association (AHA), the umbrella organisation representing therapeutic fields that bring Anthroposophic Perspectives into Medicine, Nursing, Naturopathy, Bodywork, Artistic and Movement Therapies, and Counselling.
He also leads the Postgraduate Physician Training programs in Anthroposophic Medicine in the United States and is the author of Understanding Deeper Developmental Needs: Holistic Approaches for Challenging Behaviours in Children.
Anne De Wilde & Chris Burke
Anne: Naturopath and Biography Worker
Chris: Psychology Professor and Biography Worker
Anne de Wild is a Naturopath and Biography Worker based in Basel, Switzerland. Her work centres on artful listening, uncovering personal stories, and finding moments of humour. She lectures widely and teaches Biography and Social Art across a range of themes.
Chris Burke is a Psychology Professor and Biography Worker in Pennsylvania, USA. He has a gift for leading rich conversations, working with folk tales, and asking the kinds of questions that open pathways into deeper stories. He enjoys bringing Biography and Social Art practices into his university teaching.
Together, as The Hummingbird Principle, Anne and Chris have led Biography and Social Art workshops across three continents, exploring themes from ‘The Art of Listening’ to ‘Intergenerational Collaboration’.
Frequently Asked Questions
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No, not at all. This course is designed for parents, teachers, and carers regardless of how familiar you are with Simplicity Parenting or Waldorf education. Traceylee’s teaching meets you exactly where you are. By the end of the course, you’ll have practical tools and strategies you can begin using straight away.
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Yes, once purchased, you will be able to log on and access the courses you have purchased alongside the e-book. The e-book will also be in a downloadable format so you can have your own hard copy.
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This course is offered through a direct enrolment process to ensure care around access and support for each participant.
If you’d like to take part in Authentic Parenting with Traceylee Hooton, please register your interest using the button below. A member of the Taruna team will be in touch within 24 hours with payment information and instructions for accessing the course materials.
Course fee:
$80 NZDOnce payment is confirmed, you’ll receive access to the full course content.