Move from reacting to connecting
Tired of the battles, big emotions and feeling out of control in your own home? Parenting First is a deep family transformation for parents of strong willed children, or just parents finding their parenting just doesn't seem to be working as it used to. With 6 - 1:1 sessions, lifetime access to practical modules, age based scripts, downloadables, ebooks and much more.
Parenting from connection, not control
The generational pattern all of us inherit
We parent the way we were parented, until something makes us stop. Yelling that doesn’t work. Battles that repeat every day. The guilt afterwards. This program starts with a different question: not “how do I fix my child” but “What lies beneath my child’s behaviour, the why, and then the how to parent in the way that suits your child and your family”.
Your child isn’t giving you a hard time. They’re having one.
Donna supports and guides you from reacting to responding in a way that will guide your family from surviving to thriving. Shining the light on the triggers underneath your reactions, creating firm but fair boundaries without fear or force, and building the kind of relationship you may have wanted at the same age.
For the parents in the thick of it
This is not about fixing your strong-willed child. It’s about understanding what’s underneath their behaviour and giving you the tools to move your whole family from simply surviving to genuinely thriving.
This is for parents navigating big emotions, meltdowns, defiance, sibling conflict, constant power struggles or feeling disconnected from their child. It’s also for the parent who notices they are being triggered, repeating patterns from their own childhood or questioning how to hold boundaries without yelling, punishment or giving in. Whether you’re parenting a toddler, school-aged child, pre-teen or teen, you will learn how to understand the behaviour underneath the behaviour, regulate yourself first and create more connection, cooperation and calm in your home.
- Strong-willed children & spirited
- Neurodiverse kids
- Daily meltdowns
- Bedtime battles
- Boundaries without guilt
The beliefs beneath every strategy
Behaviour is communication
It’s the smoke, not the fire. Every hard moment is a message — we always ask what’s underneath. Like an iceberg, what we see on the surface is only the tip; so much more lies beneath, driving the behaviour we notice.
Safety before strategies
No script or boundary lands until a child’s nervous system feels safe. So we learn to regulate ourselves, lead by example, and give both ourselves and our children the ability to learn to regulate.
Steady parents, safe children
When parents stay steady and can co-regulate in stressful moments, a child learns through modelling — and their nervous system feels safe enough to begin regulating too.
Connection before correction
The parent is to be steady and connect first. The lesson comes once everyone is calm — never during the storm.
Firm but fair
The safe base and staying steady allows a child to regulate and learn. Not permissive, never harsh — be a leader in your home again.
Having a hard time, not giving you one
The same behaviour, a different parent lens. When parents look through a different lens, they see things differently and can start to steer their family out of the storm.
No shame, no blame, no guilt
Only hope. Progress, not perfection — fewer dysregulated days, not zero.
Rupture, then repair
It’s not the rupture that harms a child. It’s the rupture that’s never repaired.
Everything wrapped around
the seven modules
Family questionnaire
Sent the moment you join, so everything is built around your unique family, never generic. Personalised and tailored to every challenge.
6 × 1:1 sessions
A one-hour deep diving session, going through a module a week, going through your daily and weekly struggles, troubleshooting, providing practical, easy to use solutions, that reflect in each module for you to have, reflect and repeat.
7 modules, lifetime access
Videos, downloadables and scripts. No race, and nothing lost if you fall behind.
Parenting Transformation Program
Parenting First the Conscious Way
01 Seeing Parenting Through a New Lens The foundation, and the big reframe: behaviour is communication
Where it all begins. We lay the foundation, what conscious, connected and secure parenting really means, and land the one idea everything else rests on: your child's behaviour is a message, not the problem to stamp out.
1.1
Welcome & how this program works
1.2
What is conscious & connected parenting?
1.3
The parenting styles & their impact
1.4
Behaviour is communication
1.5
Where you're starting from
Includes Program Roadmap · Getting the Most From This Program · Foundations One-Pager · The Four Parenting Styles chart · Parenting Styles Reflection · What's Underneath the Behaviour · Family Vision & Intentions
02 From Reactive to Regulated The nervous-system & somatics module, with Dominique
Guided by Dominique, this is the nervous-system work because you can't pour calm from an empty cup. Body-based tools to stay steady in the hard moments, and to recover faster when you don't.
2.1
You're not broken — parenting is triggering
2.2
Why you get triggered
2.3
In the moment: when you're triggered, press play
2.4
Grounding & aftercare after a trigger
2.5
Becoming less reactive over time
2.6
Your next chapter
Includes Dominique's guided audio library (box breathing, grounding, reset your energy & more) · My Triggers & Early Warning Signs · Daily Regulation Practice Planner · Regulation chart pack
03 Raise Resilient, Regulated Kids How children's brains work, and modelling the calm you want to see
How your child's brain actually works, what's genuinely age-appropriate from three to thirteen, and how the calm you want to see is caught far more than it's taught.
3.1
How children's brains develop
3.2
What's actually age-appropriate? (3–13)
3.3
What to say in dysregulated moments
3.4
Modelling the regulation you want to see
3.5
Building resilience over time
Includes Your Child's Two-Floor Brain · What's Normal By Age (3–13) · What to Say in the Storm (scripts pack) · Modelling Regulation Reflection · Everyday Ways to Build Resilience
04 Breaking Generational Patterns The deeper inner work — what we inherited, and how to stop passing it down
The deeper, tender work. What we absorbed long before we could choose patterns, attachment, old beliefs - and how to stop passing down what we don't want to. Go gently here.
4.1
The patterns we inherit
4.2
Your attachment style
4.3
Naming your limiting beliefs
4.4
An introduction to parts work
4.5
Reparenting yourself
Includes Generational Patterns Reflection · Attachment Styles Guide & Self-Quiz · Limiting Beliefs Reframe · Parts Work Journal Prompts · Reparenting Journal Prompts
05 Discipline, Without Damage, Shame or Fear Co-regulation in practice, and a printable toolkit for the hard moments
Safety comes before any strategy. Co-regulation in practice, a printable toolkit for the storm, and the small daily deposits that mean hard moments don't overdraw the account.
5.1
What safety feels like to a child
5.2
Co-regulation in practice
5.3
Your toolkit for dysregulated moments
5.4
Repairing after you lose it
5.5
Strengthening connection every day
Includes Safety Before Strategies · Co-Regulation Step-by-Step · Calm Corner & Feelings Chart · Quick Repair Reminder Card · Everyday Connection Rituals
06 Repairing & Reconnecting After Conflict Rupture is normal. Repair is everything
Rupture is normal, even necessary. It's the unrepaired rupture that harms. The art of a real repair with your child, and with yourself.
6.1
Understanding rupture & repair
6.2
The art of the repair
6.3
Apologising without losing authority
6.4
Rebuilding trust after a hard season
6.5
Repairing with yourself
Includes Rupture & Repair Overview · Repair Scripts by Age · Repair Without Losing the Boundary · Reconnection Plan · Self-Compassion Journal Prompts
07 Staying United as Parents Shared values, agreed rules, and trusting your parenting again
Children feel safest when the grown-ups are a calm, united team. Shared values, a few clear rules, and taking back trust in your own parenting, whether that's one home or two.
7.1
Parenting as a team
7.2
Defining your family values
7.3
Creating your family rules
7.4
Co-parenting across two homes
7.5
Trusting your parenting again
Includes Parenting Team Reflection · Family Values Worksheet · Family Rules Template · Co-Parenting Consistency Guide · Consolidation & Reflection
1:1 - 60 Minute Session with
Donna Moala
Book Donna by the hour when you need focused help with a single issue: talking back, fighting with siblings, hitting, a school-refusal week, or a second opinion on a plan you already have. You'll walk away understanding what's driving the behaviour, with practical next steps you can use at home straight away.
Parent Challenges Session
$150
Pricing per hour
- Strong-willed & spirited
- Neurodiverse kids
- Daily Meltdowns
- Bedtime battles
- Boundaries without guilt
No program. No commitment
The Generational Patterns
we all inherit
You will learn practical tools for boundaries, regulation, communication, repair and connection that actually fit your family. This is about creating a calmer home, feeling confident in your parenting and building a relationship with your child that can last a lifetime, while changing the patterns you no longer want to pass down.
Parent Transformation Package
$1100
Price for full intensive package
- 6 x private 60 minute 1:1 intensive sessions with me.
- Lifetime access to Parenting First, The Conscious Way
- Personalised support for your child and what's really happening at home
- Tools and scripts for boundaries, behaviour, regulation and repair
- Understand your triggers, nervous system and generational patterns
Payment Plans Available - Afterpay, ZipPay, Klarna
1:1 - 60 Minute Session with
Donna Moala
Book Donna by the hour when you need focused help with a single issue: talking back, fighting with siblings, hitting, a school-refusal week, or a second opinion on a plan you already have. You'll walk away understanding what's driving the behaviour, with practical next steps you can use at home straight away.
Parent Challenges Session
$150
Pricing per hour
- Strong-willed children & spirited
- Neurodiverse kids
- Daily meltdowns
- Bedtime battles
- Boundaries without guilt
No program. No commitment
“Donna takes the guesswork out of parenting. We finally understand what our child’s behaviour was telling us, and how we can move forward with authentic, loving parenting, that works.”
Program questions, answered
Who is the program for?
Parents of strong-willed children. The work is with you, the parent - so it applies across ages and stages, whatever’s happening at home.
Is it 1:1 or a group program?
Both. You get six private 1:1 sessions with Donna and unlimited daily 1:1 support in Slack, alongside the weekly Community Circle and Real-Life sessions. Interactive Q&A with Donna and with other families in situations like yours, so you never have to feel alone in it again.
What's the time commitment?
Short videos you watch in small bites, plus two weekly Zoom sessions if you can make them. There's no race - the modules are yours for life, and nothing is lost if you fall behind.
Do we need to be in Perth?
No. Parenting Collective is Perth-based and supports families worldwide. Everything runs online via Zoom and Slack.
Can both parents join?
Yes, and it often works best that way - Module 7 is all about staying united as parents, even when you’re co-parenting from different homes. Sessions can include one or both of you, and it works just as well when only one of you attends; if you’re co-parenting, you’ll still get tools to support you through that season too.
How do I get started?
Book a free 15-minute chat with Donna about what's happening in your home and whether the program is the right fit. No pressure, no obligation.
Ready to parent
differently?
Fifteen minutes with Donna. An honest conversation about what’s happening at home and whether the program is your next step. No shame, no blame, no guilt — only hope.
Perth, Western Australia · In-home & Zoom, worldwide