Please let us know how we can be praying for your family. Email prayer request to Lydia.

Bien Aimé Farm has a wonderful library for parents and kids, and we also offer Connected Families online courses! Email or talk to Lydia if you’d like some personal recommendations.

Parent coaching is offered by Lydia, Connected Families Certified Parent Coach and TBRI Practitioner. Parent Coaching is tailored to the needs of each family, but generally consists of 5 sessions and includes a workbook to reference at home. Sessions can take place in person at the farm or online. We encourage both parents to attend whenever possible!

Parent coaching is different from counseling or other services you may have experienced.

As a coach, Lydia draws from the following:

• God’s Word: the healing and wisdom we most need for our families is found only in Jesus!

• The Connected Families Framework: a simple, Biblical framework for parenting that has been life-changing for thousands of families. Learn more.

• Attachment and Trauma Principles: while the Connected Families Framework is trauma informed, Lydia brings additional insights as a Trust Based Relational Intervention practitioner. 

• YOU! You are the expert on your child and family. Lydia can support you in stepping into your God-given influence and leading your family with grace!

How to get the most out of Parent Coaching:

• The coaching workbook is designed to be a guide for your sessions. We likely won’t discuss everything in it, but it is packed with great information. We will discuss the material in the workbook that corresponds to each session and work together to identify key action steps for the time between sessions.

• Your reminder emails for subsequent sessions will include a link to fill out the Session Prep form prior to your next coaching session.

• You will likely get out of coaching whatever you follow through with and put into practice between sessions. Pay attention to the last page of each session and review what was discussed.

**Lydia has flexibility to schedule coaching around your child’s art or equine sessions, if you don’t see a time that works for you, please email her directly to schedule**

Let us help you find some time and space to get away with one of your children at the farmhouse! This opportunity is for one or both parents and one child (adopted or a sibling). We’ll prepare some activities for you to connect and find joy together. Available weekdays between 10am-4pm. Use the button above to request a parent/child bonding day.

We have many homeschooling families in our community at Bien Aimé Farm! Join us for encouragement, learning, friendship and outdoor fun once a month.

Homeschool Enrichment is geared toward students age 4-12 and their parents, but older or younger siblings are welcome to tag along and participate if they would like.

Learn to harness your parenting super-powers and learn sensory strategies, regulation skills, and therapeutic play with Lydia (and your littles!). This group is designed for parents/grandparents and their children aged 2-5.

An opportunity for art, equine, and parent coaching all in one! Kids (4 and up) will spend 45 minutes in a group equine experience (all sessions will take place on the ground, no riding) and 45 minutes in a group art experience. Parents get to come together to learn the Connected Families framework with Lydia in a group coaching format. Younger siblings are welcome to stay with parents during this event. 

Spend time with other families learning the inner workings of Bien Aimé Farm - you'll interact with the animals, learn how to do barnyard chores, and care for farm property while progressing through a checklist of knowledge that will turn you into a Herd Nerd! This is a great opportunity for "junior volunteers" to develop and celebrate their capability! Bien Aime Farm staff will lead activities each week. This event is designed for one or both parents and their children aged 10+.

Teen Time consists of devotional time, mentoring, and time to connect and have fun with friends! This event is for parents and their kids aged 12-18 - parents stay on site to attend a concurrent discussion group.

Join other adoptive dads for an hour to connect, pray, and have some coffee before starting your weekend. Meet in the riding arena at Bien Aimé Farm - and feel free to head out on the trails to walk while you pray together!