Dr. Ken Resnick - Smart Choice Parenting

Dr. Ken Resnick - Smart Choice Parenting 📚 Educational Psychologist
🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Raising Confident, Responsible Children
🫆 Evidence-Based Parenting Guidance
✏️ Workshops • Resources • Support

Where standard advice fails, Dr. Ken provides proven solutions. Specialising in the "unsolvable" cases that many profess...
07/09/2026

Where standard advice fails, Dr. Ken provides proven solutions.

Specialising in the "unsolvable" cases that many professionals often struggle to treat:

• Impulsivity • Selective Mutism • GAD • Neurodiversity • ADHD • ODD • Chronic Bedwetting (Enuresis)• Soiling (Encopresis) • Troubled Teens • Suicidal Ideation • Screen Addiction • And others.

Dr. Resnick also helps parents get to the bottom of everyday struggles:
From temper tantrums, hygiene struggles, routine battles, sibling rivalry, picky eating, back-chatting, nagging, whining, school refusal, disrespectful behaviour, impulsive behaviour, lying, stealing, defiance, to screentime struggles, and more.

Consultations, Parent Coaching and Parenting Workshops available in-person and online.

Get in Touch: 0824490335 | [email protected] | www.smartchoiceparenting.co.za

Don't wait! Invest in a calmer, happier family.

If parenting is getting the better of you, don't fear, Parent Coaching is near!Dr. Ken Resnick, Educational Psychologist...
07/09/2026

If parenting is getting the better of you, don't fear, Parent Coaching is near!

Dr. Ken Resnick, Educational Psychologist and Founder of the SmartChoiceParenting Programme, is there to show you the way.

From small niggles, to big problems, there is always an answer, with a solution.

Be the best parent that you can be! Unleash your child's potential!

Sessions available in-person or online.

Don't wait! Contact Discover the power of parenting, and rediscover the joy of parenting.

Get in touch: 082 449 0335 / [email protected] | www.smartchoiceparenting.co.za/parent-coaching/

Exhausted by shouting, nagging, and power struggles? If you've spent thousands on therapies with little change, there's ...
06/09/2026

Exhausted by shouting, nagging, and power struggles? If you've spent thousands on therapies with little change, there's a better way.

Led by expert educational psychologist Dr. Ken Resnick, this programme replaces reactive habits with a proactive management system - because raising a child deserves the same focus, structure, and commitment you'd give any full-time role. Parenting isn't something you do on the side. It's the most important job you'll ever have.

Feel empowered, not uncertain

Stop wondering if you're "doing the right thing." Master proven strategies to walk away feeling:

✅ Decisive: know exactly how to handle every "no" and meltdown
✅ Consistent: stand firm on boundaries without the guilt
✅ In control: shift from a "safety net" to a confident manager of your home

What you'll master

✅ True independence: move from "doing for them" to raising a resilient adult
✅ The "if they can, they must" rule: teach children to own their problems
✅ Daily structures: clear consequences that are theirs to own
✅ No more guilt: restore your home as a sanctuary of peace
..and much more.

Why this workshop?

From daily battles to more complex needs like ADHD and ODD, Dr. Ken gives you practical, real tools - not a quick fix, but a genuinely different way forward.

Take the first step toward empowered parenting. Sessions available in-person or online.

📞 082 449 0335
📧 [email protected]
🌐 smartchoiceparenting.co.za/parenting-workshops/

Empowering parents to navigate the joys and challenges of raising children.Dr. Ken Resnick is an educational psychologis...
05/09/2026

Empowering parents to navigate the joys and challenges of raising children.

Dr. Ken Resnick is an educational psychologist, family negotiator, and parenting expert. With his extensive experience, Dr. Resnick can help you resolve virtually any difficulty you're facing in your parent-child relationships.

Supporting families of all shapes and sizes.

Dr. Resnick works with families with children of all ages, from preschoolers to teenagers and even young adults. He understands the unique challenges faced by parents at each stage of development.

Dr. Resnick's areas of expertise include:

• Parenting Workshops and Coaching
• Teacher Training
• School Readiness Assessments
• Study Skills Development
• Psycho-Ed Assessments
• Subject Choice and Career Counseling
• Parent-Teen Communication and Conflict Resolution
• Screen Addiction Support
• Family, Individual, Marriage, and Divorce counseling
• Co-Parenting & Parenting Plans
• Midlife and Career-Change Counseling
• The Rorschach Inkblot Test

Author of Parenting Decoded: Raising Kids in the Digital Age

Dr. Resnick's book provides invaluable insights and strategies for parenting in today's digital world.

Whether you're looking for guidance on a specific issue or ongoing support, Dr. Resnick can help. Contact Dr. Resnick today to book a session or attend a workshop - in-person or online.

Empowering parents, building stronger families.

Contact Dr Ken Resnick: +27824490335 | [email protected] | www.smartchoiceparenting.co.za/product/parenting-decoded-2nd-edition/

If parenting is getting the better of you, don't fear, Parent Coaching is near!Dr. Ken Resnick, Educational Psychologist...
04/09/2026

If parenting is getting the better of you, don't fear, Parent Coaching is near!

Dr. Ken Resnick, Educational Psychologist and Founder of the SmartChoiceParenting Programme, is there to show you the way.

From small niggles, to big problems, there is always an answer, with a solution.

Be the best parent that you can be! Unleash your child's potential!

Sessions available in-person or online.

Don't wait! Contact Discover the power of parenting, and rediscover the joy of parenting.

Get in touch: 082 449 0335 / [email protected] | www.smartchoiceparenting.co.za/parent-coaching/

As humans have evolved, our thinking brains have replaced the instinctive, mammalian parenting our ancestors once relied...
04/09/2026

As humans have evolved, our thinking brains have replaced the instinctive, mammalian parenting our ancestors once relied on. In its place, we've built what we think is the right way to parent.

The problem is, we're rational thinkers - but parenting is an irrational act.

We believe that if we give in to a child's every want, shield them from every danger, and reason with them endlessly, they'll grow into happy, capable adults. But mollycoddling has replaced authority - and it's raising children who are unmotivated, joyless, poorly socialised, low in empathy, dependent on constant help, and - most concerning of all - lacking grit. Grit is the single biggest factor in life success.

Dr. Ken Resnick puts it plainly: if our ancestors had parented the way we do today, mankind wouldn't have survived. Their children needed resilience just to make it through the hostile world outside the cave.

You don't need to be a rocket scientist to see that something has gone - and is still going - very wrong.

SmartChoiceParenting shows parents how to reverse it - raising children with grit, resilience, empathy, and the independence to thrive, not just survive.

Get in touch:
📞 082 449 0335
📧 [email protected]
🔗 www.smartchoiceparenting.co.za

Starting Grade 1 is a big step! Are you wondering if your child has the skills to thrive in this exciting new environmen...
03/09/2026

Starting Grade 1 is a big step! Are you wondering if your child has the skills to thrive in this exciting new environment?

Don't worry, you're not alone!

Many children blossom at different paces. Dr. Ken Resnick can help you understand your child's development and equip them for success in Grade 1.

Click here to learn more about school readiness: www.smartchoiceparenting.co.za/what-it-means-if-your.../

Contact Dr. Ken Resnick for a personalised assessment and support plan.

082 449 0335 | [email protected] | http://www.smartchoiceparenting.co.za/school-readiness.../


Is parenting wearing you down? Is your child's behaviour getting the better of you?You're not alone. Most parents strugg...
03/09/2026

Is parenting wearing you down?

Is your child's behaviour getting the better of you?

You're not alone. Most parents struggle to stay consistent in today's world.

Whether your child is two or seventeen, the struggle is real - and so is the good news: none of this makes you a failure as a parent. It means you haven't yet been given the right tools.

Dr. Ken Resnick, parenting expert with over 40 years in the field, works with parents of toddlers, school-going children, and teenagers alike - helping them understand that the quality of parenting a child receives plays a central role in their emotional and behavioural development.

SmartChoiceParenting has helped hundreds of parents move through challenges like:

Whining and nagging, temper tantrums, defiance and back-chatting, lying or stealing, bed-wetting, soiling, low self-esteem, sibling rivalry, impulsivity, and diagnoses such as ODD, ADHD, neurodiversity and anxiety - as well as the unique struggles of raising a teenager, from communication breakdown to conflict at home.

Sessions available in-person or online.

Contact SmartChoiceParenting today for a consultation:

📞 082 449 0335
📧 [email protected]
🔗 www.smartchoiceparenting.co.za/parenting-workshops/

Separation or divorce doesn’t have to mean fractured parenting.While the relationship may have changed, your roles as th...
02/09/2026

Separation or divorce doesn’t have to mean fractured parenting.

While the relationship may have changed, your roles as the primary leaders in your child's life remain the same. Dr. Ken Resnick uses his extensive expertise and research to help parents move away from long, drawn-out parenting plans and toward a practical, collaborative structure.

The SmartChoiceParenting Programme (SCPP) focuses on creating a "Same-Page" environment, even across two homes.

How Dr. Ken Empowers Co-Parents:

Mediated Clarity: Dr. Resnick facilitates sessions to establish clear guidelines, ensuring children feel emotionally safe and secure in both households.

Structural Consistency: Implement practical routines and "household laws" that remain consistent, minimising confusion for the child.

Focus on the Adult’s Role: Gain insight into how your behaviour as a leader directly impacts your child's healthy development.

The Benefits for Your Child:

Reduced stress and conflict between households.

Improved emotional well-being and adaptability.

Consistent parenting styles that eliminate "playing one parent against the other".

Invest in your child’s future. Stop the legal back-and-forth and start parenting together.

📅 Book a Joint or Individual Consultation:
📞 082 449 0335
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.smartchoiceparenting.co.za/co-parenting-counselling/

Most parenting advice focuses entirely on the child. Dr. Ken Resnick's doesn't.His approach is built on one idea: the qu...
02/09/2026

Most parenting advice focuses entirely on the child. Dr. Ken Resnick's doesn't.

His approach is built on one idea: the quality of parenting a child receives is the biggest factor in how that child develops. So instead of trying to "fix" the child, SmartChoiceParenting equips the parent - and everything shifts from there.

Watch the video: www.youtu.be/eePrgdgMOV8

Get in touch: 082 449 0335 | [email protected] | www.smartchoiceparenting.co.za/parenting-workshops/

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