What begins to change when parents step into the PAUSE
Small moments create big ripples.​
The PAUSE is where the magic happens: in the space between stimulus and response, you can interrupt autopilot patterns and choose how you show up in the moments that matter.
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With real-time guidance, you learn to slow down, see patterns that were once invisible, and consciously shape the spaces, interactions, and routines that shape the rhythm of daily life at home.
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Here's what parents notice:
✓ More steadiness in you.
Your kids feel it immediately.
✓ More hugs, high-fives, and faster repair.
Connection replaces friction.
✓ Smoother mornings and evenings.
Less fuss. More fun.
✓ Homework stops becoming a nightly battle.
Easier to start and finish.
✓ Home begins to feel like a team.
More calm and connection.
Fix the environment, not the child.
Most ADHD interventions focus on the child. ​
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tutors
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therapies
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medication
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skills coaching
But the skills that improve quality of life are developed at home through the interactions and routines that enable self-regulation throughout the day.
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mornings
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mealtime
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homework
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transitions
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bedtime
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This is your role. Not to manage your family, but to shape the environment in ways that support everyone’s neurobiology and strengths.​​
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We are on a mission to make parent coaching for kids with ADHD just as common as medication...and way more accessible, fun, and affordable.
​​Join veteran coaches Yulia Rafailova and Dan Leibowitz, M.Ed. M. SpEd. for a fun, lighthearted, and deeply effective practice, grounded in CDC and American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for families with ADHD in the house.​
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Small moments create big ripples
"A safe space to learn and grow into the parent I want to be, with guidance and wisdom from two amazing humans who deeply care, have amazing povs, and offer fantastic coaching."
Susanne Sophos, Los Angeles
President, CHADD.org. Founder, The Brave Space
"PAUSE People is subtle and profound at the same time. It is a warm, supportive, highly applicable coaching environment that weaves together research, real life examples, humor, and digestible takeaways."
Morgan Howson
Co-Founder, Headlands Psychotherapy Group
"I am a pediatric sub-specialist, but looking for these parent trainings was vague and confusing. This is all to say thanks for the Pause method! So much value in learning these core skills."
"This space will provide you with tools to implement immediately, and connect you with a mindset that will help you to feel confident in your parenting responses, after you felt like you lost hope."
"I love that my boys are proud of me for going to 'parent school' and that they feel a difference. It made a difference in our home after the first session."
“I switched from being reactive to being the architect of my relationships with my kids.”
"PAUSE People validated my experience and gave me the confidence to calm my nervous system down and walked me through a process to be a good authoritative parent. Thank you so much!"
"Yulia & Dan show a lot of empathy for the kids and parents and have really helpful advice to improve the status quo and create daily wins. They are very energizing and motivating on the journey."
Small-group coaching.
Limit 8 spaces.
Co-parents join free. ​​
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Ready to feel the difference at home?
5-Weeks,
April 28-May 28
Boriana & Dan, Zurich
Founding members, Cohort 1
"Your approach has everything we had hoped for: you have substance, experience, actionable handouts and most importantly, a good dose of humor and compassion."
Use your CA Regional Center self-determination fund to cover the cost of coaching (Service code 371).
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Meet the Coaches
Yulia Rafailova
Yulia is a seasoned ADHD Coach, peer group facilitator, and speaker who loves helping people of all ages discover their own awareness and design personalized solutions to common executive function challenges. Her coaching focuses on guiding families through collaborative problem-solving and mindfulness practices so they can co-create better systems for getting along and getting stuff done. Yulia is a long-time volunteer with CHADD of California, a non-profit organization that provides peer support, education, and advocacy for children and adults with ADHD.
Learn more and contact Yulia via her site: mindfulleducation.com
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Dan Leibowitz, M.Ed. M. SpEd.
With 30 years of experience in schools, educational consulting, and as a father of two teens, Dan brings extensive expertise to PAUSE People's parent coaching process. Holding advanced degrees in General and Special Education, and a Certificate in Educational Therapy, Dan's personalized methods assist parents in creating more supportive home environments, while enabling routines that foster self-reliance, cooperation, and co-regulation. Dan offers a uniquely integrative approach that improves family functioning and quality of life via new, more helpful patterns and ripple effects in the home.
Learn more and contact Dan via his site: innovativelearningservices.com
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