Laura A.

Meet Laura

• Comfortable with pets
• Has a car

I am a caring and hard-working individual with experience in both education and social work. After graduating from Purdue University, I began my career in education working with children in an underprivileged community. Through this experience, I began to see the significant impact of a child’s home life on their ability to learn and achieve in an academic setting. This eventually led me to a career in social work. For the last three years, I have worked as a parenting coach with families involved in child protective services. This experience has helped me become a very empathetic and caring person with a passion for ensuring the safety and proper development of all children. I am very knowledgeable in child development, age-appropriate expectations and trauma-informed care. In addition, I also have plenty of experience planning age appropriate activities, redirecting inappropriate or unsafe behavior in a positive, nurturing manner, and instilling healthy Read more coping mechanisms and problem solving techniques in children to promote healthy development and reduce conflict in the home. In my personal life, I consider myself to be a very down to earth person and I am a very open and honest communicator. With six pets of my own, I love animals and have no issues working with pets in the home. When it is safe to do so, I also enjoy frequent trips to parks and libraries as well as some light hiking and camping. My spouse has a compromised immune system, so we are both taking social distancing very seriously and have been strictly following recommended safety practices since March. My spouse works from home, so our exposure to COVID-19 is very minimal and will continue to remain this way for the foreseeable future.

Trust & safety

Experience