“If you want to change a child, just change the way you communicate with him.”
— Aaron Lederer, The RAD Consultancy Founder
About Corrective Communication
Mom Coach Consultancy’s Corrective Communication methods were developed by Aaron Lederer, Psychoanalyst and founder of The RAD Consultancy, LLC. Lederer’s work emphasizes that many behavioral and emotional difficulties in children originate not from willful misbehavior, but from early experiences of emotional absence, misattunement, or feeling unwanted. When a child’s earliest needs for safety, recognition, and emotional responsiveness are not adequately met, the child adapts, and these adaptations often show up as aggression, withdrawal, defiance, anxiety, or self-critical paterns.
Corrective communication works by addressing the original trauma, rather than reacting only to the surface behavior. Corrective Communication is especially effective for children suffering from insufficient early bonding with their mothers, usually diagnosed as reactive attachment disorder (RAD); or from failure to complete and leave behind their "terrible twos," usually diagnosed as Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), Major Depression Disorder (MDD), and much more.
The Core Idea
Mom Coach Consultancy teaches moms to become their child's agent of change. At it’s heart, corrective communication provides the child with a new relational experience. Without persuasion or punishment, the adult offers calm presence, emotional clarity, and consistent boundaries, communicating to the child:
You are seen.
Your feelings make sense.
You are safe with me.
You are not too much.
Over time, the repeated experiences help reorganize the child’s internal world.
Using the approach offered by The Mom Coach Consultancy, parents find significant improvement in their child's behavior and attitude, typically within four to six weeks, and a complete turnaround within months.
We accomplish this by working with the mom rather than with the child. There is no need for face-to-face meetings; instead, moms are coached over the phone in weekly sessions to provide their problem child with a new way of relating--a way that leads the child to complete recovery. The child becomes cooperative, affectionate and easy to live with.
We focus on
emotional development
and
secure attachment,
changing negative behaviors to positive.
Start the transformation today.
Frequently Asked Questions
Still have questions? Take a look at the FAQ or reach out anytime. If you’re feeling ready, schedule a consult here.
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If you want to change a child, just change the way you communicate with him, is the principle underlying Corrective Communication.
Corrective Communication is a consistent way of responding that heals early relational trauma by providing the safety, recognition, and regulation that were missing during development.
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After an intake call, you will be matched with one of the our coaches. Once matched with your coach, you will have a weekly 50 minute call to review the past week, and discuss changes that can be made in the coming week. You will also have unlimited access to your coach between the sessions via e-mail.
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With the mother being the child's sole change agent, the father's role is mainly to be supportive of the mother, although some things may be asked of him during the treatment process.
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Because successful cases show significant improvement by the sixth session, we created a six-week test to assess results. If improvement is not seen by that time (something quite rare), we may advise discontinuing.
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The entire work focuses on turning the child around as quickly as possible. The length of treatment depends on the child's age and severity of symptoms. Treatment averages overall about six months. Cases involving young children average three months; those involving older children average six months; those involving teens average nine months; and those involving late- and past-teens may last up to a year.
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Early trauma often leads children to turn anger inward or outward as a way to survive emotionally. When adults respond only to behavior, without addressing the underlying fear or unmet need, the child’s defensive patterns are reinforced. Corrective communication interrupts this cycle by:
Reducing shame and internalized self-attack.
Helping the child regulate emotions through co-regulation.
Replacing fear-based defenses with trust and connection.
As the child no longer needs extreme behaviors to be noticed or protected, behavior naturally softens and becomes more adaptive.