Parenting from a VERY different perspective.

The standard education model we use to prepare our children for life is not working well for them—or us.

It’s time for a SHIFT!

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Parenting from the Passenger Seat by Pam Roy illustrated book cover with rear view of two people in orange convertible on rural highway.

Unlock your children’s potential and trust them to make their own decisions.

Are you ready to let your children take the wheel of their own lives and trust that they will make the right decisions? Do you want to create environments that support them? Parenting From The Passenger Seat offers a unique perspective for empowering children as they embark on their individual journeys to become a vital part of their interconnected community. This book provides readers with the insights needed to support their children as they learn to trust their inner compass and pursue a life of meaning and purpose.

Our children don’t need more instruction; they need experience.

In this book, you will find ways to:

Give your children the freedom to learn outside the constraints of standardized education
Create vibrant communities that support dignity, responsibility, relationships, and meaningful pursuits
Support your children as they gain the confidence and connections needed to steer themselves through life

Buckle up and enjoy the ride!

With the freedom to learn outside the constraints of standardized education, they will gain the confidence needed to steer themselves through life. We can sit alongside them with love and support.

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Parenting from the Passenger Seat author Pam Roy with a cup of coffee in the kitchen.

Meet Pam, the author

Pam Roy weaves renowned psychiatrist Viktor Frankl’s meaning-oriented theory with personal experiences and stories about navigating the education system–from preschool to college–with her three daughters.

She shares discoveries she made along the way and insights about what we can do to create vibrant communities that support dignity, responsibility, relationships, and meaningful pursuits. Pam presents innovative models like Big Picture Learning and B-Unbound, plus solution-oriented steps that allow each of us to contribute to much-needed change.

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Powerful perspectives on preparing
young people for the future

Boston_Bulldogges

Pam does a brilliant job of laying out the reality of a changing workforce and waning value prop of a college degree while still leaving space for the reader to draw their own conclusions. . . weaves her own experiences as a parent, student advisor, and experiential leader with plenty of relevant case studies and data.

Helping our children become
self-empowered while navigating
the educational system

Heather

It provides insights on how to help our children become self-empowered in order to discover and nurture their personal gifts, talents, and passions while navigating an education system that was never designed to recognize the importance of the individual.

Illustrated rear view of two passengers in orange convertible car.