About Us
Peace at Home Parenting Solutions is passionate about helping parents raise confident, resilient children from prenatal development through young adulthood.
Our diverse experts translate research into practical tools that parents use to solve problems and increase cooperation while inviting more joy into family life.
Classes, conversations, coaching and community connections are facilitated from the heart by seasoned specialists who can answer questions on the spot.
We bundle our live and recorded solutions into an easy to access digital catalog delivered through customized parenting solution centers for corporations, schools, towns and non-profit organization
Hear from our founder, Ruth Freeman, LCSW, on why she created Peace at Home Parenting and how our team helps families like yours.
Parents feel more in control, less stressed and are more productive when they recognize the
- powerful effect of relationships on brain development
- essential needs and tasks associated with each developmental stage
- impact of mirror neurons on mood and well-being
Peace At Home parents come to understand that children’s behavior tells a story — that they are not “acting out” but “reaching out.” Ruth E. Freeman, LCSW, founded the company on her belief that practicing and teaching kindness, compassion, and respect toward self and others is essential to growth and productivity in both children and adults.
Our Team
Aaron Weintraub, MS, Product & Curriculum Director
Aaron Weintraub, MS is the director of Kids Cooperate in Tolland, CT and the behavior specialist at Holiday Hill Day Camp in Mansfield, CT. With almost twenty years of experience in supporting families of children with special needs, Aaron's approach is focused on recognizing strengths in the child and in the family system. Aaron is the author of several papers and books on Autism and ADHD. His perspective on working with families draws from an integration of practical therapies and philosophies that share a strengths based approach and a focus on practical, evidence based techniques tailored to the individual needs of the child and family. In addition to life as a dad, Aaron is serving as both a teacher of live online classes and a virtual parenting coach for Peace At Home Parenting.
Amber Comeau, Client Communications & Engagement Manager
Amber’s outgoing personality has always supported her personal and professional goals to be in the service of others. With her experience in the healthcare field and hospitality industry, Amber thrives off social interaction and helping others. She is excited to work for Peace at Home Parenting to continue her passion to learn together by collaborating with other families. As a parent herself, Amber recognizes how powerful it is to have a system of support to balance it all. More than anything, Amber knows how challenging parenting can be, and how important it is to use social and community resources to make the most of this incredible journey. Amber looks forward to connecting with other parents and families to help strengthen our relationships with ourselves and each other. Amber enjoys volunteering at her children’s schools and being active with the Elementary Parent and Teachers organization. When not outside with her two children and husband, you will most likely find her attempting culinary greatness or flying through a good book.
Alexandra Schwartz, Technical Support Coordinator
University of Connecticut studying psychology and Spanish. She recently graduated and now works as a research assistant at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Ali has worked in the UCONN Child Development labs, an inpatient psychiatric unit, and as an ABA therapist. Ali is also a passionate world traveler. She was a summer intern in Asia, traveled throughout Europe, and spent a semester abroad in Argentina. She is proficient in Spanish and intrigued by all cultures of the world. Ali is serving as Communications Assistant to Peace At Home Parenting.
Alisha Bhende, Client Relationship Manager
Alisha Bhende, MBA works as a Parent Guide and Administrative Assistant with Peace At Home Parenting. She loves to interact with parents, learn about their challenges, and help them find the solutions they seek. Alisha also works closely with the Peace At Home sales and marketing teams, helping to bring Peace At Home to parents through corporations, non-profits, towns, schools, and other organizations. She is patient, organized, and a pro at multitasking, which makes her a valued member of our team. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and recently earned a Master’s degree in Human Resources from the University of Pune. She is based out of India. Alisha is a talented artist, a trained Bharatnatyam dancer, and a voracious reader.
Kathleen Harkins Weissenberger, CEO
Kathleen, leads the implementation of the company’s mission and revenue growth, maintaining leadership in the online parenting education space and commitment to serving all parents in need. Kathleen thrives on merging the big picture with the tactical operations to help organizations achieve success. Previously, Kathleen was a founding partner with Transparent Health Group, where she led Operations and Client Success. She spent ten years with NatWest/Fleet Bank, managing bank-wide projects and mergers, and served in a number of operational roles. Kathleen has held leadership roles with both town and school organizations in her community of Glen Ridge, New Jersey where she and her husband raised their two sons.
Moumita Ghosh, Creative Manager
Moumita Ghosh, BA is a graduate of Amity University and has been studying graphic and web design for over 3 years. Moumita began working part-time for Peace At Home Parenting Solutions and quickly became a valued team member. She now works full-time for Peace At Home while finishing her degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. When not so busy studying and utilizing her artistic talents, she enjoys reading, watching films and indulging herself with music. She has several awards to her name in Dramatics and Narration.
Pamela Miller, Creative Advisor
Pamela Miller, BFA is the determined and talented owner of PLBMDesign. Peace At Home Parenting founder, Ruth Freeman and Pam first met when she was a parenting class participant with 2 and 5 year old children. Little did we know then what an important role she would play in our future, applying her well-developed skills and boundless patience in translating our mission into digital communication. Pam has tirelessly supported us to create a working website that links curious parents to meaningful resources and helping to spread the word to parents across the country. She understands Peace At Home Parenting from the inside out. When Pam is not dreaming up website visions and delivering SEO strategies for small to mid-size business owners, she is a devoted mom, wife, ski instructor, rowing coach and horse whisperer. Pam challenges the Peace At Home Parenting team to clarify and simplify our message and delivery tools. She never gives up and keeps the team going in ways that matter.
Ruth Freeman, LCSW
President & Founder
Ruth is a psychotherapist in private practice who has taught parenting education to hundreds of parents annually over the past 30+ years. She is co-founder of the Connecticut Parenting Education Network and lead author of Building Family Futures, a University of Connecticut train-the-trainer parenting education curriculum. Ruth has also served as the Family Services Director for The Cove Center for Grieving Children, Family Services Manager for EASTCONN Head Start and Primary Therapist at the Newington Children's Hospital Inpatient Psychiatric Services. Ruth’s approach to parenting education incorporates her clinical experience with children and families in crisis, as well as key concepts synthesized from a wide range of sources. Ruth freely and humorously shares the real-life blunders, challenges and successes she has had applying positive parenting as a mom, stepmom, foster mom and “Nana.”
Yadira Carvajal, Content Manager
Yadira Carvajal, MS is a chemical engineer with a master's degree in materials science from the University of Connecticut. She was born and raised in Colombia where she now lives with her husband and two sons – 19 and 11 years old. Yadira is dedicated to her family and has focused for the last several years on raising her amazing sons. Recently she has applied her strong background in materials science to a collaboration with her husband on a study of the chemical transformation of Colombian minerals. Yadira enjoys helping Peace At Home Parenting grows by working as Administrative Coordinator. Another important part of Yadira’s role at Peace At Home Parenting is to provide English to Spanish translation so that Spanish-speaking parents have the chance to bring more peace to their homes. She also appreciates the opportunity to continue learning about what science tells us about effective parenting. Yadira Carvajal, MS es una ingeniera química con maestría en ciencias de materiales de la Universidad de Connecticut. Nació y se crió en Colombia, donde ahora vive con su esposo y sus dos hijos – 19 y 11 años de edad. Yadira está dedicada a su familia y se ha enfocado durante los últimos años a criar a sus maravillosos hijos. Recientemente, ella ha aplicado su sólida experiencia en ciencia de materiales colaborando con su esposo en un estudio sobre la transformación química de minerales colombianos en fuentes de energía. Yadira también disfruta de ayudar a Peace At Home Parenting a crecer trabajando como Coordinadora Administrativa. Otra parte importante del papel de Yadira en Peace At Home Parenting es proporcionar traducciones de inglés a español para que los padres de habla hispana tengan la oportunidad de traer más armonía a sus hogares. También valora la oportunidad de continuar aprendiendo sobre crianza positiva.