Online Parenting Class

Chris White, M.D. is a board-certified pediatrician whose parenting work aims to optimize the developmental potential of children and their parents. He regularly writes on The Essential Parenting Blog and is the creator of The Essential Parenting Home Course. Chris lives with his two sons, Kai and Bodhi, and the love of his life, Kari, in their home in Woodacre, California. Learn more about Chris.

Essential Parenting is an insight-based and practice-oriented parent education program that optimizes the developmental potential of both children and their parents. Essential Parenting classes will empower you to open beyond judgments and reactivity and return you to your innately wise, intuitive, and loving heart. In doing so, we support our children in becoming more fully themselves, creating a ripple effect of wholeness, confidence, and well-being in our communities and on our planet. Get Started.