Shruti Kumar
Setting Compassionate Boundaries and Limits
We often talk about connection, respect, and emotional attunement and yet one of the biggest pain points families experience is the day-to-day challenge of holding boundaries without power struggles, threats, or frustration. I’d love to help parents and teachers understand:
- Why boundaries matter for emotional safety and healthy development
- How to hold limits with warmth, clarity, and confidence
- How to reduce meltdowns and resistance by meeting underlying needs
- How to shift from controlling behaviour to teaching skills
- How to regulate ourselves so we can co-regulate with children
- Practical scripts, examples, and real-life scenarios they can use immediately
Shruti's talk would be rooted in positive parenting, self-regulation, connection, and practical, compassionate discipline with tools that feel both kind and effective.
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Shruti Kumar
Shruti Kumar is an international lawyer turned full-time conscious parenting coach based in the Netherlands. She is a mom to a 8-year-old and a 4-year-old. Shruti helps parents raise resilient kids through connection, joy, and empowerment. Power struggles can often leave parents feeling extremely overwhelmed, exhausted, and helpless. Her goal is to support parents with awareness, tools, and strategies to help them work through their triggers, support their children through developmental challenges, and foster more cooperation and collaboration.
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Having boundaries is extremely important. I like how you have talked about this. Sad thing is the parents that of the children I’m teaching now do not seem to have boundaries. They let their child do what they want. And that is not ever helping a child. So I have downloaded your keynotes and I will share that with some parents. I hope that’s okay. Thank you for this
Hi Val,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share this. It really means a lot to hear that the session resonated with you.
You’re absolutely right. Boundaries are deeply supportive for children, and it can feel discouraging to witness how confusing things become for them when limits are missing. I also want to name how challenging it can be for educators to hold this awareness while working with families who may not yet have the tools or understanding. That’s not easy work, and your care really shows.
I’m glad you found the keynotes helpful, and yes, you’re very welcome to share them with parents if it supports those conversations. Often, it takes gentle exposure and repeated reflection for boundaries to be seen not as restriction, but as guidance and care.
If any parents you work with feel called to explore this more deeply, I’m currently offering a complimentary 1:1 coaching session where we can look at boundaries within the context of their unique child, family dynamics, and values. Sometimes having space to talk things through personally can make all the difference.
Thank you again for the work you do with children. It truly matters.
Regards,
Shruti
Shruti, thank you for such a thoughtful and grounding presentation. Discipline is something I speak about often, yet the way you framed it resonated deeply and offered me a timely reminder during a challenging parenting moment. I’m grateful for the insight and perspective you shared, and especially for the support you gave me in navigating my own challenge (which went very well by the way).
Thank you, Shruti,I gain so much from this short presentation.
Clear boundaries are and being clear and positive.
Enjoyed listening to your own stories and how P.E.A.C.E. works to value connection
We all need to feel safe in our parenting journey setting limits, builds trust and clarity