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Beaven Walters is Shameless Mom of 4, a ACPI Certified Parenting Coach and the founder of The 3D Parent, where she is a supportive and nurturing champion for bringing dignity, direction, and deep connection to family relationships. She has always had a passion for working with children and their families. Beaven began her professional career as an elementary school teacher and taught in a variety of educational settings for 10 years.\nBetween having her four children, Beaven and a close colleague developed an educational program for young children and their caregivers called GEM Tots which focused on connecting children to their caregivers by learning, playing, and exploring together. Beaven also created CharacterWorks, a Social/Emotional Learning program that ran for three years in the Seattle School District combining character education, performing arts, and parental support.\nBeaven focuses on helping parents build stronger relationships with their children. In addition to coaching one-on-one with clients, Beaven runs parenting workshops, speaks on a variety of topics relevant to parenting, is a regular guest on local news stations, and hosts The 3D Parent Podcast.\nIn addition to The 3D Parent, Beaven is often found on the stage performing in local regional theater, singing, and spending time with family.\xa0\nAfter hearing Beaven talk about her son, Scooter, coming out to her on her podcast, The 3D Parent, I asked her if she and her son would be open to her sharing this story and journey on the SMA.\xa0I am so grateful they both said yes.\xa0This conversation is so important and so beautiful.\xa0I\u2019m truly honored that Scooter gave consent for his mom to share this with you.\nListen in to hear Beaven share:\n\nWhy all parents should prepare for their child\u2019s potential coming out\n\nThe story of her son coming out at age 12\n\nWhat she did well and what she flubbed up in the initial coming out conversation with her son\n\nHow she apologized and owned her missteps - and how all parents can better model apologizing skills\n\nHow her son\u2019s peers reacted to his coming out\n\nWhy you should trust your child\u2019s instincts around their sexual orientation and their coming out process\n\nHow she\u2019s navigating son\u2019s sexual orientation within her Catholic community\n\nWhat it was like attending PrideFest after her son came out\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\nSign Up for my Purposeful & Profitable Podcasting Workshop\n\n\nConnect with Beaven: The 3D Parent Lounge\n\n\nBeaven on IG: The 3D Parent Lounge\n\n\nBeaven on FB: The 3D Parent Lounge\n\n\nPrivate Membership Community on FB: The 3D Parent Lounge\n\n\nThank you to our sponsor:\n\nBest Fiends: Download FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play.\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices