Bluestone Families

Bluestone Families offers parenting education and coaching to parents, families and employees through experience-based retreats, parenting resources and corporate seminars for leaders and employees. Designed for parents who are intentional about their family dynamic and parenting, our retreats offer a combination of high-end luxury, unique experiences, and relaxation and fun, along with the support and guidance of Deirdre Brandner, Bluestone’s renowned Australian child psychologist, parenting expert, and author. We run two types of retreats at Bluestone Estate, our high-end private compound on the stunning Matakana Coast in New Zealand (I hour’s drive from Auckland airport). The 3-day weekend parents retreat gifts parents’ timeout, to reflect on and improve their parenting in a 5-star rural coastal setting. The 5-day family retreat is an enriching experience designed to elevate family connection. Both retreats are led by Deirdre Brandner, our qualified parenting expert, Australian child and family psychologist. Our Bluestone Families corporate parenting seminars delivered by Deirdre Brandner, child psychologist, are designed to help employees navigate their parenting challenges with proven practical tools and strategies that work. Deirdre’s 30 years of clinical experience instills employees with parenting confidence and helps remove the stresses that parents often come to work with. Bluestone Families also offers free, evidence based parenting resources based on clinical research and Deirdre’s Brandner’s 30 years of supporting children and families navigate some of the most concerning parenting issues including anxiety, screen use, behavior and learning issues.