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About Us

Our Mission

We inspire and enable parents to create a meaningful family life for themselves and their children by providing products, resources, and services which empower parents to take control of their family life and build a warm and loving home.

Our History

Families with Purpose was founded in 2003 with the goal of making it easier for families to spend time just being a family. As parents of four busy children and both working outside the home, we were feeling the frustration of not having enough quality time as a family. Thus spawned the idea for our company, Families with Purpose. Realizing there are only so many hours in a day, our goal is to try and minimize the planning, buying, and running time for family activities, so that as parents you can relax and just enjoy your family time and the little things in life.

We also realize every family is different and what works for one family may not necessarily be what works for another. With this thought in mind, we try hard to offer a variety of choices in our recommendations and are continually adding and expanding the content of our website. We value the input and comments from our visitors and customers, so please feel free to contact us at any time.

Our Staff and Regular Contributors

Polly Schlafhauser, Founder and President

Bio Picture Polly is Founder and President of Families with Purpose and is passionate about helping parents create an authentic family life for themselves and children. After 12 years of juggling a finance career with a Fortune 500 company and an active family life, Polly set out to create the tools and resources busy families need today. After years of hard work, joys, and frustrations, Polly has built an online destination visited by thousands of parents looking to learn how to simplify and better manage their family life as well as connect with each other and their children in a very deep meaningful way. Polly lives in Michigan with her husband, four daughters, and 3 cats. You can reach her by visiting our Contact Us page.

Sandra Huber, Parent Coach

Sandra is our resident parent coach and the “soul” and “coach” behind the Soulful Parent. She has worked in Early Intervention, Special Education and has supported many families in the road to successful parenting. She became a PCI Certified Parent Coach® because she’s deeply passionate about changing the world, one family at a time. Sandra believes that life becomes a more enjoyable journey when you lead from your strengths! She can be contacted at the www.thesoulfulparent.com for more information about seminars, presentations and individual coaching services.

Laura Rolands, Attention and ADHD Coach

Laura Rolands is an Attention and ADHD Coach whose passion is to support, lead and inspire independence and success for children, teens and adults who experience attention-related challenges. Through her coaching, clients are able to achieve improvements in areas such as time management, organization, study skills and focusing. Some of Laura’s clients are diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD or ADD) while others simply want assistance with their specific challenges and do not have a diagnosis of ADHD. The process involves partnering with individuals or parents of individuals who experience attention related challenges in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to establish clear goals and maximize the potential to reach those goals. One key consideration is that there are no right or wrong goals. Clients have a wide variety of goals that can be addressed through coaching. In addition to her individual coaching sessions, Laura provides workshops throughout the community. For more information regarding Laura’s services, please visit her website at www.MyAttentionCoach.com.

Kids with Purpose

Pat Douglas and Anna Mitchum are passionate about helping others. Driven to share that passion with their children, Pat and Anna created Kids With Purpose. KWP empowers children to grow in faith through service to others. This grassroots program has spread across the country through word of mouth and an inherent desire to change the world. KWP's mission is to develop awareness as well as foster and nurture a desire to help those in need. It provides an opportunity for children preschool through tweens as well as families to make a difference in their community and the world. In return, the children develop a love for missions, increased self-esteem and a lifelong habit of caring for others. Currently residing in Northern Virginia with their families, they continue to work and volunteer in their own churches and give back to their community in a myriad of ways. You can find out more about Kids with Purpose at www.kidswithpurpose.org