Space for children to grow and thrive.

Connecting children to their true nature, helping them feel at home in their bodies, and creating connective spaces to nurture both children and families.

about anjum

A mother of four children, Anjum has been an early childhood educator and consultant for over 20 years. In her work as a parent-child teacher she has worked intimately with over 500 families helping parents establish healthy rhythms and facilitating space for children to unfold in their development. Drawing from her work with Pikler and Waldorf methods along with Non-Violent Communication and mediation, Positive Discipline, and Simplicity Parenting, Anjum strives to support families in building strong foundations for healthy growth and connection.

Anjum Mir has degrees in Journalism and Cultural Anthropology from Boston University and Education from University of Texas at Austin, and has trained in Waldorf Early Childhood education.

Currently she resides in Southern California where she offers individual parent consultation, teaches workshops and small group classes, and mentors schools and teachers. As a design consultant for homes and educational spaces, she has recently set up home-study areas for children who are homeschooling, and in-home childcare environments. She works with clients around the world. She can accommodate, phone, zoom, and travel as needed.

family and child life offerings

Private, one-on-one consultations with Anjum Mir. Available to schedule as one-time or ongoing sessions. All offerings accommodate phone, zoom or travel, as needed.

  • home and family rhythm

    Identify areas of family life that need support and build solutions that work within your family system. Make space for your child’s development, nurture their self-regulation, establish healthy family rhythms and culture, and enrich connection.

  • collaborative parenting

    Understand your child’s development and needs at each stage. Identify your parenting styles, establish effective parent collaboration, and find strategies for challenge areas.

  • prenatal parenting

    Prepare your head, hands, and heart for your child’s arrival and engage observation a a mode of care. Explore the unique needs of an infant; what to expect in newborn sensory, motor and physical development and how best to support it. A space for partners to begin to know each other as parents.

  • caregiver training

    For caregivers and nannies seeking to enrich their work with children. Explore child development, discover strategies for working with daily rhythms and routines and working through challenges.

  • educational mentoring

    For schools and educators seeking mentorship and guidance for their early childhood programs. Covers classroom setup, school day rhythms, and pedagogical approaches to nurturing children and working with parents.

  • classes and workshops

    Parent circles and caregiver and child classes. Continue observing and learning about your child and navigate the ever-evolving parenting landscape in a shared community space.

nurtured space design

The family is a vessel that holds a child, and a home is the vessel that holds family life. Having a conscious and deliberate physical environment can influence a child’s wellness, self-regulation and behavior, sense of adjustment, and most importantly, the nature of the connection in their relationships. The arrangement of space has a tangible effect on the culture of a home and can be an effective parenting tool.

kind words

Sweet sentiments from the heartling clients.

connect with me

To work with Anjum and to get on the mailing list for upcoming workshops and classes, contact anjum@heartling.com.