A Team of Real Experts, Not a Just Content Library
Peace at Home is a team of 40+ licensed clinicians, educators, and parenting specialists in child development, psychology, and education. We don’t curate other people’s content. We build every workshop, guide, and resource ourselves, because families deserve guidance they can trust.
We support parents from prenatal through young adulthood, delivered through employers, K-12 schools, colleges and universities, and family service and healthcare organizations across the country. Whatever a family is facing, our experts translate the research into strategies that work in real life.
Years of Expertise
Born from a Simple but Urgent Belief
Ruth Freeman spent three decades teaching parenting education across Connecticut before she founded Peace at Home on one conviction: parents shouldn’t have to navigate the hardest job in the world alone, or without access to real, credentialed expertise. She wanted parents to connect with genuinely compassionate experts who could translate the science into practical help, for everything from a newborn’s sleep to launching a young adult into the world.
What began as a handful of workshops in New England has grown into a national platform. Ruth often points to trauma researcher Bessel van der Kolk, who calls the parent-child relationship the most powerful mental health intervention we know of. That belief is what our entire team was built around.
10 Years of Peace at Home
Peace At Home celebrates 10 years of helping families with expert-led parenting resources, growing from Ruth Freeman’s solo mission to a globally recognized force for generational well-being.
Proven Results
Peace at Home achieved the gold standard of reducing parenting dysfunction. Research findings related to pandemic stressors for families indicate that parental support and increased perceived control are promising interventions. Peace At Home delivers these needed interventions. A University of Connecticut evaluation reported the following outcomes
for parents who access Peace At Home parenting services:
- Increased feelings of being supported in parenting goals
- Increased sense of control and competence with their children
- Reduced dysfunctional discipline practices
Our Mission & Values
Everything we build, say, and do is anchored in these principles.
Evidence-Based
Every resource we produce is grounded in peer-reviewed research and vetted by licensed professionals. We do not publish content we cannot stand behind.
Accessible to All
Quality parenting support shouldn’t be out of reach for any family. We design every program for real people with limited time and energy.
Family-First
We center the parent-child relationship, not compliance or quick fixes, because that’s where real change happens. Our users’ wellbeing is the metric we care about most.
Culturally Responsive
Families come from every background and speak many languages. We offer Spanish-language resources and keep expanding our library to reflect the families we serve.
Practical & Actionable
We skip the jargon and deliver strategies parents can use today. Our workshops are built around real scenarios and real solutions, not just theory.
Continuously Improving
The science of parenting and child development keeps evolving, so we do too. We regularly review, update, and expand our content so families always have the latest guidance.
Our Story, in Our Own Words
Founder Ruth Freeman shares why she started Peace at Home – and what drives the team every single day.
Meet the Team
Our team brings together licensed clinicians, child development specialists, educators, and family advocates, united by a shared passion for helping families thrive.
Ruth E. Freeman, LCSW
FounderSpecialities:
Mental Health, School Age, Relationships
Ruth is a psychotherapist in private practice who has taught parenting education to hundreds of parents annually over the past 30+ years. She is co-founder of the Connecticut Parenting Education Network and lead author of Building Family Futures, a University of Connecticut train-the-trainer parenting education curriculum. Ruth has also served as the Family Services Director for The Cove Center for Grieving Children, Family Services Manager for EASTCONN Head Start and Primary Therapist at the Newington Children’s Hospital Inpatient Psychiatric Services. Ruth’s approach to parenting education incorporates her clinical experience with children and families in crisis, as well as key concepts synthesized from a wide range of sources. Ruth freely and humorously shares the real-life blunders, challenges and successes she has had applying positive parenting as a bio mom, stepmom, foster mom and “Nana.” Hear more from Ruth.
Amy Alamar
Ed.D.Specialities:
School, Teens, Relationships,
Amy Alamar, Ed D has worked in the field of education as a teacher, teacher educator, researcher, parent educator, and education reformer for over fifteen years. She currently teaches graduate levels courses in teacher preparation and curriculum design and implementation. Her first book, Parenting for the Genius: Developing Confidence in Your Parenting through Reflective Practice (Genius Press) is a comprehensive guide to becoming the most thoughtful and confident parent possible, applying practical strategies based in educational research. She was an invited guest of Michelle Obama at the White House for a conversation about kids’ health in 2016 and was the host of Parenting from the Trenches on Yellowbrick.me. She is a contributing author to the Disney parenting website, Babble and Psychology Blog, Hey Sigmund. Her second book, The Parenting Project: Build Extraordinary Relationships with Your Kids through Daily Conversation (Fair Winds Press), focuses on communication strategies. She serves on the boards of the Watkinson School and the Avon Education Foundation, dedicated to promoting and enhancing excellence in education. Amy is the married mother of three children whom she learns from and enjoys each and every day. She provides online classes and coaching for Peace At Home Parenting.
Joyleen Albarracin
MASpecialities:
Spanish Speaking, Toddlers/Preschoolers, Discipline,
Joyleen Albarracin, MA is a specialist in bilingual curriculum and instruction as well as a seasoned and inspiring bilingual, bi-cultural parenting educator. She has served widely diverse families in Windham, Connecticut for the past two decades as Assistant Director of Quinebaug Community College, Program Coordinator for Windham Public Schools Even Start, and Family Services Coordinator for Windham Head Start. Joyleen is a statewide trainer for the CT Parenting Leadership Institute and “Lees y Seras,” a literacy outreach campaign targeting Hispanic families. She is the proud mother of two daughters and very happily recently became a grandmother. Joyleen serves as a Peace At Home Parenting teacher and coach.
Juan Pablo Arango
PhDSpecialities:
Education, Adolescents, Social-Emotional Learning, Family Relationships,
Juan Pablo Arango holds a PhD in Cultural Studies from the University of Barcelona in Spain. He has focused his professional career for over 20 years on the field of education in Colombia, South America. In addition to being a teacher, he also trains teachers in best practices and designs curriculum tailored to the needs of today’s ever-changing new normal. Juan Pablo’s work as a researcher has led him to investigate practices with the greatest impact on the relationships between young people, their families, and formal education. Juan Pablo has also trained in the dynamics of socio-emotional learning in classrooms, at home, and in the workplace. This work led him to develop high school courses around responsible citizenship based on values, rights, and duties. Juan is the father of two and lives with his family in Bogota, Colombia.
Dana Asby
MA, MEdSpecialities:
Mindfulness, Confidence, School,
Dana Asby, MA, M Ed, is a developmental and educational psychology researcher and author, as well as a mindfulness, growth mindset, transformational leadership, and instructional educator. She is the Project Specialist for the National Federation of Families.). Dana recently co-authored a book called “Compassionate School Practices” with her colleagues at MHTTC. Dana also founded a parenting education service called Parent in the Moment. As a trauma-informed yoga teacher and neuroscience researcher, Dana understands how mindfulness can change the structure of the brain to help heal the effects of attachment disorders, mental health challenges, trauma, and toxic stress. Dana is a Peace At Home teacher and parent coach. Hear more from Dana.
Kathleen Harkins Weissenberger
CEOKathleen leads the implementation of the company’s mission and revenue growth, maintaining leadership in the online parenting education space and commitment to serving all parents in need. Kathleen thrives on merging the big picture with the tactical operations to help organizations achieve success. Previously, Kathleen was a founding partner with Transparent Health Group, where she led Operations and Client Success. She spent ten years with NatWest/Fleet Bank, managing bank-wide projects and mergers, and served in a number of operational roles. Kathleen has held leadership roles with both town and school organizations in her community of Glen Ridge, New Jersey where she and her husband raised their two sons.
Steve Nunez
Business Development Manager
Amy Kostak
Chief Content & Growth Officer
Kimberly Impelluso
Client Engagement Coordinator
Aimee Quijano
Live Content Delivery Coordinator
Alisha Bhende
Reporting Coordinator
Gabriella Schwartz
Technical Support Coordinator
Alexandra Schwartz
Technical Support Coordinator
Seth Ettenberg
Corporate perspective and strategic insight on our growth assumptions and plans
Julie Veloz
Corporate and DEI perspective, innovative product design, delivery, and engagement insights
Aaron Weintraub
Client development and parenting expertise supporting content, product and delivery
Liz Sweigart
Content and systems guidance with focus on digital well-being, mental wellness, and mental health in the workplaceWant to Join Our Team?
We are always looking for passionate clinicians, educators, and advocates to contribute to our growing library and community.
