Dyan Kay

Helping parents build strong relationships with their children through everyday moments of connection, play, and understanding.

Meet Dyan
Explore Growing Together
A watercolor illustration of a family with four members, including two children and two adults, surrounded by lavender flowers. The family is smiling and interacting closely, creating an impression of warmth and love. The image contains text that reads "Relationships Grow Through Ordinary Moments".

Parenting was never meant to be done alone.

A woman with brown hair in a bun holding a baby in her arms, looking at each other lovingly, with watercolor-style background of leaves and lavender sprigs.

Whether you're expecting your first baby, navigating toddlerhood, or simply trying to understand your child a little better, small moments of connection can make a big difference.

My goal is to help parents build strong relationships with their children through practical strategies, meaningful interactions, and everyday moments that matter.

Growing Together

A relationship-based parenting series that helps caregivers learn to see, understand, and respond to their children as they grow.

From pregnancy through early childhood, Growing Together focuses on the relationships that help children feel safe, connected, understood, and confident.

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A father and his baby girl sharing a joyful moment. The father is leaning towards the girl, holding her hands, both are smiling and looking at each other, with a decorated room in the background.

Playing Away

Toddler and Preschool

Play-based activities that support learning, development, communication, and connection.

Designed for real families who want simple ways to engage, connect, and grow together through play.

Explore Activities
A young boy and a woman, likely his mother, are inside a welcoming kindergarten classroom, smiling and showing purple heart stickers on their fists. The boy is wearing a purple backpack and khaki pants, and the woman is dressed casually with a matching purple bag. Outside, children are playing in a sunny playground. The classroom entrance is decorated with signs that read 'You Are Loved,' 'You've Got This!' and 'Welcome Little Learners!' A cute stuffed teddy bear on a purple blanket, a chalkboard sign, and flowers decorate the scene. The mat on the floor says, 'Goodbyes Are Hard. Love Stays.'

Meet Dyan

Hi, I'm Dyan.

I'm a parent educator, mother of six, former foster parent, and creator of Growing Together and Playing Away.

For more than 27 years, I've supported children and families through parent education, home visiting, and relationship-based approaches that help families thrive.

I believe some of the most important moments happen in everyday life.

Read My Story
A group of eight people, including a graduate in a green gown and cap, posing for a picture outside a building at night. The group includes men and women of varying ages, some wearing leis, and they are smiling and standing close together.
A woman with shoulder-length hair smiling outdoors, wearing a sleeveless top and necklace, with bushes or trees in the background.

Resources for Parents

A watercolor painting of a mother holding her sleeping baby with a background of leafy branches and a bird's nest.
A young boy with a cape labeled 'Potty Explorer' peeking around a tree in a forest, playfully waiting for a clue on a trail marked 'Clue #2,' surrounded by animals like a squirrel, a rabbit, and mushrooms.
A watercolor painting of a father and baby lying on their stomachs, facing each other and smiling. There are decorative leaves and lavender flowers surrounding them, with an open book and a small nest with a heart inside it in the background.
A young girl with curly hair, dressed in star-patterned pajamas, reaches up towards glowing stars and a crescent moon in her bedroom. She is holding a white fluffy dog. The room is decorated with star-themed items, including a star-shaped pillow, a moon and star blanket, and star-shaped decorations on the wall. There's a nightstand with a teddy bear and a star-patterned lamp, a window showing a night sky with moon and stars, and a book with moon and star illustrations on the floor.

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