About
The Vlinder Story
The daughter of a Pan Am pilot, Jennifer was born in West Germany. She grew up in the United States and earned a Sociology degree at the University of California, Davis. In 1996, she married and relocated to Portland, Oregon, where she taught social skills to state prison inmates. In 1998, Jennifer was chosen to help launch an alternative school for teen mothers in North Portland. She worked closely with the Portland Public Schools and the local community to create pilot projects that offered services to children of all ages.
In 2002, Jennifer returned to California to work with mothers of children age 4 and under who suffered from drug/alcohol abuse. By 2011, she began working with children in residential treatment centers and the community at large. Jennifer achieved great success by helping children modify the long-term negative behavior habits they had adopted to cope with their difficult lives.
Jennifer created Breakthrough in 2015 to manage her three sons’ behavior. Due to a lack of responsibility and too much free time, her boys started acting out negative behaviors. Using the techniques she had gained from two decades of work and education with young people, Jennifer implemented a structured reward system in her home.
The entire family had fun participating in this game, and she witnessed a huge change in their daily routine. Her boys met her expectations, needed less re-direction, and actively participated in daily household tasks. The boys were excited to earn stamps and pick out Reward Cards. Jennifer’s family spent quality time together by supporting each other’s game play and following through with rewards.
Jennifer was amazed by the effortless and immediate positive changes this game brought to her family. She developed the Vlinder game and created a pilot program to share her success with other families – with amazing results across the board! With her help and insights, parents like you can manage your chaotic schedules and watch your children thrive and grow!
I love working with people and seeing change. Change is inevitable, but it is a lucky few that get to see it happen with purpose.