Parent Coaching
Just like a sports coach would do, a parenting coach offers you personalized expertise in this very important area of your life by helping you fine-tune your existing skills, developing your strengths, identifying your weaknesses and improving upon them, and holding you accountable to your goals. Parent coaching consists of in-person meetings in the coach’s office, in-home observation visits, emails or telephone conversations that are designed to improve the relationship you have with your children by helping you examine your family values and motivations. All of this work will empower you with new tools for behavior management, and provide you with effective solutions to the problems coming between you and your children.
Some specific areas of change you might expect to see include:
Usually, the only parent training we have is what our parents modeled to us. Sometimes that amounts to things we try to emulate, other times it is more about what we want to reject. Either way, parent coaching helps you examine what you believe and how it’s been working. Parent coaching leads to you becoming a more intentional parent – to act rather than react, to regret less and rejoice more over the choices you make as a mom or a dad. The goal of parent coaching is to help you bring out the best in your kids by creating a family that functions within healthy boundaries, rules and discipline, and ultimately, to put the fun back in parenting.
Who is it for?
Almost anyone raising a child could benefit from a parenting tune-up from time to time, but consider the following questions:
How many “yes” answers would it take for you to feel like you could benefit from the help of a trained and certified professional? There’s no right or wrong answer, but just know that however many times you said “That’s me,” there’s hope!
How do I get it?
Together, you can decide whether to start with an in-office session or in-home observation visit. The nature and longevity of the problem will determine how many coaching sessions would be appropriate. There will likely be improvement after just one session, but most families need to work with the coach for about six weeks in order to experience lasting change and a reformation of habits. What you can expect from your confidential sessions is an opportunity to be listened to with empathy, to be asked probing questions, and to be led to helpful conclusions by a coach who will be honest, thorough, positive, and transparent.
Some specific areas of change you might expect to see include:
- Reduced arguing in the household (parent/child and/or siblings)
- Increased willingness to take on responsibility
- Improved listening and obedience
- Enhanced family communication
Usually, the only parent training we have is what our parents modeled to us. Sometimes that amounts to things we try to emulate, other times it is more about what we want to reject. Either way, parent coaching helps you examine what you believe and how it’s been working. Parent coaching leads to you becoming a more intentional parent – to act rather than react, to regret less and rejoice more over the choices you make as a mom or a dad. The goal of parent coaching is to help you bring out the best in your kids by creating a family that functions within healthy boundaries, rules and discipline, and ultimately, to put the fun back in parenting.
Who is it for?
Almost anyone raising a child could benefit from a parenting tune-up from time to time, but consider the following questions:
- Do you worry that you yell too much?
- Are you frustrated by recurring issues or problems with your children?
- Do you frequently feel overwhelmed by parenting responsibilities?
- Do you find yourself asking for parenting advice from your child’s teacher or pediatrician, or from your own friends and family?
- Are you ever frustrated or embarrassed by your child’s behavior in public?
- Are you concerned with the choices your child is making?
- Do you sense there is a power struggle going on between you and one (or more) of your children?
- Are you and your spouse (or ex-spouse) out of sync in parenting your kids or blended family?
- Do you often feel there just aren’t enough hours in the day to fit in the necessities of life and still have fun with your family? What about time to yourself?
- Do you wish that your children wouldn’t sass or backtalk you so much?
- Do you sometimes feel guilty about the way you discipline your children or is your discipline simply ineffective?
- Do you regularly complain that your kids don’t listen?
- Is homework drama causing you to dread the after school hours?
How many “yes” answers would it take for you to feel like you could benefit from the help of a trained and certified professional? There’s no right or wrong answer, but just know that however many times you said “That’s me,” there’s hope!
How do I get it?
Together, you can decide whether to start with an in-office session or in-home observation visit. The nature and longevity of the problem will determine how many coaching sessions would be appropriate. There will likely be improvement after just one session, but most families need to work with the coach for about six weeks in order to experience lasting change and a reformation of habits. What you can expect from your confidential sessions is an opportunity to be listened to with empathy, to be asked probing questions, and to be led to helpful conclusions by a coach who will be honest, thorough, positive, and transparent.