Parent coaching is a powerful strategy that can help parents regain their energy to take charge of their family and personal life in order to increase competence and raise confident children. A parenting coach will teach parents how to break down the issues they are currently dealing with in their families and will teach them how to analyze what is and what is not working for them. Coaching allows parents to clearly decide on the outcomes they want in their life. Coaching will also teach parents how to enhance positive parenting skills and explore new ideas that have not been tried.
Parent coaching is a process designed together with the coach, parents and/or youth in the family. Everyone meets in person for the intake. Background information is obtained, barriers to success are discussed, strategies identified, and action plans created. Personal coaching will teach parents, children and teens to achieve their goals, recognize and modify barriers to success. The changes can lead to increased confidence and competence.
All parents have strengths and challenges with their parenting. This approach will teach parents:
- New ways to look at habits that keep parents stuck
- Strategies to be more present for their children
- Strategies to increase emotional connection with their children
- New approaches to being calm and non-reactive with their children
- To be in charge of their schedule so they can “show up more for their children”
- To take back their power and be in charge of their children
- To work with children who have mental health challenges
- To work through the complexities of a divorced/blended family
- To help children take charge of their emotions in order to help boost their esteem
- How to advocate more successfully within their child’s educational system when there are behavioral or mental health challenge
Three types of Coaching
I. Parent Coaching teaches parents strategies to take back their power and learn new positive interactions with their children and teens. This process can help two parent families, single parent families and divorced families.
II. Parent and Family Coaching through the first year of addiction recovery helps families who have been affected by a family member’s drug/alcohol problems. Since the first year of recovery is very fragile and complex, coaching can play a pivotal role to support parents and children as they reorganize their family system.
III. Coaching Children and Teens helps them learn and practice ways to empower themselves, increase self-esteem, develop strategies for coping with social and school challenges.
For your questions or information on fees for coaching, please contact Barbara Krovitz-Neren at 651-983-9856 or e-mail her at competentparents.confidentkids@gmail.com