Parent coaching is exactly what the name implies. It is NOT therapy. Parent coaching is a relatively new way to support parents who want to parent well. Parenting today is a challenge for which we receive very little training for. Children do not come with an Owner's Manual. Parenting involves certain skills that can be taught, learned, and improved upon with dedicated practice.
What therapy focuses on:
- the past and present
- why me? why this?
- treatment
- undoing
- unresolved issues
- medical model
- healing the past
- absorbing information
BUT coaching focuses on:
- the present and the future
- what now? what next?
- co-creation
- doing
- new goals and actions
- growth and learning model
- creating a future
- acting on information
Who uses parenting coaches?
- Dads
- Moms
- Single Parents
- Stepparents
- Parent Couples
- Adoptive Parents
Why would you have a parenting coach?
Do you find yourself getting frustrated with your children? Do you question your parenting decisions? Do you feel like you and your partner are on different pages when it comes to your children? Do you feel like you have no time or energy left to take care of yourself and your relationship with your partner?
At one point, every parent answers YES to these questions.
How does parent coaching work?
Coaching takes place weekly by phone or in person sessions. I will be your private coach, and my passion is to get you the results you want. You will learn new strategies for handling the struggles you are facing and you will start to parent with confidence. You will be able to face the power-struggles and deal with them and even avoid them.
Through parent coaching you will be able to enjoy the time you spend with your children. You will build a strong family unit. You will make parenting look easy!
Partnering with me, your parent coach, you will see your dream of being a strong family become a deeply satisfying reality. From week to week, you will choose steps for yourself to take you into this new reality. In the midst of whatever parenting problems you face, you will be able to relax and return to your family with new attitudes, understandings and ideas.
Do both parents need to be on the calls?
No. That being said, it's great if they can both work together.
Do you work with groups?
Yes! If you have a few friends and want a regular space to learn and grow as a parent, we can make that happen.
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