Parent Coaching

The aim of parent coaching is to help you develop your parenting skills and confidence.

Few people would disagree that being a parent, at times can be hugely challenging. These challenges are often magnified:

• if you are new to parenthood
• when you are deprived of sleep
• if your child is ill or has a learning difficulty or physical disability
• if your child isn’t eating or sleeping
• when children enter a new phase in their lives such as the ‘terrible two’s’ or teens
• if relationships between you and your partner breakdown
• if you are a single parent
• when there is interference from friends or other family members
• during other times of stress

Parent coaching can help you to address these and other issues helping you to bring up healthy and happy children and giving you a sense of confidence and fulfilment as a parent. Just being able to share your concerns and talk through ways to move forward can be a huge weight of your shoulders.

Coaching for parents may be beneficial if you…

• Are facing specific issues or challenges as a parent and don’t know how to address them
• want to build your confidence
• want a sounding board to share your challenges and issues
• feel stressed in your role as a parent
• feel isolated and lonely or feel a loss of identify as a parent

Note also that this style of coaching may also refer to the skills of coaching your own children to reach their full potential.

Recommended Further Reading

The 7 Day Parent Coach: Halve the Stress, Double Your Energy and Become a Great Parent - Lorraine Thomas (Paperback - 2 Jun 2005)

Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason - Alfie Kohn (Paperback - 30 Mar 2007)

The Rules of Parenting (Rules Series) - Richard Templar (Hardcover - 27 Dec 2007)

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk (How to Help Your Child) - Adele Faber; Elaine Mazlish (Paperback - 3 May 2001)

Parenting for Dummies - Helen Brown (Paperback - 6 Oct 2006)

The Coaching Parent: Help your children realise their potential by becoming their personal success coach - David Miskimin, Jack Stewart, and Joe Gregory (Paperback - 1 Jan 2006)

Related Pages:-

Types Of Coaching
Choosing a Coach
Business Coaching
Career Coaching
Christian Coaching
Confidence Coaching
Interview Coaching
Life Coaching
Personal Coaching
Personal Development Coaching
Relationship Coaching
Spirituality Coaching
Sex Coaching
Success Coaching

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