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Remember when it was
easy to communicate with your teenager?
When Mother
Teresa received her Nobel Prize, she was asked the question, "What can we do to promote world peace?" She
replied...
"Go home and love your family."
-- Mother Teresa |
At 6 months they were
just happy with a bottle and communication was bliss
At 2 years they wanted you to run around with them and communication
was busy
At 5 years they wanted you to listen to their ideas and communication
was new
Then things begin to change, never knowing when that exact pivotal
point of changed occurred
You still love your child but conflict seems to be an everyday
occurrence.
It’s hard to imagine that little person you waited 9 months
for is the same person you are struggling to communicate with?
When children are creating their own identity and parents want
to still control them, breakdown occurs.
Raising a family is a challenging and creative
process. The family is the school of love-- the training ground
for developing healthy cooperative relationships, learning conflict
resolution, self-discovery and building character. Healthy children
and families make the world a more peaceful place for everyone.
IS THERE ANY
HOPE TO IMPROVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR TEENAGERS?
Yes!
IS THERE ANY HOPE TO LIVE THE LIFE OF YOUR DREAMS WHILE RAISING YOUR TEENAGERS?
Yes! Click here to find out more about Compass Life Coaching for busy women!
Life coaching for parents increases your
ability to raise children of courage, confidence and compassion
who will contribute to creating a better world. Too often the
family is a breeding ground for resentful, hateful and destructive
behaviors creating lifelong patterns of more resentment, hatred
and destruction. Life coaching offers simple yet powerful tools
for parents to create the nurturing environment and peaceful kind
relationships most parents desire. But we weren’t given
a manual at our child’s birth and under stress we fall back
on our own parent’s style of parenting. As parents, just
as we want our children to thrive, we also want to reach our fullest
potential as parents.
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The Changing Role of Parents
As children change and grow, the parent’s
role needs to evolve.
- Birth-6 years: Parent as Teacher: doing
almost everything for the child; child is dependent on adult
for all mental and physical learning and life.
- 7-12 years: Parent as Administrator: as
child becomes more social, attends school and other activities,
the parent manages schedule, transportation and many other supportive
functions.
- 13-20 years: Parent as Coach: Teen is changing
from concrete to abstract thought; child begins to make decisions,
manage time, and explore new independence. Becoming a parent-coach
allows parents to help their teens explore their potential and
support them in pursuing their interests and goals.
Results of Coaching with
Us
- Reduced conflict and stress in communication
with your children
- Peaceful parenting
- Change from reactive parenting to responsive
parenting.
- Discover the wisdom and resourcefulness
within you
- Reduced stress and creation of balance.
- Support children in learning life skills
through coaching techniques.
- Empower children to make healthy choices
and life goals
- Empower parents to discover their own and
their children’s unique gifts.
Coaching provides new tools for the parents
of adolescence. As teens are changing developmentally, coaching
provides new tools to respond to their growing independence and
search for identity. Coaching evokes the excellence in others.
Every parent wants their teen to become the best they can be.
© 2007
Source for Coaching
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