Child Coaching

Children are one of life's greatest blessings. Their honesty, innocence and passion is something that we all can learn from and truly enjoy if we are willing to take the time to learn and understand what's happening inside their hearts, minds and souls.

While parents love their kids, they may not know how to connect with them on a deeper level. It may be that the overwhelming hustle and bustle of life takes over,  and or they may not feel as though they have the time necessary. Or maybe a parent feels they lack the knowledge of how to foster a relationship with their particular child that will help to grow and develop their child into the person they were meant to be. 

When children don't feel understood, even at a young age, they can begin to lash out, which can make parenting frustrating and exhausting and continue to fray the relationship even more.

How I Approach Child Coaching

My approach to child coaching is relatively simple, but incredibly effective. I start by listening to your child as if his or her happiness depended on the depth of my hearing and understanding of what they are and are not saying.

Most of my work with children involves carefully observing, listening, and interacting to understand your young person in an incredibly deep way. If possible, it’s great to do that by interacting with your child both with and without you.

In addition to deep listening, my next step in working with children is to help parents to really “get” their child if they don’t already. I find that often parents know significantly more about their children than they give themselves credit.

I take the time to really listen to what parents feel deep down, in their own gut, might be going on with their young person.

After first making any necessary parenting adjustments; if need be, I then help the child move beyond his or her issues. I do this through experiences that I design so that your child can have the visceral or kinesthetic experience of how to move through something while doing it, and living that experience, rather than just talking about it.

Fully Expressed Children

One of my passions is helping children really be able to fully express themselves, their emotions, and their needs to their parents and adults. Which also includes helping the adults in children’s lives to really get how to connect, guide, hang out with, and help navigate their child’s life.

A wonderful world would be one in which: every child has a voice in their family and in the world. A world where children feel they are comfortable enough to stand up and express exactly what is on their heart or mind and, at the same time, learn to express themselves in a respectful way that serves them well.

In that world, every parent could truly understand their child, know what to do with their child’s expressions, know how to set consistent limits, and still draw out their child’s spirit.

Every child and every parent, in even in the best and the most difficult of families deserves a coach to help them to become fully expressed. Each child and parent in the world deserves to have the chance to live an open throttled, wholesome, comfortable, peaceful, loved, and purposeful life!