What is parent coaching?

Parent coaching is supporting parents in their job of taking care of their children.  A coach is someone who can reassure parents that they are doing the right thing, give suggestions and ideas based on experts research while understanding that all families and children are different and unique.

A parent coach isn’t that much different from a sports coach.  A professional athlete may know just about everything that there is to know about their sport, but they still benefit enormously from having a coach.  A coach can give them a different perspective, offer encouragement, change routine as well as push them to the next level.

A parent coach does just that, but in the realm of parenting and parent-child relationships.

Is coaching the same thing as therapy?

No, coaching is not therapy.  Many parents who are very good at what they do sometimes need a little coaching to get back on track.

How are coaching and therapy different?

Therapy is working from the past up until the present and coaching is working from the present into the future.  

As a parent coach, I will focus on where your children are today and what your goals are for the next month, year or many years into the future.