Most of us end the holiday merriment and reverie of November and December with the clean slate of a New Year filled with promise. We make resolutions, we go on diets and detox our bodies. We vow to work out more, eat cleaner and healthier. We make a resolution to be more organized, punctual and to give up sweets and alcohol. Self care should not be neglected, it’s hugely important. Parents ...
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Become a better listener
Active listening is not just what is said, but what is "being said", listen carefully to the emotion behind the words. In parent coaching, one of the main goals is to work on enhancing communication skills. This includes "Active Listening". Learn more through this article Email me for a 30 minute consultation on how parent coaching can assist with better communication in your household ...
How to do school when motivation has gone missing
Intrinsic motivation is a guidepost for school success & psychological well-being for your child. Parent Coaching can assist you with the tools to help develop this internal motivation within your child. Read this article from the New York Times If your child is struggling with motivation, perpetually bored, having difficulty finding their joy. Learn more with a free coaching ...
Am I too easy on my kid?
The author coins the phrase "quarantine permissiveness" in this NY Times article. Are we all being a bit more lax on our parenting rules than before? Have we all given in a bit more because of the extra burdens and pressures we may be feeling? How do we become more gentle with ourselves at this time while retaining some semblance of order with our parenting? As a parent coach, I wish there was a ...
Escape the boredom trap
In reference to this article, feelings of boredom can be uncomfortable, but it’s how you & your child manage these times that will dictate the outcome. Parents often try to come to a child’s rescue when they are bored. Try to resist these urges and let them have the space and time to come up with their own creative activities. These feelings of boredom may be greater during this period of ...
Finding activities for teens to decompress from social media
As a mother of a teen, I'm quite familiar with the worry parents feel about their kids needing to find other sorts of activities that will allow them to decompress from social media. Their endless hours of remote learning & continuous social media surfing can leave them feeling anxious, worried & stressed. The lack of in-person connections during this time has made for more uncertainty ...
Finding Your Family’s Balance Between Screen Time & Real Time
I’m a parent coach, and one of the biggest issues affecting parents during this pandemic is the issue of screen usage. Children are mostly remote learning and sitting in front of screens for more hours a day than ever. The majority of parents are still working from home and still need to be productive, while trying to coordinate their schedules with those of their child’s remote learning. Parents ...
