Coaching Parent Skills in Dallas
Parenting a child is the most difficult job in the world
and requires a lot of skill. Parenting a challenging child
can make the difficult seem impossible and requires superior
skills. Parents are the most important and powerful people in their child's life.
They have the tremendous privilege and responsibility of molding an infant into
a secure, productive, responsible and resilient adult.
At Enrichment Counseling and Assessment, we offer dynamic
parent coaching to help you learn the strategies necessary
for raising well-adjusted and socially competent children
and adolescents. Our Parent Coach, Angela Livingston »,
uses programs developed by leading neuroscientist and other professional coaches
to teach parents the necessary skills most were never taught.
You can learn how to:
- Effectively manage your child’s disruptive behaviors
in public
- Defuse power struggles
- Become a more proficient and confident parent
- Follow through on rewards and consequences
- Teach your child how to make good choices
- Find the most beneficial and productive way to parent
your child
- Establish clear rules and boundaries
- Dramatically improve the relationships within your
family
- Enjoy spending time with your child
Participation is not limited to parents! All adults who
interact with children and adolescents on a regular basis
are encouraged to work with our parent coaches.
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Some of the Ways We Help Parents:
Establishing Focus and Goals
As with any task, goal, or role in life, it is important
to know what you want and how to achieve it before you can
obtain it.
“Sometimes,
we just don't know enough about what we are trying to achieve.”
- Stuart
Wilde
Managing Disruptive Behavior in Public
Often children act-out in public because parents are too
embarrassed to effectively correct the behavior in the
moment. Knowing how to stop the behavior before it begins
and how to effectively manage if it does resurface will
eliminate your embarrassment and allow you to no longer
dread going to public places with your child.
Correcting Aggressive Behavior in Children and Teens
It is important to remember that people behave aggressively
for a reason. Sometimes it is because they have poor coping
skills, significant stressors at home and school, little
or no boundaries, possibly unrecognized abuse of some type,
or maybe an undiagnosed mental disorder. If your child is
aggressive, it is important to take action immediately in
order to eliminate this pervasive and socially isolating
behavior. We have various ASSESSMENT measures that can assist
in identifying the underlying cause of your child’s
behavior.
Why Children Struggle
There are many possible reasons why children misbehave. Some
parents tend to think that their child intentionally acts
out or ignores them. This is a misconception. Children act
out because they are seeking attention, seek control, feel
helpless, and/or lack consistency and appropriate boundaries.
Occasionally, children act out because of an underlying emotional
or neurological problem. Whatever the cause may be, the clinicians
at Enrichment Counseling & Assessment can assist you.
Our doctors are competent and qualified to assess issues
such as; ADD/ADHD, depression, anxiety, and learning disabilities.
If your child’s struggles are not the result of an
underlying emotional or neurological problem, our Parent
Coach can educate you on some other possible common causes.
Improve Your Relationship with Your Teenager
Parenting children is difficult. Ask anyone who has raised
a teenager and they will tell you, to say the least, it is
a daunting task! During these years parents and teens alike
have to deal with raging hormones, peer pressure, dating,
driving, and the list goes on and on. By learning how to
communicate with your teenager and understanding this developmental
phase you can support your teen and possibly hold onto your
sanity.
When Both Parents Work/ Being a Single Parent
A majority of children today are either raised in a home
where both parents work or by a single parent. You
can learn some of the guidelines for ensuring that your child
knows they can turn to you when confronted with difficult
choices in their life. While tapping into ways to re-energize
your will and your mind so that you can be a positive influence
on your child.
Take that first step and contact Enrichment Counseling and Assessment for a consultation. You owe it to yourself. You may email us or call (972) 788-9201.
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