Coaching Parents through the Adolescent Years

Empowering Parenthood : Coaching parents, strategies for Teenagers’ Journey

Coaching parents is a tricky practice.
The relationship between a parent and a teenager which is often complicated or even conflictual, can be a painful experience for the parent: “I feel totally helpless”, “I’m very worried about their future”, “How can I make them understand that their behavior is unacceptable?

Faced with a client in this situation, the coach will encourage the parent to question themselves about what is really going on in their teenager’s mind and to become aware of their own educational style based on the situations they have experienced. This approach will help the parent develop a style of communication based on benevolence and empathy while taking into account their own needs as well as those of their child.

To do this, the coach needs to have both a good understanding of the issues adolescents phase. The aim of this kit is to give coaches  specific communication tools to help the parents. 

In the Coaching Parents through the Adolescent Years Kit you will find :

• The benefits of coaching parents of teenagers.
• An analysis of the specific characteristics of adolescence (the teenage brain, needs, etc.).
• Specific tools to help you work with parents to analyze the current situation (from their own point of view and from the teenager’s point of view) and find appropriate solutions that respect both the parent’s and the teenager’s needs.
• A deck of cards for individual coaching or group workshops.

The Coaching Parents kit includes :

1. Coaching parents of teenager : a 17-page e-book (Word format)

Contents :

Coaching parents of teenagers
The parent/teenager relationship 
What coaching can do for parents of teenagers
Understanding adolescence
A journey through adolescence
The teenage brain
Adolescence: new needs
Helping parents analyse their posture
Educational style
The importance of cooperation
The basics of calm and effective communication

2. A document containing 3 tool sheets for use in individual coaching or group workshops (Word format)

 The pitfalls of “Why…? “
Making a deal
A letter to your teenager

For each tool you will find :

• The objective of the exercise
• Instructions for use and questions to ask
• Methods of use: individual coaching or group workshops
• These tool sheets can be easily customised with your logo and contact details.

3. A document containing 3 tool cards to be given to the parent during the coaching session (Word format).

• Listening to teenage emotions
• Managing your own anger
• Key phrases for better communication

These tool cards can be easily personalized with your logo and contact details.

4. A set of Feelings and Needs cards containing:

• 9 emotion cards (joy, calm, sadness, fear, confusion, anger, fatigue, love/friendship, confidence/energy)
• 5 needs cards (one for each level of Maslow’s pyramid: physiological needs, security, belonging, self-esteem and self-actualisation)

These printable and easily laminated cards are available in two formats (pdf files)
– Approx. 10×15 cm (for individual coaching)
– A4 format (for group workshops)

• 8 activity cards based on feelings or needs for individual coaching or group workshops:
  4 activities based on feelings
  4 activities based on needs

These documents, which can be printed and easily laminated, are available in 10×15 cm format (pdf files).