Thursday, July 20, 2006

What makes you a Happy Parent?


Discussion : What makes you a happy parent?

1. Parents group :
a. Accept who they( kids) are
b. Understand their needs, guide them to make some goals + self-motivated
c. Parents need to be happy, full of mission.
d. Serenity in Parents’ state of mind.

2. Kids group :
a. Consistency of the parents
b. Parents: walk the talk
c. Playful parents so that kids and Parents will have fun together.
d. Emotional stability of the parents.
e. Parents will appreciate and praise the kids
f. Parents will share both good and bad news


Demonstration :

1. Observation on the Coach :
a. Able to communicate
b. Clarification through questioning
c. Helped the coachee to reflect her own situation
d. Not giving the answer
e. Let the coachee speak more

2. Observation on the Coachee
a. Owned the solution


Q&A
1. Are there different coaching skills to different age groups?
2. How to identify the goals during the process?
3. In what situations that the coach can express his/her viewpoints?