Children in Hong Kong face challenges ranging from academic expectation to role expectations in family. Parents also carry stress from their own lives as well as parenting their children. Parenting problems arise when reality doesn’t match the expectations. Usually parents try their best to live with the problems until they become unbearable.

 

Parent coach can engage to provide assistance for parents in areas such as children tantrum, defiance, school and academic achievements, adolescent rebellion, sex education, dating, self-management and raising children with special needs.

 

The parent-coaching relationship is a gentle, supportive and nurturing partnership that involves mutual respect, trust and freedom of expression. The process involves effective communication skills, listening, inquiry, self-discovery and sometimes education. Parent Coach assists and supports parent in self awareness, building strength and capabilities as well as developing new insights, skills and capabilities in parenting. The goal is to enable parent to approach parenting with greater strength, objectivity and confidence.

 

The process of parent-coaching is both value-oriented and skills oriented. It aims to help parent develop clarity about what is of most importance in raising their child. Through the coaching process, parent develops solid parenting principles, effective skills, preferred outcomes and a clear vision. The coaching process enables parents to implement action steps towards the attainment of desired parenting goals.

 

Ultimately, the parent-client becomes empowered to take responsibility for the attainment of the identified most valued parenting vision and goals. By that, parents could realize wellness in their lives and experience an overall enhanced quality of family life.