Parenting: To raise emotionally intelligent children

Every parent wants to do the best job possible when raising a child, ensuring they grow up to be confident and well-adjusted. Parents also need to be coaches, helping their children understand their emotions, recognising what they are feeling and why, teaching them to manage their feelings and regulate their behaviour.

This is a 6-part program using Gottman research on Emotion Coaching – The Heart of Parenting.

Group Classes can comprise of up to 3-4 couples; individual classes are also available.

Each session is 1.5 hours, classes are all online currently, each session involves discussion and activities. The 6-part program ( 9 hours) is valued at $1800.

Program Details

Introduction: Research behind Emotion Coaching, Why is Emotion Coaching important, What are Meta-Emotions

Session 1: How kids turn out – Parenting Styles: Emotion Dismissing parents Vs Emotion Coaching parents

Session 2: How to be an Emotion Coach – Parenting behavior to avoid; parenting behavior to practice

Session 3: Barriers to Effective Coaching

Session 4: 5 Steps to Emotion Coaching

Session 5: Steps to help challenging children

Session 6: What next - Resources