by Gregory Bland (Author)
Pro-Active Parent Coaching: Capturing the Heart of Your Child
Stop managing your child's behavior and start coaching their heart.
Do you ever feel like your parenting style is creating more distance than connection? Are you struggling to know when to hold on and when to let go? Most parents aren't looking for more rules; they are looking for a way to unlock their child's potential and build a relationship that lasts a lifetime.
In Pro-Active Parent Coaching, Greg provides a practical, Biblical roadmap that shifts the focus from "controlling" to "empowering." By applying the professional discipline of coaching to the home, you will discover how to move from being a supervisor to becoming the most influential coach your child will ever have.
Through real-life stories and interactive exercises, you will learn how to:
Work with Growth Patterns: Identify your child's unique development stage and parent accordingly.
Release Responsibility: Learn the healthy way to hand over the "driver's seat" without losing the relationship.
Unlock Maturity: Move past "limiting parenting styles" that stifle growth.
Cultivate Lasting Connection: Build a foundation of trust that keeps your children coming back to you as they grow.
Written with the heart of a dad and the perspective of a professional coach, this book offers a simple, actionable model built on a healthy Biblical framework. Whether your children are toddlers or teenagers, it's never too late-or too early-to start capturing their hearts.
Equip yourself with the tools to raise resilient and resourceful sons and daughters. It's time to become the coach your child needs.
Editorial Reviews"I believe the application of coaching to parenting will lead to an enormous breakthrough in our ability to raise world-changing sons and daughters... This book makes parent coaching something anyone can do." - Tony Stoltzfus, Master Coach Trainer and Author of Leadership Coaching
"Children are not seeking independence from their parents, but rather from our 'limiting parenting style'! This is a significant breakthrough concept... A must-read for all parents." - Nick & Michelle Allaire, Parents
Author Biography
Greg and his family currently reside in beautiful Nova Scotia, Canada. He is the author of the parent coaching book, "Pro-Active Parent Coaching: Capturing the Heart of Your Child" (released May 2011) which offers parents a simple and practical model for coaching their own children. Greg is an ordained minister within the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada, a certified Birkman Method(R) Consultant, and has received his coach training through Tony Stoltzfus of Coach22. Greg has actively served in various ministry roles for over 20 years, ranging from children's & youth ministry, assistant pastor, church planting, sectional presbyter, and most recently, serving as an 'interim' pastor for churches in transition. Coaching has and continues to be a primary tool within his life and ministry toolbox because of its ability to help people connect with what God is doing within them, draw out their best, and support their growth. For more information visit http: //www.pro-activeparentcoaching.com
Number of Pages: 176
Dimensions: 0.38 x 10 x 8 IN
Publication Date: April 12, 2011
