What should I expect in the group?
In “Tuning In” parenting groups, you will be learning a style of parenting called Emotion Coaching. These skills have been proven to assist your children become more resilient, independent and emotionally mature in the process.
Each course runs for two hours each week, over a period of 6 weeks (a total of 12 hours).
Groups will be kept small and have a maximum of 8 parents and be lead with 1 or 2 facilitators. We will discuss child development, normalize expectations of age-appropriate behaviour in our children/teens and will be taught skills of “Emotion Coaching”. You will be practicing these skills throughout the course.
You will get a chance to meet other parents in similar situations, share and learn in a safe and supportive environment
What is Emotion Coaching?
There are 5 essential steps to being a good emotion coach
Be aware of your child’s emotion
Recognize your child’s expression of emotion as a moment for teaching
Listen with empathy and validate your child’s feelings
Help your child learn to label their emotions with words
Set limits when you are helping your child to solve problems or deal with upsetting situations appropriately
What are the benefits?
Research has shown that parents who use Emotion Coaching skills have children who are:
More aware, assertive and strong in situations of peer pressure
Have greater success with making friends and are more able to manage conflict with peers
Are more able to cope when upset or angry
Have fewer mental health and unhealthy coping strategies as adults
Have greater career success
Emotional Intelligence can be a better predictor of academic and career success than IQ