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Kids CoachingCreativity, flexibility, tolerance and love are natural
states of mind and our purpose is to nurture them to full blossom
There's a strong link between emotional intelligence and the levels of success and happiness in life. Children who learn to recognise and manage their emotions, as well as interact assertively with others, enjoy their lives from the very beginning and lead a productive and fulfilling life. Give your child the chance of a lifetime, because this is what parenting is about.
Background
It's very easy to know when children are unhappy. This creates immediate pressure on all the adults who care for them. However, we teach our kids Math and Literacy and emphasise academic achievement, yet most of us forget that their happiness is the ultimate aim. Fortunately, in the last 30 years or so, the world started shifting its focus towards emotional intelligence. Life Coaching is a good way to teach emotional skills to kids.
The Be Happy in LIFE Kids Coaching Program
Kids Coaching is a future-focused program. It is suitable for any child, whether they feel like a failure, are unhappy with themselves or others, or are highly advanced, but perhaps stressed or frustrated. Coaching enhances their confidence and sharpens their leadership skills, creating a solid foundation for their success and happiness. At Be Happy in LIFE, we have combined 22 years of experience in the education and coaching of kids into a program that is suitable for them. We believe that all children are gifted and that our role is to activate each child's gift to enable them to reach their full potential and live a happy life. With this approach, we have taught over 1,000 kids all around the world, individually, in small groups or in class environments. Our program is good for children from the young age of 2 and onwards. We teach them the art of setting goals, the importance of communication and handling feelings and the ingredients of positive thinking for determination, persistence, self confidence and success. The 3+1 Program for Kids
Options for TeensFor teens, we offer the choice between the "3+1" kids' program and our complete life coaching program. As kids, teenagers are very quick to change, but because they are older, they may not want to involve their parents. We believe it is best to let them choose the most comfortable program for themselves and we are happy to work with them either way.
What Kids Get from the Be Happy in LIFE Program
What Parents Get from the Be Happy in LIFE Program
Here's what our clients say:"My daughter's spelling has improved out of sight. Every week, they are given 8 spelling words to learn, put into sentences and write them four times. On average she is getting 7/8. She comes home with new homework each week and is straight into it instead of trying to avoid it. We have bought her 3 of the fairy books (chapter books) and she is doing her best to read them any spare time she gets. Thanks to you, my daughter is a totally different person. She is so full of confidence and so much happier. As my oldest daughter has said, "I now smile" and seem to be so much more at ease. I have reduced my tablet intake ... by more than half. To me that is a huge thing. I am now spending a lot more time with both of the girls with their homework and just playing around. My daughter's teacher requested a copy of your report to read so he could learn more about my daughter and how he was able to better help and support her. Thank you so much for helping us all with my daughter!" – T. S., Mother of a 10-year-old Girl, Brisbane, Australia
Frequently asked questionsFrom what age can you coach kids? How different is coaching kids from coaching teens? Is it easier to coach young children or teenagers? How do you handle kids with learning difficulties? What is the difference between coaching and counselling? What is the difference between coaching and educating? What's special about the Be Happy in LIFE kids coaching program? What is your professional background? How long is the kids coaching program? How long is the teen coaching program? Do we need to commit to a certain number of sessions? How often do you meet with the kids, teens and parents? Aren't you afraid that if the parents become coaches, they won't use your services anymore? Where do you meet the kids, teens and parents?
Yes, we can coach kids. Actually, it's easier to coach kids, because we help them create a positive belief system and attitudes towards themselves and others during a period when they have a high ability to absorb. We do it before they start getting frustrated with themselves and their world, so they don't have to "unlearn" as much as adults do. We fit the style and pace of the program to the age and situation of the child, so they just enjoy some time talking about themselves and think it's a lot of fun. From what age can you coach kids? We believe that children are gifted and that they can do amazing things that grown-ups don't expect them to do. We've coached kids in child-care environments from as early as 2 years of age. We use games suitable for their age to activate in them positive thinking, curiosity, sense of security in their surrounding, trust and confidence. We work with them to base their position in life on "I'm OK, You're OK", which they can understand intuitively. Children learn best while they play, because the new knowledge is associated with fun. We bring into our coaching 22 years of experience in teaching through games, coupled with extensive knowledge of the learning process. We assess their communication style and find the best way for each of them to absorb information and we present the program in the way that suits them best. How different is coaching kids from coaching teens? There are aspects of coaching that are the same when we coach young kids or when we coach teens. However, there are sections of the coaching that are different. The “Be Happy in LIFE Relationship Model” cannot be explained to kids the same way it can be explained to teens, so we use the session with the parents to cover such aspects. When we coach kids, we mostly assess their emotional intelligence and their thinking processes and focus on helping the parents help their kids, whereas with teen coaching we give the tools to the teens themselves and give them power and responsibility with the tools to handle them with confidence. Is it easier to coach young children or teenagers? When parents bring their kids or teens for coaching wanting them to be confident and happy, they are already half way to success. It is as easy to coach young kids as it is to coach teens. However, teens are usually more frustrated, so they have more pain to overcome, whereas young kids have less of that pain, only because they are younger. Because of privacy issues and coaching trust, when we work with the teen, we will not reveal any information to the parent that the teen is not happy to share and we will encourage the teen (with 100% success) to communicate with his or her parents and share the experience at home. Many parents report having “different” kids or teens after coaching. They are much more cooperative, they communicate better at home and at school, they are more confident and much much happier. With kids coaching, the skills learnt can prevent lots of frustration for kids and parents, while with teen coaching we have a section dealing with low self esteem before we can establish new habits and build confidence. Therefore, the teen coaching program usually takes longer. How do you handle kids with learning difficulties? Children with learning difficulties are no different from other kids. We believe that learning difficulties result from a brain that's "wired" differently. We've found that children with learning difficulties have exceptional abilities in other areas, which can be used to compensate for the difficulties, so we build on each child's strengths to bypass the area of difficulty. We diagnose learning difficulties in kids as young as 2 years old and the earlier we diagnose them, the earlier we can teach the child to compensate, the better the results and the quicker we get them. What is the difference between coaching and counselling? Counselling is a past-focused discipline. The counsellor identifies the reasons for the child's feelings and behaviours. Often, children come away from counselling with a label for themselves, which they then use to justify their actions and their inability to change. In coaching, we don't dwell on the reasons, because we want to avoid this negative outcome. Instead, we focus on the future, because no matter what happened in the past, the child can make it better and learn to achieve, grow and be happy. What is the difference between coaching and teaching or educating? Teaching is about introducing knowledge and skills in preparation for some unknown use later. Education is typically about introducing knowledge and skills about specific values and about what's socially acceptable. Unfortunately, this usually means that education is externally motivated for many young people. Coaching, on the other hand, is about gaining control over your mind, body and soul right now! It deals with the things that are important to you, not to somebody else. This makes coaching incredibly effective, because you can see positive results right away and this encourages you to continue, so you get better and better results. At the same time, your confidence grows, until you feel you can handle just about anything, and then you're happy. What's special about the Be Happy in LIFE kids coaching program? Our program is holistic and long-term focused in its approach. We work with the children to build their emotional intelligence and then teach the parents how to sustain and even enhance the positive changes. In a sense, the parents become their children's coaches at home. This combination ensures a healthy support structure for the child's change and growth long after the coaching is over. More about Be Happy in LIFE... What is your professional background? Ronit Baras has a Bachelor of Education in Special Education and a teaching certificate in several countries. She is is a Justice of Peace (in Queensland, Australia). She has a diploma in journalism and is an accredited Life Coach. Ronit specialises in learning difficulties and gifted kids. She has over 22 years of experience in education, using coaching methods to enhance the academic, social and emotional development of children. Ronit is a public speaker on language acquisition, teaching with games, the learning process, goal setting, time management, communication styles and various other coaching-related topics. She also has a column on education, parenting and life skills in a Melbourne-based newspaper and a regular contributor to Insight Magazine Ronit is a mother of 3 gorgeous kids. She currently lives in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Gal Baras has a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Computer Science and is an accredited Life Coach. He has worked for 17 years all around the world in Information Technology. Gal has worked with, managed, consulted to and coached people from many cultural and professional backgrounds, working for some of the largest companies in the IT industry. He coaches children's basketball teams, demonstrating time after time the victory of mind over matter. Gal is also the father of 3 gorgeous kids (the same ones). He currently lives in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. How long is the kids coaching Program? The kids coaching program is a 3+1 Program. Ronit – Our Education Expert will asses the kids over 3 different session, one hour each , write a detailed report and meet the parent for 2 hour sessions to give the parents an insight on their kids Emotional intelligence and processing abilities including coaching tips to support their kids at home. In most cases the 3+1 Program is enough for parents to learn ways to support their child for years to come. How long is the teen coaching Program? The teens' coaching program is either delivered as part of the 3+1 without a report. Session are scheduled with the teen and every fourth session is done with the parent. Many parents and teens uses the individual coaching session for teens and t he average teen uses about 7 sessions before he feels confident enough and motivated to take responsibility and control over his future. Do we need to commit to a certain number sessions? With the kids or teen coaching 3+1 we ask you to commit to the full 4 sessions, but the individual coaching session for teens will not. In a ny life coaching arrangements, you will be asked to commit to the full program and pay for them in advance. We believe that your teens' commitment is essential to his success, but we're confident in our ability to give tremendous value to your teen with our coaching without you paying in advance. We want you to bring him and him to come to the sessions because you both see the value, not because we hold the money you've paid in advance. In our coaching agreement, your teen commits only to doing the best for him self and you to pay for each sessions you receive. You may stop at any stage. In the 3+1 kids program the first 3 sessions takes one hour each and the +1 with the parents takes 2 hours. With the teens, each session take one-and-a-half to two hours. How often do you meet with the parents? With the 3+1 kids coaching we recommend seeing the kids at least a week apart to make sure we cover long term memory and see the kids in different situations, preferably different hours of the day and different days of the week. The Personal teen coaching programs start by having a session once a week. Over time, however, we shift towards one session every fortnight and even longer, to build the teens' confidence in their ability to maintain their change independently. Each teen can choose whatever gap that feels comfortable for him, and they will naturally extend the time between sessions as they feel more and more confident in their skills. On average, the entire program for teens takes 7 session and spread over 6 months . In-between sessions, teens keep in touch with us via email or phone. This is our way to keep them motivated out of the sessions. Aren't you afraid that if the parents become coaches, they won't use your services anymore? Not at all. We think that parents have the their child's best interest at heart and, because they spend more time with their children than anybody else, parents can do a wonderful job, given the right tools. We are happy to teach parents how to coach their own kids, because this way they join the Be Happy in LIFE family in spreading happiness, love, caring, acceptance and success in our world. Where do you meet the kids, teens or their parents? We live in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Parents with kids and teens come to us from NSW, Sunshine Coast and Toowoomba. What if I don't live in Brisbane, in Queensland or even in Australia and I want my kid or teens to take the kids or teen program? We can coach teens by phone or Skype very easily, but the 3+1 kids coaching is currently only available in Brisbane. However, since we travel to other locations and we really want to help, please contact us for special arrangements. How does phone coaching works? The coach will send your teen the session by email and will ask him or her to print the session to have in front of him when having the session. The coach will call you r teen on a scheduled time and will guide him through the session. Extra resources will be sent to him by mail.
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kids coaching? Yes, of course! Why wait until they are 40 and miserable?
Isn't it better to give them a head start in life? Why let them develop
ineffective habits? Isn't it better to help them develop powerful ones instead?
kids are born into a life of innocence and dependency. Their
surroundings determine their perception of the world. Ask any
parent in the world what they want for their children and they'll say "I
want them to be happy".
Even if they say "I want them to be good at school", keep asking and you'll
eventually get to happiness. We bring our kids into the world and want to give them
those things we
think will make them happy.
We believe that parents are the main role
models for their kids, so our program is delivered in cycles of 4 sessions.
In each cycle, we spend 3 sessions with your child and 1 session with you, their
parent(s). In the fourth session, we give the parents a full report of our
findings and tips on coaching your child at home. Parents can choose as many
cycles as they think they need.
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