5 Reasons to enroll your child in life coaching today!

Written By Summer McGowan

  1. BLUEPRINT FOR LIFE! Children need social-emotional learning skills as much as they need academic skills to thrive and be successful in life. It is important for them to be able to identify their feelings, understand and communicate effectively with others, build strong relationships, learn to make good decisions and become the leader of their own life.

  2. KINDERGARTEN THE NEW FIRST…or SECOND GRADE! With increasing demands from the state to perform academically, little time remains for unstructured play and social-emotional learning. Go to the Missouri Department of Education and check out that kindergarten pacing guide. For kindergarteners today, it looks like the new first…or even second grade compared to the kindergarten experience of their parents. Teachers are working hard to meet the academic and social-emotional learning demands of their students, but the days aren’t long enough and they aren’t super-human (although I might argue that being a kindergarten teacher might actually be the definition of a superhero).

  3. FAMILY LIFE IS BUSY… especially during the school year! In most cases, both mom and dad work outside the home. With this comes a lot of responsibility with work, household chores, preparing meals, helping with homework, and shuffling kids to and from practices, games, lessons, and extracurricular activities, all while trying to maintain quality family time together to remain connected. That doesn’t leave much time for social-emotional learning in the home. Not to mention, parents aren’t trained in these specific areas and may not even know where to start.

  4. RISING MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS! Millions of people each year are affected by mental illness and the pandemic has increased those numbers. The chances of your child struggling with mental illness in their lifetime are pretty significant. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness:

    1 in 5 U.S. adults experiences mental illness

    1 in 20 U.S. adults experiences serious mental illness

    17% of youth (6-17 years of age) experience a mental health disorder

  5. BE PROACTIVE! If you aren’t PROACTIVE, you might be forced to be REACTIVE with more extensive support and services and impairment in daily functioning. Don’t wait until your child is experiencing mental health concerns. Don’t wait until your child has so much anxiety that the thought of going to school on Monday morning makes their stomach hurt on Sunday night and the tears are flowing by Monday morning. Don’t wait until your child’s anger turns into defiance and he or she is throwing tantrums, talking back, and expressing their anger in negative ways. Don’t wait until your child’s sadness becomes depression and their carefree personality becomes hidden under feelings of inadequacy or not being good enough.

    No time like summertime!

    Take advantage of the free time that summer brings and help your child be equipped to navigate the next school year with ease! Get them enrolled in Child Life Coaching at Southern Breeze Counseling in Dexter, Missouri with Certified Life Coach, Makayla Maze. Don’t wait until they are struggling, give your child the mental health toolbox they need with a set of skills and knowledge that equips them to navigate life effectively and reach their potential so that when they encounter the daily stresses of life, school, family issues, relational difficulties, and general stressors, they are equipped to manage them effectively.

    topics available for Child life coaching

    Ages 5-13

    Anxiety

    Anger

    Resilience and Well-being

    Growth Mindset

    Mindfulness

    Negative Thinking

    Procrastination

    Ages 4-11

    Emotional Awareness

    Emotional Communication

    Emotional Regulation

    Emotional Decision Making

    reach out to southern breeze counseling today at 573-820-4883 to get your child started in life coaching!

Summer McGowan https://www.southernbreezecounseling.com