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The world is full of pressures telling young people who to be. Autonomy coaching helps them find their own voice and make choices that align with it.
The world is full of pressures telling young people who to be. Autonomy coaching helps them find their own voice and make choices that align with it.
Coaching that goes beyond getting assignments turned in:
Coaching that goes beyond getting assignments turned in:
Many systems are designed to help young people comply more successfully in a fast-paced world. My goal is different. I help them notice the patterns shaping their behavior, understand themselves more deeply, develop strategies that genuinely work for them, and become more capable of directing their own lives.
Many systems are designed to help young people comply more successfully in a fast-paced world. My goal is different. I help them notice the patterns shaping their behavior, understand themselves more deeply, develop strategies that genuinely work for them, and become more capable of directing their own lives.
Coaching may be helpful when a child:
Coaching may be helpful when a child:
understands what they need to do but can't get started
struggles socially because of impulse control: blurting, arguing, or rough housing
becomes overwhelmed, avoidant, or shut down when demands increase
depends heavily on adults for reminders and follow-through
struggles to recover after mistakes or changes in plans
wants more independence but does not yet have the systems to support it
loses track of assignments, materials, or time
Adults may interpret these struggles as laziness, defiance, or a lack of caring. Often, however, there is a specific skill gap underneath years of avoidance, defensiveness, or masking. Coaching helps young people identify what is actually getting in the way and begin making more workable choices.
Adults may interpret these struggles as laziness, defiance, or a lack of caring. Often, however, there is a specific skill gap underneath years of avoidance, defensiveness, or masking. Coaching helps young people identify what is actually getting in the way and begin making more workable choices.
In adolescence, the limbic system comes online sooner than the prefrontal cortex, leading to higher reactivity and increased risk and reward behaviors.
Coaching can help young people utilize their amazingly high levels of neuroplasticity to become more and more autonomous.
A young person does not need to become someone else in order to become more capable.
A young person does not need to become someone else in order to become more capable.
Coaching begins with understanding how they currently function, identifying what is working well for them, what is getting in the way, and building from there.
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