I believe that
today one of our most precious possessions is our children. We need to consider how we treasure them and
provide for their safety and well-being.
There was a time that I can remember in my life-time when children were
guarded and looked after. When we stop
and think about it human children are probably the only species of creature who
have to be cared for and watched out for for many years before they are able to care
for themselves. Others in the animal
world have their young and they are almost immediately able to “get up on their
own feet” and begin a process of training that will provide them the needed
skills of survival. We as humans are not
like that.
However, in today’s
world it is becoming more the “common” thing that our young are abused,
mistreated, neglected, and often looked upon as merely an “inconvenience within
our lives.” This is true in so many
parts of the world. Where at one time the young were nurtured and cared for,
not only by the parents, but by the entire community it has become the
unpleasant surprise that even mothers will discard their newborns like an old,
unwanted garment.
If you have ever
considered a working position to help assist in this much needed area I would
like to offer the consideration of becoming a child coach? Today many children struggle with their studies
at school, with their teachers’ expectations, with their friends and social
skills, with their own behavior and attitudes, with authority, with their
personal health, with their siblings and sometimes, even with their
parents. These are certainly things that
break the hearts of loving and caring parents.
Although, deeply
loved by their parents, many children ARE NOT happy and life seems complicated
and difficult for them to deal with.
They have to struggle to get up in the morning and go to school, to get
involved in the very activities that will help them deal with their situations,
or to even communicate their feelings to those who truly desire to help them
cope.
“Life
affords no greater responsibility, no greater privilege, than the raising of
the next generation.” C.
Everett Koop
I’m NOT a medical
doctor, a psychologist, or any other type of trained individual who has the
skills to guide the adjustment of a young one.
However, I do believe that it is not healthy for a young person
(especially a very young one) to go to any kind of therapy (unless it is
absolutely a necessity) as their subconscious perceives this as a confirmation
that their parents feel that “something is wrong with me” and “I need to be
fixed.”
Parents are the
best coach for their children. So the
proper approach for a child coaching program is to include the parents within
the scope of the training. Thereby
giving them the tools to assist and support the training and adjustments that
the child is receiving.
The “old school”
approach was that when you had children you would “somehow” become this great
parent and instantly receive all the knowledge that is necessary to raise that
child within a proper environment and surroundings that will produce a
well-nurtured individual. However,
parenting is a learned skill.
Unfortunately, most parents don’t have the time, or the money to invest
in a degree in parenting. But they still
need to learn the psychological, educational theories and parenting tools that
have been researched and implemented all over the world by millions of parents
and have found to be extremely successful.
“My
father didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.” Clarence Budinton Kelland
Happy parents
raise happy kids. When parents are happy
with themselves and clear about their beliefs and values, this will be
reflected by their children. Child
coaching has been around a long time. It
is basically known as personal development.
There is not ONE person who could not benefit from a constant process of
growth and progress within their lives.
This is especially true of children.
They have not had the opportunity to gain much experience in life. They are still vulnerable to the hidden
snares of deception from those around them.
Often it is only
the building up of the child’s self-esteem that is needed to help them learn
the process of coping with the anxieties of life. The parents can be helped in this area
also. Sadly our young ones are often
lead to believe that they are unlovable, they are unwanted, and that all of
this is because of their own doing.
As a society of
adults we should have the fortitude to help raise a bright new generation of
young ones who can be assured that they are completely capable of handling not
only their own problems, but the problems that they will need to face in the
future. This can be done if we begin now to take a personal interest in their
advancement and in the problems that they are dealing with now.
I think most of you can realize that when
we went to school we didn’t have to worry with fellow students carrying knives
or guns. We didn’t have to consider that
while we were sitting in our classrooms that perhaps we would never see our
loved ones again. Our thoughts were upon
learning and not upon who would be charging through our classroom door within
the next few minutes before the end of class.
We need to do
what we can to help our young ones today return to those days of peace and
tranquility. We need to help them deal
with all the problems that have become so prevalent today.
One way we can do
this is by becoming a Certified Self-Esteem Coach for Children. There is now a program available that can
provide us with the training that we need to do this. Whether we want to merely want to do this to
help our own children or grand children or we want to begin a rewarding career
within this area, the opportunity is available to us. Please click the link above if you would like
to learn more about this opportunity.
QUOTE TO CONSIDER
THOUGHTFUL GEM
"No one stands taller than when he
is on the shoulders of one who cares."
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