Black Life Coaching - Parenting Coaching

Some people feel that being a parent comes innately once you have a child. Though the love for your child will cause you to want to parent well, good parental methods are developed. Parent coaching offers courses to help explore ways to help raise a child in a harmonious and cohesive household. Effective parenting is necessary to raising a child in an environment that is stress free for the child and the parent. Parenting coaching will offer some education on child psychology and give you tools and methods of the education and discipline of growing children. Coaching for parents is one of the best ways to prepare for the birth of a new child.

Teaching Children to Be Emotionally Smart About Money

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Most of go through life trying to figure out how we are going to navigate our own financial health without giving thought to the messages we are sending to our children. We sometimes get so caught up in the moment that we forget, they too, will one day become adults and be thrust into the [...]

Why Are We So Afraid of Young Black Men?

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What age is a black boy when he learns he’s scary?- Jonathan Lethem There’s something unfortunate that happens to black boys when they transition from boyhood to manhood. Somehow, the innocence and curiosity gives way to anger, pain and confusion. Young black men have long been defined by society as a threat and an enigma.  We [...]

Passion Into Action: Parents, What Kind Of Example Are You?

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The greatest role model a child can learn from is their own parents. Whether both Mom and Dad are there in their lives or it’s just one parent around, children look up to their parents and follow what they do, along with their advice. The problem is that parents are living more in the day [...]

Balancing Career, Home, and Relationships Without Losing My Mind!

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Are you feeling emotionally and physically exhausted most days? Do you feel increasingly resentful of others demands on your time? Do you give more than you receive? Do you make yourself a priority? More than likely you have responded with an astounding YES for most of the questions.  Many women are juggling multiple responsibilities all [...]

The State of the Black Family- Getting Use to a Problem Is Not the Same as Solving It

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While many American, including Black Americans, were caught up in the debate about the proper way to do the “Harlem Shake”, a report on the state of Black families went largely unnoticed—this is troubling especially among the Black Community, and begs the question- have we become that complacent? The Urban Institute, a Washington, D.C. think [...]

Are You Helping or Hurting Your Teen’s Efforts in School?

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Your teenager is in high school now and the most important thing is that you want your child to succeed in school.  But are your actions and behaviors towards your child’s schooling helping or hurting them.  You most definitely have the best of intentions for your child.  But you may think you are helping them [...]

4 Ways to Develop a Strong Value System in Your Teen

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There is no question that the teenage years are both confusing and exciting for not only the teenager but the parents as well.  The teen years is when they develop their own style and they discover what they like and don’t like.  It is also a time where they experience rapid physical development and hormones [...]