I had a delightful experience this morning. After years of working in parenting education, mostly teaching classes and doing some coaching, I just had my first experience as a client! My work with Dr. Gordon Neufeld was different; I had the pleasure of taking many of his courses, and asking him for advice, so he was much more than a parenting coach to me. He did give me specific advice sometimes, but much of the time I figured out how to apply his theory and examples to my own situation.

So how did I become a coaching client? First, I subscribed to the email list for Jason Johnson, the In Home Parenting Coach, after reading his Ezine articles. In a recent email, he offered a free coaching session. I was struggling with some issues with the kids, so I decided to give his coaching a try. To my delight, I found the experience to be very helpful, positive and enjoyable. (more…)