“This book is all about you. It's about me. And it's about any parent who wants to change their approach to the daily stresses and strains of family life in order to create a more harmonious home. The phrase 'screamer to sweet dreamer' describes our transformation after following Lorraine's simple constructive advice for keeping our cool with our kids.”
Mara Lee, Editor, Practical Parenting
“All of us need practical tips and guidance for success, satisfaction and survival. The 7-Day Parent Coach supplies all of these needs and more in a comprehensive and reassuring way. It was a great conception from the start, and now a star is born.”
GMTV’s Dr Hilary Jones
“I love the way this book empowers parents to tackle the daily stresses and strains that can make parenting feel like an endurance test at times. We all want to enjoy our children – not just endure them – and finding real solutions to real problems and building our confidence as parents are the best ways to make this happen.”
Mara Lee, Editor, Practical Parenting
“Lorraine Thomas is not only inspirational, even more importantly she is extremely practical. The 7 Day Parent Coach is a real investment.”
Steve Chalke MBE, Broadcaster, Writer and Founder of Parentalk
“I love this book, it is full of insight and fun to read – what a rare combination. The 7 Day Parent Coach is empowering – a must for every family’s library.”
Elaine Lipworth, Broadcaster and Writer
“Lorraine has a magic touch when it comes to coaching parents and reading the 7 Day Parent Coach will be time well spent for you and your children.”
Jonathan Jay, Managing Director, The Coaching Academy UK Ltd
RESOURCES – Interactive
Feel Good Not Guilty About Being A Working Mum
This new, online resource was recently reviewed positively in The Guardian. Being a mum is the most important job you’ll ever do in your life. It’s also the toughest. Working mums face one of the greatest and most stressful challenges. Not only are they struggling to combine two demanding roles – mum and employee – they are struggling with powerful feelings of guilt.
FACT
- 9/10 working mums feel guilty about being away from their children
- 9/10 working mums feel anxious about juggling work and family
- 2/3 working mums believe they are failing as parents
Source Parent Coaching Academy 2006
About The Programme
This programme is written by Lorraine Thomas, Chief Executive of the Parent Coaching Academy. By investing just half an hour of time, mums can significantly reduce feelings of guilt and boost energy levels by focusing on a specific issue that is impacting negatively on them and creating an effective strategy to deal with it. They can make positive decisions that will help them feel good – not guilty – about being a working mum. This will be good for them, their families and their colleagues.
The sessions cover the top 10 issues that working mums feel guilty about including shouting, childcare, toddler tantrums and lack of time. Mums can pick and choose the sessions that are particularly relevant to them – so they can do just one or work their way through all of them. The decision is theirs.
Who is this programme for?
Working Mums
This course is for you if you are a dynamic working mum who wants to make positive changes in your life. You recognise the powerful negative impact that guilt has on you and your families and are committed to do something about it.
Employers
This is a new resource for pioneering employers who value working mums and want to provide support for them. So if you are an HR Manager, Head of Diversity or Head of Parent Support Network looking for ground-breaking initiatives for your company, Feel Good Not Guilty About Being A Working Mum is for you. It is relevant, practical and accessible – perfect for the busy working mum with a busy life and many demands on her time.
To find out more click here now.
Amazing People – The Teenage Years
Amazing People – The Teenage Years is an innovative interactive resource for parents who want to support their teenager's learning and education in a positive and practical way. Its author is Lorraine Thomas, Chief Executive of The Parent Coaching Academy.
Anxiety about school, homework and exams can put you and your child under pressure. It can leave you and your teenager feeling stressed and de-motivated. You can play a vital role in reducing your child's stress levels and boosting their self-belief so that they can embrace the challenge of schoolwork - and life - with confidence.
Over the course of the 5 modules, you're investing just 10 hours of your time. It's an investment that will have a significant impact on you and your teenager. As you move forwards through this programme, you'll be taking the time to reflect on your role as a parent and create a tailor-made action plan that will impact directly on you and your family.
This programme will equip you with effective tools and techniques to:
- Be a positive not pushy parent with skills to help your child fulfil their true potential
- Create a 'can do' child with confidence and self-belief
- Reduce your child's stress levels and deal calmly with challenging behaviour
- Motivate your child effectively
- Deal with worrying external influences on your teenager e.g. peer pressure
To find out more click here now.