MaryEllen Learns How to Respond to Her Anxious Son So He gets Calm and Can think Better MaryEllen’s story in her own words: I Can Now Reduce My Son’s Outbursts – age 10 My husband and I are working with Cynthia and I learned that I was a part of my 10 year-old son’s outbursts.…
We learn so much through hearing other parents’ stories of finding solutions to challenging situations by changing themselves first. Here is a coaching client’s story about fixing his relationship with his teen son. Sam Determines to Rebuild the Relationship with His Teen Son “I have a tendency to focus so much on work that I…
I received a fantastic email from a mom, Susan, whom I recently taught how to parent her high-spirited 8-year-old daughter more successfully. I asked her, “ May I share your experience so I can inspire other parents?” Susan’s response was, “Of course! Anything that can help others realize the methods work, the better.” A little…
A testimonial from Andrea and Chris who worked with Cynthia to improve their parenting effectiveness for 3 months. Hi Cynthia! I just wanted to thank you for helping Chris and I communicate better with our kids. Instead of nagging them over and over, we have found better ways to communicate more effectively to get cooperation. We…
When my husband and I started working with Cynthia, I was feeling frustrated, hopeless, out of control, and judged. I wanted to have more positive relationships with my children and spouse and for my son to be more responsible and handle his emotions in a more mature fashion. After working with Cynthia, I was able…
My husband and I started working with Cynthia because we needed to learn how to have peaceful resolutions to our very upsetting conflicts with our daughter and help her manage her anger. We worked with Cynthia privately for six months, and the greatest benefit of our work together was that we took time to reflect…
How We Turned Conflict About Video Games Limits Into Cooperation Below is a success story, written by one of my coaching clients after we spent time dealing with a particular issue they were facing with their 12 year old son. .. My husband and I reached out to Cynthia for help with the many challenges…
I’m a divorced mom of a 9 year-old daughter and 7 year-old son. I contacted Cynthia for private parenting coaching due to challenges with my 9-year-old daughter. My daughter often complained about her younger brother and needed constant validation that I loved her just as much as her brother. She would frequently get upset, say…
I struggle with setting limits on IPad use with my 9-year-old son. Usually, I tell him to stop and he would keep asking for more time. I would think how ungrateful he is, that he should follow the rules, and why can’t he stop when it’s time? Cynthia and I discussed how I could calmly…
Dad Successfully Implements Empathy Coaching (as instructed by me, Cynthia Klein) to Set Limits and Boundaries The following real life coaching scenario from June of 2016 involves a dad, Ben, learning how to set limits and boundaries with his strong-willed nine-year-old daughter, Julia. Don’t be concerned, all names have been changed to protect confidentiality.…
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