I became a parent coach because of Donald Trump

I became a parent coach because of Donald Trump. 

In fairness, I wanted to be a parent coach for a while, since my older son was in preschool, but I hadn’t done anything about it before November 9th, 2016.  

It was the shock of seeing a man who publicly bullied and ridiculed opponents get elected that I motivated me into action. 

I guess those life coaches are right after all. Life doesn’t happen TO YOU; it happens FOR YOU.  

I realized I had been complacent. I realized the world needs more voices to speak out in defense of respect and kindness. I realized there is still so much more work to be done to make this the world I want to live in.

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Why parent coaching?

1.) I believe that treating others with respect and kindness is the most honorable, compassionate way to live. 

2.) I believe children learn respect and kindness when parents model these qualities in the ways that they listen to, respond to, and talk to their children. 

3.) If we want a kinder, more peaceful, just, respectful world, parents can’t bully, shame, or reject our children, and then expect them to treat others peacefully and respectfully. 

4.) I believe that if every child had unconditional love, acceptance and understanding, the world would be a much more loving, peaceful, just, compassionate place. 

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I became convinced that the goal of controling our children’s behavior with time-outs or bribes or punishments was too short-sighted a goal.

The real goal should be to raise peaceful, healthy, compassionate adults. 

And in order to raise peaceful, healthy, compassionate adults, first parents need to aspire to be peaceful, healthy, compassionate adults themselves.  And then they can model this to their children.  

And thus began my peaceful, conscious parent coach journey. 

I am so grateful to Donald Trump for this. If he hadn’t been such a bully, I might not have been pushed to peaceful action.  

Thanks to him I found a more peaceful, respectful way of parenting, and for that I am eternally grateful.