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Supporting Our Children’s Growth the EASEy Way by Gregory Bland

"That's a very interesting situation.  What do you think you could do?" What is the possibility for growth that is presented in this moment?  When understanding is reached we begin turning our child's attention toward Exploring…
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An Open Heart is an Open Door to Supporting Growth by Gregory Bland

Everything rises and falls upon relationship. Our children’s openness and transparency with us as parents is a direct reflection of the relationship we share with them.   The ability to capture their hearts is well within…
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Clarifying: Essential for Understanding by Gregory Bland

“I don’t even bother trying to open up to my parents anymore. They just jump to conclusions and then begin to rant about why I should or shouldn’t do this or that. I think they…
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Mind Control: The Essential Ingredient for Effective Listening by Gregory Bland

Pain was etched upon Katie’s face as others quietly covered their mouths, leaned in toward the person next to them, and began whispering.  Katie was well aware that many were staring, shifting uncomfortably, and even…
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The Discipline of Listening in Pro-Active Parent Coaching Part 1 by Gregory Bland

Genuine interest is an essential ingredient in listening (to our children) and genuinely expressing that interest keeps conversation flowing.  There is nothing more disheartening than beginning to open up and share your heart with someone…
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Asking a Key Element in Pro-Active Parent Coaching by Gregory Bland

Asking is a powerful discipline for the Pro-Active Parent Coach. The very act of asking a question sets our children’s mind toward finding an answer and creates space for additional information to emerge. Asking, instead…
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Four Principles for Connecting with Your Child by Gregory Bland

A relational connection with our child is essential to a healthy and productive parent coaching relationship.  Without it, our conversations will be shallow, lack significance, and meaning.  With it, our coaching conversations are more heart-felt…
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What Makes a Parent Coaching Question Powerful? by Gregory Bland

It doesn’t matter how great our questions are, if we do not have a relational connection, the answer we receive from our children may lack meaning, heart, and depth.  One of the ingredients that make…
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What is Pro-Active Parent Coaching? by Gregory Bland

Pro-Active Parent Coaching is a natural approach to parenting that will strengthen relationship while providing our children with a healthy support structure for their growth and development.  This is accomplished by offering a simple and…
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To Listen is to Love Part 2 by Gregory Bland

“Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person they are almost indistinguishable.”
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Helping our Children See Failure as an Event, NOT Something They Are. by Gregory Bland

Consider what the average child feels after they experience failure.   Do they typically say, “I’m no good at _________.” Or, more often say, “I am no good at anything!”  Failure often produces powerful feelings within…
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The Profit of Pain by Gregory Bland

Loosening our grip on control; releasing responsibility; allowing our children to make decisions and experience the pain of failure may be among the hardest things for parents to do.  But, these are the essential ingredients…
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Was that a Question or not a Question? That is the Question! By Gregory Bland

Would it help to pray about that before making a decision?  At first glance this may sound like a great question, but, is it?  As parent coaches we understand the power of asking instead of…
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One Simple Question by Gregory Bland

The heavy footsteps, sigh, and loud thump as my son sat upon the stairs indicated something was up.  I looked up to see a disappointed look upon my sons face.  He stared into my eyes…
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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions. by Gregory Bland

“Dad, are you trying to help me be a better decision maker?” my son’s eyes peered across the boat cover as we snapped it back into place. Smiling back I responded, “Yes, as a matter of…
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