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		<title>Supporting Our Children&#8217;s Growth the EASEy Way by Gregory Bland</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;That&#8217;s a very interesting situation.  What do you think you could do?&#8221;
What is the possibility for growth that is presented in this moment?  When understanding is reached we begin turning our child&#8217;s attention toward Exploring Possibilities.
Turning our children&#8217;s mind toward the possibility presented can be as simple as asking;


“What are the possibilities that you see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Open Heart is an Open Door to Supporting Growth by Gregory Bland</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 our reach when we seek to understand and respect them for who they are and who they are becoming.  Supporting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clarifying: Essential for Understanding by Gregory Bland</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“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 are more concerned with their ‘rules’ than they are about me as a person. They never give me the opportunity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mind Control: The Essential Ingredient for Effective Listening by Gregory Bland</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bland</dc:creator>
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Pain was etched upon Katie’s face as others quietly covered their mouths, leaned in toward the person next to them, and began whispering about her.  Katie was of the staring eyes, and other’s uncomfortable feel, and the whispers where louder than many thought.  From my vantage point, on the platform, it gave me a great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Discipline of Listening in Pro-Active Parent Coaching Part 1 by Gregory Bland</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 only to have them ‘appear disinterested.’
There is something unique that takes place within our hearts and minds when we are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asking a Key Element in Pro-Active Parent Coaching by Gregory Bland</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 of assuming, leads us on the incredible journey of understanding as we truly learn what our children are thinking, feeling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Principles for Connecting with Your Child by Gregory Bland</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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, have depth, and greater significance.  Connecting with our child may not be as complicated as one might initially think.  Simply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Makes a Parent Coaching Question Powerful? by Gregory Bland</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 17:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bland</dc:creator>
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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 parent coaching so effective is the use of powerful questions.  They can open our children’s hearts, stimulate greater reflection, apply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Pro-Active Parent Coaching?  by Gregory Bland</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:32:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 unique 2 stage Parent Coaching Model that will help parents connect with and empower their children by,

 Supporting Relationship through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To Listen is to Love Part 2 by Gregory Bland</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 02:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person they are almost indistinguishable.”]]></description>
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		<title>Helping our Children See Failure as an Event, NOT Something They Are.  by Gregory Bland</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bland</dc:creator>
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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 our children, which, if left unchecked, can negatively shape their self-perception.   When our children fail, and they will, parents have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Profit of Pain by Gregory Bland</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 necessary for our child’s healthy development toward responsible  adulthood.
For many parents we believe protection is the perfect expression of our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Was that a Question or not a Question?  That is the Question! By Gregory Bland</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 telling.  Asking questions is essential to parent coaching our children, it keeps responsibility with them, engages their thought and decision [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Simple Question by Gregory Bland</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 and said,
“Dad, the girls are being mean to me again!”
“What’s going on?”
“Well, they won’t let me in their room, they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decisions, Decisions, Decisions.  by Gregory Bland</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 01:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“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 fact I am, would you like to know the reason?”
“Yeah, that’d be great Dad.”
“Well, Josh, all throughout your life you [...]]]></description>
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