Getting help for your teen can be a little nerve wrecking. Finding the right person to support your teen with the problems they face will be crucial in helping them get back on track with their life. If your teen is lost, sad, or confused and as a parent if you are feeling stuck with getting help for your teen, try hiring a teen life coach! You may have heard of life coaches and they have generally been focusing on working with adults. But a life coach can also help teens.
What is a life coach and how can it help my teen?
A teen life coach is someone who helps the person focus on the present moment to see what they want to create now. Whatever the issue may be: school, friends, health, career, relationships, finances, or just life in general. Generally a teen will focus on what has happened (past tense) or what might happen (future tense). So their mind starts to wander and worry and this creates a lot of problems for your teen. Because teenagers have a short reference point when it comes to life, they don’t have anything to draw from that shows them that things will work out. So in a sense, it really does feel like the end of the world for them.
As a teen life coach, what we do is help them to:
- Stay in the moment
- Take responsibility for their actions
- Establish their decision making process
- Outline what they want to accomplish
- Help them accomplish their goal
Accomplished goal = Happy Teen!
This way the problem is solved and it empowers your teen to help them later on when they face another challenge. Our job as a teen life coach is to empower. Not to create dependency or a crutch.
So the next time your teen needs some help with any situation they are facing, give us a call here at the Teen Support Institute. We’d love to help!