Emotion Coaching: An Essential Part of Your Parenting Toolbox!
Emotion coaching helps parents guide their children through strong emotions and life's challenges.
Emotion coaching helps parents guide their children through life's ups and downs in a way that builds confidence, resilience, and strong relationships. Developed by Dr. John Gottman, author of Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child, this process helps your child learn how emotions work and how to behave in healthy ways when feelings are intense, skills that help them thrive socially and academically.
The Gottman Institute has developed some basic formulas, based on studying successful families, to help build emotional intelligence in children. This means helping children understand their emotions by recognizing what they are feeling and why. To do this effectively, parents need to teach their children to manage their feelings positively, enabling them to regulate their own behavior eventually.
In this course, we follow the research of the Gottmans and then put that information into practice and skill-building. Although developing emotional intelligence is a lifelong journey, children with parents who are Emotion Coaches tend to perform better in school, have more friends, and are more likely to lead happy, productive, and self-managed lives as adults.
This course will equip you with the tools necessary to become an emotionally responsive parent, and in turn, help you create emotionally intelligent children.
What You Will Learn:
- The importance of emotions and the role they play in our daily lives.
- How to recognize, respond to, and validate what your child is feeling
- How to be an effective emotion coach using the 5 Steps of Emotion Coaching with children of any age
- Ways to express understanding and empathy
- How to effectively set limits and problem-solve with your children
Your Instructor
Melissa Benaroya, MSW, LICSW, is a licensed therapist with 20+ years of experience working with children and families. Melissa has a master's degree in Social Work, is a Credentialed School Counselor, and is certified in Positive Discipline. She is also a Certified Gottman Educator, offering the Bringing Baby Home Program for families with young children and workshops on Emotion Coaching and couple relationships.
Melissa practices as a parenting consultant, coach, and speaker, blending her clinical training with her expertise in child development and discipline. In 2011, she co-authored the book The Childproof Parent. In addition to founding the Childproof Parenting Online Academy, she co-founded Grow Parenting and Mommy Matters Seattle.
Melissa lives in Seattle with her husband and two children (now in college), and keeps her sanity by maintaining an active lifestyle that includes spinning, hip-hop dance, and Pilates.
THE COMPLETE EMOTION COACHING COURSE
INCLUDES A DOWNLOADABLE WORKBOOK WITH CHECKLISTS, CHEAT SHEETS, AND WORKSHEETS!
THE CURRICULUM
FAQ
Click on the ENROLL Button to Reserve Your Spot in Class. You'll Receive an Email with All the Instructions on How to Get Started Right Away, Along with a Link That Will Take You Directly Back to Your Course at Any Time.
It's really up to you! The course is broken down into a few short video lessons, and you can watch them over time or in one binge-watch, depending on what suits you. You can always go back and re-watch it.
The course starts now and never ends! You have unlimited access to the entire program as soon as you enroll.
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
If you enjoyed this course and want more, you can apply the amount you paid for this course to one of my Childproof Parenting courses. Simply email me, and I will provide you with access to the self-paced version of the Childproof Parenting course, offering a $49 discount. (This will make taking this course FREE to you!)
The most significant advantage of the self-study program, delivered this way, is that you can get started immediately.
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ANAT FEELS MORE EMPATHY, SELF-AWARE & COMPASSION"I found this course late at night, struggling to juggle between family, two girls under 5, and community responsibilities. The course has changed my experience as a partner, mother, and parent. I gained confidence in my parenting that played a crucial part in raising children with empathy, self-awareness, and compassion." -Anat, mother of Liel, 6, Naomi, 22 months
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BLAKE FEELS MORE CONFIDENT AND CONNECTED TO HIS DAUGHTER"After reflecting on the values we would like to nurture in our children during our class, Melissa asked us to list all the things our children do that drive us crazy. And as we stared at that frightening list, Melissa shared something I will never forget: "In each of these upsetting behaviors is an opportunity to nurture those values." Melissa is uniquely skilled at helping parents find solutions to the many challenges of raising children while always keeping that bigger picture in mind. -Blake, father to Gemma
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KAREN IS A HAPPIER PERSON, WIFE AND MOTHER"When I signed up for Melissa's course, I was in a bad place. I was not taking care of myself, and I needed to learn how to do that better. Her course taught me that in order for me to be my best-happiest self, I need to make myself a priority. One year later, I have made myself more of a priority. As a result, I am a happier person, wife, and mother." -Karen, mother of a sweet boy
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THE SIMPLE STEP-BY-STEP TECHNIQUES CHANGED MY PARENTING"Melissa’s course made our family calmer, happier, and more fun
place to be. The principles were easy to grasp, but the practical, real-world approach was transformative. I learned simple, step-by-step techniques that changed my parenting, and was delighted at the immediate improvement in my kids' behavior! I felt confident about how to approach any parenting situation – setting boundaries became straightforward, leaving our family with the energy to focus on the fun part of having two energetic children!” -Gillian, mother of 2 busy kiddos
EMOTION COACHING
It's time to become the best version of YOU
Emotion coaching helps parents guide their children through life's ups and downs in a way that builds confidence, resilience, and strong relationships. Developed by Dr. John Gottman, author of Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child, this process helps your child learn how emotions work and how to behave in healthy ways when feelings are strong- skills that help them thrive socially and academically. This course will give you the tools to become an emotionally responsive parent.
What You Will Learn:
- How to recognize, respond to, and validate what your child is feeling
- How to be an effective emotion coach using the 5 Steps of Emotion Coaching with children of any age
- Ways to express understanding and empathy
- How to effectively set limits and problem-solve with your children
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COLETTE IS A CALMER AND HAPPIER PARENT"This program provided me with effective tools to parent my son. My son responded almost immediately to even small changes in how I approach our interactions. I am a happier and calmer parent as a result, and I frequently refer back to the program materials when I need a personal mini-refresher. Melissa has great energy and a wealth of parenting knowledge that I'm truly grateful to have tapped into." -Colette, Mother to toddler
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THE COURSE FACILITATED MEANINGFUL DISCUSSIONS"The first few 'groundwork' modules were every bit as valuable to our family as the actual parenting ones. They facilitated many meaningful discussions between my husband and me, and also served as a nice reminder that all the work we've done on our own relationship over our 14 years of marriage has led to us being a strong team.
The length and content of the modules were perfect and well presented. The style made the content easy to understand, and the specific examples made it easier to see how the approaches translate to actual situations." -Adrienne, parent of a preschooler & toddler -
REBECCA LOVED THE TEACHING METHODS USED IN THE COURSE"Melissa's knowledge, style, and teaching methods were great. I really loved the "fill-in-the-blank" handouts she used. I took lots of notes!" -Rebecca, mother to 3 year old in princess phase
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MICHELE FEELS MORE CONFIDENT AND LESS FRUSTRATED"Melissa’s class is a supportive atmosphere where I was able to practice and gain new techniques for parenting and my relationship with my spouse. I feel more confident and less frustrated as a parent now with new tools in my parenting toolbox. It was invaluable class that I've recommended time and time again to friends. -Michele, mother of preschooler
