by Gretchen | Feb 4, 2013 | Academic Coaching, For Parents
Several years ago when I was new to academic coaching, I had a client named Sophia. She was a high school junior and a sweet young woman: friendly, thoughtful … and compliant. However, Sophia would forget to tell me crucial details about her school work. I...
by Gretchen | Sep 17, 2012 | Academic Coaching, For Parents, Procrastination
Every year when I meet with new coaching clients, parents complain that their kids don’t manage time well. I often ask: how do you model time management to your teen?! Parents can usually tell me what their personal method of managing their calendar is like....
by Gretchen | Aug 24, 2012 | Academic Coaching, For Parents
Now that the new school year has begun, I am having a number of intake conversations with concerned parents. Their teen struggled in school last year — last minute freakouts about projects, work turned in late or not at all — and they really think...
by Gretchen | Mar 14, 2012 | Academic Coaching, For Parents
Today I met with another adult client. What a surprising turn my business is taking: that I’m attracting more and more adult learners who are going back to school. It is so impossibly sweet to see these grown-ups sincerely wanting to learn and feel competent,...
by Gretchen | Dec 14, 2011 | Academic Coaching, For Parents
During my in-take interviews with new families, their child’s distractibility is one of the most common complaints. How do we get them to FOCUS?! Especially when they’re on the internet? I totally get it, partially because I experience the same distractability...
by Gretchen | May 11, 2010 | Academic Coaching, Communication, For Parents
Don’t get me wrong: I wouldn’t trade live, in-person interactions for anything! So I was surprised when, after my first three coaching sessions on Skype, I realized there are some coaching tasks that work BETTER virtually than in person. 1. I get to be IN...
