Positive Parenting Coaches

Today I met with an amazing group of coaches who have a deep love for parenting and a desire to help parents parent from their strengths. These coaches are spread throughout the states promoting positive parenting. What great minds with great thoughts doing a great work. They have such fantastic energy to share what they know and to learn what they do not know. I am so thrilled to be a part of this group. A big scoop of thanks goes to Cathy Rodriques for organizing this group.

These coaches are now a part of this blog. So keep your eyes on it. All of us have a powerful opportunity to read great information on parenting, to be encouraged to be amazing parents, and receive focused assistance on the growth edges of our parenting. I look so forward to our parenting journey.

Keep reading and keep blogging.

Stay strong. Stay Positive.

Golden Jenkins, M.Div., M.Ed., LPC
President

LifeCare Coaching
"Caring for Your Life"
Auburn, AL
334.444.3500
goldenkj@charter.net

A quick hello

I am just saying a quick hello here to get the blog a going. I am so pleased to make this technology work to make our world a bit more friendly toward healthy parenting! Let me tell you a bit about why I enjoy being a part of the work that supports people becoming the best that they can be.

I was born the youngest of three children in Detroit, Michigan at a time when family life and encouraging children meant sending the little ones to school and church and everyone just hoped things would turn out right. Yes it was the 1950-60's! I think the society still hopes that those actions will still produce the next set of citizens but we are starting to realize that parenting is a lot more complicated than before. Technology is changing everything quickly. There is so much information flowing and a great expectation that we respond quickly that the arts of listening and caring in families is being shoved a side by purchasing goods to make up for lost family time. I am pleased to be able to use coaching skills to help parents set some goals that clearly reflect their hopes and dreams for their children. I am happy to be a part of this group that shares similar ideals.

So you will hear more from me soon but I wanted to get going and break some ice on this blog. Check out my favorite book list if you want to read some great stuff.

Mary Ivory MA, LCPC
Coach and Counselor
Gather Sparks Corporation
...Helping to find what lights your life...
312-859-6654
gathersparks@aol.com

Getting Started

Several coaches from MentorCoach (Cathy Rodrigues, Lynne Berrett, Mary Ivory, and Golden Jenkins) met today in our virtual coffee house to talk about how we can share the depth of our love, knowledge, skills, and compassion about parenting from our strengths. We had a wonderful conversation about connecting with parents who want to be the best possible parents. We discussed the concept of setting up a blog which will create an extensive and dynamic conversation about parenting. We all wanted a place to share our thoughts, to gain new insights, and to talk with others who want to be positive parents focusing on their strengths. I took over the task of setting up the blog. One of our members (Sorry, I cannot recall which one) came up with the idea of "Positive Parenting" and Cathy shared the idea of the subtitle as "Parenting From Our Strengths." Loved it! Unfortunately, "Positive Parenting" already existed. Therefore, I went to our primary name as "Parenting by Our Strengths." I think it is a good alternative.

So here is the first post to our new blog. I invite you to make your comments.

I will be working on the technical side of allowing others to have access to actually submitting posts to this blog. I look forward to our many conversations, to our enhanced learning, to our added insights, and improved skills.

Stay Strong. Stay Positive.

Golden Jenkins, LPC
President

LifeCare Coaching
Auburn, AL
334.444.3500