The new generation of parents - 'the drones'

The new generation of parents - 'the drones'

My generation grew up 'helicopter parented' and raised to appreciate individuality and self expression, but it was still a trophy-driven childhood with competition at its heart. We are now starting to run our families a lot later than our parents did and having had only ourselves to look after. It requires a big shift in mindset. 

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Soaring level of depression amongst our youngsters - they are just not good enough!

Soaring level of depression amongst our youngsters - they are just not good enough!

Why are more and more of our children burdened with self-harming tendencies, eating disorders, depression, drugs and various addictions? Why do they finish school and have no direction, no drive, and no self-confidence?

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72% of parents feel out of control.. Are you one of them?

72% of parents feel out of control.. Are you one of them?

Interested in finding out what other parents want for their children the most? 
According to parents we surveyed in Cambridgeshire in the last months, health and happiness are the most important things they want for their children. So the Cambridge Coaching Clinic went deeper. We asked to find out what happiness really meant to them. 
Here are the top 5 answers: 

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The power of your WORDS

The power of your WORDS

Stop for a second and imagine this.

Imagine that everything you say to your children forms a droplet of water on their forehead. The droplets fall onto the ground in front of them forming a pool, a lake and finally an ocean. . .

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What rules you? Your head or your heart?

What rules you? Your head or your heart?

Children are unique, each child is a walking, talking, breathing, sleeping collection of energy that is as beautiful as it is individual. Guiding our children may seem to be a one-way street for most of their younger lives, but in reality, it is a two-way street. They learn and we learn.

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Respect the genius in your child. When you look for it, you will find it.

Respect the genius in your child. When you look for it, you will find it.

“Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.” 
― Plato

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