by Kerri | Mar 10, 2016 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Conflict Resolution, Feelings, Parenting
This one is a story about a single mom I coached through a conflict with her son. We will call the mom Joan and the teenager Jeff. Joan bought herself and 17-year-old Jeff both golf club memberships last autumn during the early bird sale. This is something Joan has...
by Kerri | Nov 8, 2015 | Conflict Coaching, Conflict Resolution, Homework, Parenting
The other day a mom (I’ll call her ‘Judy’) came to me for coaching about a conflict over homework with her 14 year-old son (I’ll call him ‘Ben’). She explained that they have been fighting about homework for a few years but now that he’s taller than her and more...
by Kerri | Oct 24, 2015 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Parenting
Remember Ferris Bueller’s sister Jeannie? What we see in the movie is an eye-rolling, sarcastic young woman, and most of us agree with school secretary Grace’s evaluation of Jeannie: “what a little asshole.” But Charlie Sheen’s juvenile delinquent character actually...
by Kerri | Apr 30, 2015 | Conflict Coaching, Parenting
I consulted with a woman recently about how to spend quality time with her teenage daughter. In a previous consult we had discussed the importance of regular special one-on-one time between the teen and the mom to build closeness in their relationship and create...
by Kerri | Apr 1, 2015 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Listening, Parent-Teen Mediation
A dad I know has an ongoing conflict with his thirteen-year old son ‘Joey’ about the teen’s online gaming. Joey craves time on the computer to play the game he loves, and his dad limits Joey’s computer times so that his teenager can also get his homework done and go...