Parent coaching / educational counseling (certified)  (Region Zürich):
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The following is important in parent coaching:

• Teach parents that it is quite normal to push boundaries in parenting.
• Sometimes it can help to talk to people from outside to bring order to the emotional chaos.
• It is important to find out what is going well and what is currently difficult.

The parent coaching course provides in-depth knowledge to professionally support parents in challenging life situations. The aim is to gain confidence in dealing with stressful family systems and to strengthen parental self-efficacy. The content is based on current findings from psychology, education and systemic counseling.

Typical learning content in a parent coach training course includes

• Role and attitude of the parent coach
  Communicating a professional self-image and an appreciative, resource-oriented attitude in contact with parents.
• Basics of systemic counseling
  Introduction to systemic questioning techniques, solution-oriented work and the consideration of family dynamics in an overall context.
• Development and attachment theories
  Understanding child development processes and the importance of secure attachments in the family system.
• Family psychology and conflict theories
  Analysis of conflict patterns in families and practical strategies for conflict resolution.
• Marte Meo method
  Introduction to video-based developmental support to promote successful interactions in everyday life.
• Parental presence
  Concepts for strengthening the inner attitude, stability and clarity of parents in dealing with their children.

This training is particularly suitable for educational professionals, consultants or people who want to specialize in parenting. The content taught enables you to deal confidently with complex family situations and promotes a deeper understanding of parenting processes.

Please note: The exact training content may vary depending on the school. It is therefore advisable to enquire directly with the respective educational institution. A form is available for easy contact, which can be used to forward questions directly to the desired school.

Ideally, professionals from the educational, social, medical or therapeutic field conduct coaching for parents. In most cases, however, there are no special requirements for participation - apart from experience in parenting (coaching parents) - and parents or guardians who would like support for their own educational work can also take part. However, please contact the schools to find out about the applicable admission requirements.

Training to become a systemic parent and family coach provides practical knowledge to support parents, educators and families in various life situations. The aim is to support families professionally and promote the quality of family life.

Central contents and tasks taught in the systemic parent coaching training:

• Supporting parents and guardians in developing their parenting skills
• Planning, implementation and evaluation of offers on parenting, education and family topics
• Teaching current specialist knowledge from education, psychology and social sciences
• Promotion of group exchange and networking between educators
• Development and marketing of own educational and advisory services
• Organization and preparation of invoices for services offered

The Systemic Parent Coaching training qualifies you for a wide range of activities in the field of education and counseling with a focus on family work. The combination of sound specialist knowledge, methodological competence and social sensitivity forms the basis for successful work as a parent coach.

Note: The specific content and focus of the training may vary depending on the school. To make sure exactly which topics are covered, we recommend contacting the respective educational institution directly.

Question about the content for a specific school? You can use our contact form to forward your query directly to the school in question.

Basically, mother coaching is not much different from parent coaching. After all, nowadays it is not always the mothers who do most of the parenting. At most, mothers are perhaps more concerned with boosting their self-confidence. However, the focus of parent coaching training is always on the following topics:

• Everyday family life
• Patchwork families
• Divorce
• Child development from infancy to puberty
• Integration
• Set boundaries
• Budget and pocket money
• Media consumption
• School questions and homework
• Roles as partner and parent
• Questions about nutrition, exercise and play
• Social and political framework conditions

A parent coach is also called a parent educator. You usually become a parent coach by completing a parenting counseling course. This is usually a course with a certificate. This requires a positive attitude to life and the ability to get started. A certain level of cooperation and independence is also important. Of course, you need to have parenting experience. However, if you want to work professionally as a parenting coach, you should ideally have completed training in adult education or training in the educational, psychological, social or medical field before training as a parenting coach. The profession usually involves freelance work.