With all the outreach programs geared towards Girl Power, unfortunately pre- and teen girls still dont have a clue as to how to manage their emotions and tap into their own authentic power. Although extreme, the recent arrest of a seventeen year old Massachusetts girl with a hit-list which she threatened to murder 18 of her classmates at a Catholic school no-less, is a blatant example of girls not being able to constructively manage their emotions.

I was recently brought in to teach a day-long program on Emotional Literacy to a group of 200 ninth grade girls in Topsfield, MA. After my 4-hour program, the crowd was a buzz about coaching. One mother, who hired me to be her 15-year-old daughters coach, said that shed never seen her daughter so excited and felt that this program was like divine intervention. She came home from school and raved about her day, which was a welcome change from how she usually comes home and said Mom, this woman knows exactly what we are going through.

So what exactly is coaching and why should you hire a life coach for your daughter? Coaching is a growing trend that helps people from all walks of life; from executives in the board room to teens in the classroom, figure out how to tap in and tune in to their highest self and make decisions based on their innermost desires and dreams. For some it is a process of figuring out just what those dreams actually are and discovering, often for the first time, what it is that they really want their life to be about. Coaching is also about figuring out what exactly is standing in your way, and for girls that is most often dealing with their emotions.

The question is: Do teens really need a coach? Not sure? Ask Tiger Woods.

Even the best in their field get coaching and we certainly dont look down on them, as a matter of fact we applaud them. Are our daughters lives any less important or valuable? Coaching is not therapy, nor is it a case of fixing something that is broken, but rather bringing out the very best and teaching life skills and tools to get and stay on track. Early intervention in the teen and pre-teen years can stave off depression and promote joy. Learning about your own power and how to unleash your own potential is the greatest high in the world. Even Life Coaches have coaches to help them along, so why would you want your daughter to go it alone?

KATHLEEN HASSANS

Top Ten Reasons to hire a Life Coach for your daughter

1) Girls need someone to talk to besides their parents and friends. As girls maneuver their way through relationships, their BFF one day can very often become their Frenemy the next. Having a coach who not only listens, but helps girls figure out their own next best move is incredibly empowering and reassuring.
2) Every girl wants to be attractive and a good coach will help her understand that like a magnet, she can attract whatever it is that she really wants. But girls often confuse the outside external stuff with the inner force of attraction. It always comes from within.
3) Girls are often afraid to speak up and they care way too much about what everyone else thinks. Not only will a good coach help her to correctly identify her feelings and emotions, but will also help her find her voice and speak her truth about what she is feeling in an appropriate and assertive manner.
4) Media messages bombard girls with visions of who she should be. Coaching reinforces self-acceptance and helps girls feel comfortable in their own skin.
5) All too often, alcohol, drugs and sex become the coping mechanisms at hand to help teens deal with stress. Coaching teaches life skills such as meditation, affirmations and visualization as tools to stay relaxed and focused and the effects ripple out to the classroom, athletic field and throughout every relationship.
6) Jealousy is by far one of the most prevalent and debilitating emotions that affects girls today. Coaching helps girls understand that jealousy is a strong indicator of an unrealized desire within herself and helps her shift her focus back to what she wants and away from what others have.
7) Coaching unearths dreams and desires and helps girls set clear goals towards their achievement which builds healthy, high self-esteem. A good coach is like your daughters cheerleader who will hold her accountable and congratulate her for even the tiniest shift in focus and direction towards her goals.
8) A coach is a mirror and reflects back any negative self-image or self-talk which otherwise may go unnoticed and unless caught will always block the flow of well-being.
9) Regular coaching sessions are like an oasis amidst the chaotic schedules of todays teens. It teaches girls how to slow down a bit and check in on a regular basis so they stay in touch with their feelings and emotions which can so often be numbed down by constant busyness.
10) What you think about and focus on the most becomes your reality. All too often girls place their focus on the drama and chaos of everything thats swirling and going on around them. Coaching will continually help your daughter shift her focus back to her goals. Coaching will help her not only survive but thrive in her teen years and become the amazing woman she was born to be.

Kathleen Hassan is a professional speaker and teen life coach and travels the country presenting programs on self-esteem, stress management and empowerment to students, parents and teachers. Her hard-earned wisdom and real-life lessons are based on her own journey from troubled teen to teen mentor to successful entrepreneur. She can be reached at 617-698-1976 or visit her online at http://www.KathleenHassan.com or http://www.ICoachTeens.com

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