Stay informed, inspired, and engaged in mentoring and coaching tweens, teens, and young adults with the Youth Coaching Institute blog. Here you’ll discover expert strategies, research, and tools to empower your practice or organization and foster growth and resilience in adolescents.
Introduction: Mornings can be hard for anyone of any age, but especially for families with adolescents. Now that school is back in session, it’s time for the morning rush out of the door, which can cause a lot of stress for both the teen and caregiver. But with a few changes, mornings can become easeful and stress-free. Are you a caring adult looking to upgrade your morning experience with your
What is self-awareness? Self-awareness is the conscious knowledge of who we are and why we do what we do. Psychologists Shelley Duval and Robert Wicklund put it this way: “Self-awareness is the ability to focus on yourself and how your actions, thoughts, or emotions do or don’t align with your internal standards. If you’re highly self-aware, you can objectively evaluate yourself, manage your emotions, align your behavior with your values,
Introduction: What is resilience? It is the ability to dust yourself off and try again in the face of challenges or defeat. Resilience allows humans to adapt to stress and recover in order to pursue high interest goals. Resilience is strongly linked to mental health for adolescents and adults. Resilience decreases stress, anxiety, depression and increases mental well-being. A lack of resilience is shown to negatively impact confidence, stress, goal-seeking,
In the blink of an eye, summer is on its way out and a new school year is on the horizon. That means it’s time to get adolescents and teens prepared for what’s ahead. But – if they’re like most kids out there – they have no interest in stopping the summer fun, and plan to soak up every last second. Here are three ways caring adults can help teens
Millions of eyes will be on Paris, France this week as the 2024 Summer Olympic Games kick off. Elite athletes from around the world are chosen or must qualify to compete in hopes of securing medals in their sport on the behalf of their country. Athletes as young as thirteen have an opportunity to make history for themselves and their nation over two and a half weeks. What can adolescents
Introduction: Think of values like an inner compass; they provide direction along the journey of life. Values are a core piece of an individual’s self-understanding and identity. Values define what one considers to be important in terms of living life and interacting with others. Adolescence is defined by a rapid period of cognitive, physical, and socio-emotional development. Young people start to actively seek independence and autonomy from parents or their
