“This investment in parenting coaching was the best one I made this year. ”
My family was going through a challenging transition and my children had long-held habits that made me angry and frustrated on a close-to daily basis. I wanted to have a peaceful home environment and stop yelling and berating without outright ignoring their disrespectful behavior.
Talking to Sharoya during my consultation section helped me to see that change was doable, but that I needed to break down what the problems were in chunks and choose 1-2 - not everything at once!
The turnaround in my oldest daughter has been remarkable - and the alleviation of power struggles and stress on me has been nothing short of a miracle. In 6th grade my daughter did not do her homework at all or on time, but more importantly, she did not care if it was done.
Within a few weeks of Ms. Ham talking with both of us (separately and together) at the beginning of 7th grade, my daughter started doing her homework daily and cares about getting it done! For sure, I had to embrace my own behavior change too to help us get to this point
This investment in parenting coaching was the best one I made this year. Thank you Embracing Behavior Change!
-A.W., mom of three in Tanzania
“As a result of parent coaching, I now feel more empowered to think about my own needs...”
Dad- My Family was struggling with some really difficult decisions related to the education of our children, and how doing what was best for the kids might unduly impact our family life. My greatest takeaway from parent coaching has been that it is really helpful to connect with someone who has also had to make similar, tough decisions to send a child to boarding school. I've noticed a difference in the way my wife and I parent. Instead of dwelling on that decision and second guessing if we made the right choice, we try to make the best of the situation, and devote more time and effort to our second child who remains at home.
Mom - We reached out to Sharoya because we were having difficulties making decisions that involved the whole family, and needed some 'outside' support to help us work through this emotionally loaded period. As a result of parent coaching, I now feel more empowered to think about my own needs as well as the needs of other family members. It is not always about the decisions that you as a parent want to make for your children but about empowering your children to make their own, well thought through, decisions and be supportive of those. The major change that I've noticed in our family is when everybody feels heard, you can be more accepting of everyone's needs and concerns.
Child - During my sessions with Ms. Sharoya, I learned that I need to be kind to others and need to let others know when I'm hurt or having difficulties with a certain situation.
-Expatriate Family
Sharoya is effective in getting teachers to consider new ways of dealing with challenging behavior. She provides and demonstrates strategies in an engaging way. Most teachers remembered how she made them role play welcoming students on the first day of school. I invited Sharoya back upon popular demand to conduct another presentation on classroom management.
-Gloria Freeman, Director
I just have to tell you how well the little guy I was struggle to teach is doing. His behavior has changed since I started using all your suggestions. Even his regular school teachers have confirmed to his parents the change. We are able to get more work done. I think the reinforcement strategy of dropping the beads in the jar is my favorite.
- Lynette Heard
Sharoya facilitated a workshop titled How to Help Children With Learning Challenges Excel. I attended this workshop and so saw first how how engaging and incredibly knowledgeable Sharoya was. I was also able to see first hand just how much the parents in attendance enjoyed and appreciated the interactive workshop.
What impressed me most about Sharoya’s presentation was that she understood the role of the teacher intimately. No doubt this comes from having been a teacher herself and thus empathetic to the conserns and demands of others. She started off the presentation by asking which job was harder, that of a mother or that of a teacher and went on to explain how that of a teacher is many times more demanding! That being said, the tone was all positive towards parents, respecting them for work not many are trained for. Additionally, administrators were also included as being part of the solution.
- Peter Zeitoun, Former Director, International Community School of Abidjan
“She helped me out of the isolation that comes with the fear of failing your children.”
Sharoya has a sincere empathetic ear. She listened and related to my struggles based on her own unvarnished experiences as a parent. She helped me out of the isolation that comes with the fear of failing your children. I struggled with speaking to my kids in a punitive and threatening way. She taught me simple intuitive steps to adjust my own behaviour