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The Positives of Coaching

PARTS 1 & 2: The child sharing their own perspective and needs:

▪ Child practises the skills of communicating needs, improving self-awareness and

understanding of self. This in turn improves ability to predict problems and
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▪ Feeling listened to is an important People Around Me need and helps the child to

feel valued, significant and cared for.

PART 3: The child listening to the concerns of others:

▪ Child practises thinking about the needs of others.

▪ Child becomes more aware of the impact of their actions on others.

▪ This improves the skills of empathy and social cognition.

PART 4: Solving the Problem

▪ Child experiences decision-making. This improves the important

▪ World Around Me need of feeling in control of what is happening to oneself.

▪ Child practises the skill of generating solutions to problems – something which

improves Flexible Thinking.