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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 Prep4Best.

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.