Coaching practices for Values Clarification as a Parent

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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?

• I want my child to carry a solid sense of who they are even when I’m not there to remind them
• I praise my kid constantly
• When I ask my kid about their day I get one-word answers, and I realize I only ever ask about homework and chores
• When my kid is angry and lashing out I can’t tell where the line is
• They tell me what kind of parent or partner they want to be, and it’s miles from how they’re actually living

Practices that may help

1. Build the child’s inner wealth narrative over time
   Consistently reflect back who the child is becoming, not just what they’re doing.
   The Nurtured Heart Approach (Howard Glasser)
2. Values Clarification, Made Practical
   Values clarification is the work of naming what matters most to you, sorting the genuine priorities from the inherited ones, and using them to guide real choices. The methods — card sorts, ranking, value-consistent action — draw heavily on values work in acceptance-and-commitment therapy (ACT), which has clinical support; living in line with your values correlates with wellbeing in observational research.
3. Sportscast what you see rather than directing
   Narrate the play without evaluation, question, or instruction.
   Special Time (Lawrence Cohen — Playful Parenting)
4. Talk with your child about their day and interests
   Genuine conversational interest builds vocabulary, trust, and the relationship buffer that makes limits land without conflict.
   Triple P Parenting (Matthew Sanders)
5. Set limits on behavior while accepting the feeling
   All feelings are acceptable; not all behaviors are — hold both at once.
   Emotion Coaching (John Gottman)
6. Develop discrepancy between values and behavior
   Gently hold up the gap between what the person wants and what they’re doing.
   Motivational Interviewing, Made Practical
7. Explain the reason behind rules
   Children who understand why a rule exists are more likely to internalize it — and more likely to generalize it to new situations.
   Authoritative Parenting (Diana Baumrind)
8. Listen empathically and validate the feeling
   Reflect the emotion you see accurately before you do anything else.
   Emotion Coaching (John Gottman)
9. Validate: acknowledge what makes sense about their perspective
   Find the part of their view that is understandable given their experience — and say so.
   GIVE: DBT’s Skill for Preserving Relationships During Difficult Conversations
10. Use experiential recognition to highlight strengths in the moment
    Catch the child demonstrating a virtue and name the virtue directly.
    The Nurtured Heart Approach (Howard Glasser)

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