2. Agenda
➔Welcome
➔Introductions
➔Our Hopes and Yours
➔Guidelines for Our Time
➔Course Overview
➔Our Stories
➔Evaluating Where You’re At
➔What’s Your Parenting Vision?
➔Things to Consider
3. Introductions
Lisa Dolese McClanahan
Mom to two teens
Founder/Executive Director Greater Grounds
LLC
30+ years as a facilitator and executive
coach to individuals & organizations
Jay Nickel
Father to two former teens
Grandfather to 3 preschoolers
Licensed Professional Counselor in
Wimberley.
40+ years as a trainer, facilitator and
counselor
6. Course Overview
Where There Is No Vision
Learning to Encounter by Listening
Learning to Experience by Asking
Questions
Learning to Engage by Making
Decisions
Learning to Express by Supporting
8. Evaluating Where You’re At
Questions
Do you have a vision/goal for parenting?
What does success look like to you?
Describe your relationship with your kid.
What do you like?
What do you dislike?
Why do you think your relationship is where it
is today?
How do you get your kids to do what you
ask? What tools do you use?
How would you rate your ability to listen
without pretense or judgment?
How would you rate your ability to ask your
kids questions regardings their situations
and perspectives?
How would you rate your ability to help your
kids make effective decisions?
How would you rate your ability to support
your kids decisions?
10. Developing Your
Vision for
Parenting
Picture of Success + Values
Write the toast that you would say to your 25
year old child on their birthday.
What toast would you like to hear from their
closest friend?
What are your values?
The basis of every decision is a values
judgment. Want to know what your values are?
Look at what you do, your choices and ask,
yourself why did I do that, what values is
driving that decision?