Ever question the street cred of parent coaches?

[Anonymous]

There's a certain parent coach (who shall remain nameless) who makes me wonder why on earth anyone reads her posts or attends her trainings. From her posts, it's clear that her own children seem to have issues (beyond normal kid stuff). And from her posts, it's clear that her responses aren't the best (most are common sense but focus on the parent coach and her feelings, but many seem to feed the behavior/issues she's purporting to address).

I've never thought that mommy bloggers or self anointed parent coaches have special expertise worthy of blind faith, so I'm curious why others do...and even more curious if you question their street cred? Even more specifically: would you expect a parent coach to have happy, well-adjusted kids? And if they don't, wouldn't that make you wonder?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's a certain parent coach (who shall remain nameless) who makes me wonder why on earth anyone reads her posts or attends her trainings. From her posts, it's clear that her own children seem to have issues (beyond normal kid stuff). And from her posts, it's clear that her responses aren't the best (most are common sense but focus on the parent coach and her feelings, but many seem to feed the behavior/issues she's purporting to address).

I've never thought that mommy bloggers or self anointed parent coaches have special expertise worthy of blind faith, so I'm curious why others do...and even more curious if you question their street cred? Even more specifically: would you expect a parent coach to have happy, well-adjusted kids? And if they don't, wouldn't that make you wonder?

What's a parent coach?

[Anonymous]

Someone watched the Simpsons last night.

[Anonymous]

I have a feeling I know who you are talking about, but I find her posts kind of refreshing and make me feel less guilty about my own parenting frustrations. Since the FB page is free, I would just take the advice you want and ignore the advice you disagree with. Problem solved!