Professor Joe Martin presents
“Stop Parenting, Start Coaching”
Parent Educator
Paula Goodrich, Parent Educator Home Visitor [email protected]
I recently attended a presentation by Professor Joe Martin entitled “Stop Parenting, Start Coaching”. The presentation aimed to give parents the opportunity to learn how to take a more active role in their child’s life and education.
I recently attended a presentation by Professor Joe Martin entitled “Stop Parenting, Start Coaching”. The presentation aimed to give parents the opportunity to learn how to take a more active role in their child’s life and education.
Professor Joe Martin is founder and president of the RealWorld University. He is a nationally known, award winning speaker, a university professor, published author and educational consultant. He was raised in one of the toughest inner city ghettos in Miami, Florida; in spite of this circumstance he started his own business at 22 and became the youngest tenured faculty member ever hired at a Florida State University.
Professor Martin began his presentation with “how to connect to children”; which was broken into 4 strategies. The first strategy presented, “prevention not intervention”. Prevention is achieved, according to Martin, by engaging and communicating. Professor Martin shared the G.L.A.D. technique of communicating with children, that he personally uses to engage and communicate each day after school with his children.
G~ what was good about school?
L~ what did you learn today?
A~ what made you angry today?
D~ what drama did you have today?