I’m excited about my guest Renee Sinning, a team coach who helps teens feel confident, motivated, and worthy. She has spent her career teaching and mentoring teens. Her years in the classroom teaching, coaching, and mentoring teens, along with her own personal experience as a mom of three children, have given her tools and strategies she passes along to her teens to create a life where they can find peace and happiness.

Working with Teens in a Different Capacity

After moving several times for her husband’s job, Renee decided she didn’t want to be attached to the school year calendar but wanted to offer teens the benefit of her experience. “I saw a lot of teens fall through the cracks, for different reasons. I had some powerful relationships with some of the teens and I was able to help them with coaching outside of the classroom.”

While coaching was the most significant impact and most memorable experience for Renee, she realized there were many more teens with low self-esteem and lack of self-confidence who needed help getting through their teen years. “The biggest common denominator that I’ve seen is the lack of self-confidence and worth.” When she left the classroom, she wanted to make a difference in the lives of teens and discovered coaching.

The Middle Child Syndrome

We often hear about the middle child falling through the cracks, and Renee is no exception. Her middle child is on the Asperberger’s scale and was adopted from Russia, so she isn’t sure about the first few months of his history. “However, I don’t know that I even completely believe that [the middle child syndrome] because I’ve seen kids that were challenged but each child is a different experience.”

Each Child with Unique Superpowers and Weaknesses

“Each teen needs to be seen, heard and valued,” says Renee. This is the difference between being with a kid and being connected with a teen. “They won’t always let you in, but there are some kids that I was able to connect with at a deeper level.” Kids that are struggling need to see their self-worth. Most kids who Renee taught won’t ever use algebra again in their life, but they will use the soft skills and self-esteem they learn from coaching.

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