SmartCoach Program focus

SmartCoach Program focuses on helping children to find and build on their strengths. We believe it is on these islands of "strength" or "competence" that self-esteem, confidence, and motivation take root and grow.

SmartCoach builds a child’s self-esteem. Self-esteem is your child’s fundamental sense of being worthy. The overt behaviors displayed by the AD/HD child are frequently responded to with negative comments by others, which contribute to feelings of low self-worth. A child with a healthy sense of self-esteem does not feel better or less than other children. The true hallmark of self-esteem is respect for oneself and others. Without respect for self, a child with AD/HD will be impaired in social and academic settings. Without respect for others, he will have impaired social relationships.

A child with AD/HD must also believe that he has the ability to make changes in his life. When a child with AD/HD learns that his efforts will achieve the intended results, socially and academically, he will try harder to learn relevant skills. This belief in one’s ability is a vital component of self-esteem, as we all need to feel that we are competent at something. A child does not need to have a talent or skill to experience competence. There are other ways to feel competent: Character traits, friendship skills, etc. Our program illuminates your child’s strength by providing frequent “snap shot” moments to increase and sustain his feelings of self-worth and confidence, so that he can feel positive about himself regardless of the challenges he faces, criticisms he receives, and failures he experiences.

The SmartCoach program is based on assumption that a child with AD/HD already possesses the ability to succeed. Our coaching program helps children with AD/HD to find their areas of competence by helping them to regain a sense of confidence that they are able to change outcomes via changing their behavior. Our coaches help children to find their areas of capability. We help them to find and focus on successes. Even the smallest successes can be inspiring and form the foundation for bigger successes. We repeat this process of positive experience to enhance self-concept and improve performance. The goal is to leave behind the psychologically destructive AD/HD disorder label and allow the child to build success, so that he can reframe his life on competent foundation and in positive manner.

SmartCoach teaches self-reliance. As can be expected, when a child discovers success in any area of his life, he is likely to desire more. Each success confirms that success is possible and is within a child’s ability. From each successful experience, the child learns to put forth necessary effort to achieve more worthy results. As the child discovers what he is good at, he also learns to compensate what he is not good at, and becomes self-reliant with a constant desire to be successful. Success is positively addictive and forms the basis for self-reliance.

SmartCoach teaches life-skills. Children with AD/HD have difficulty with organization, focusing, working on details or maintaining relationships. Our coaches help children to learn these skills in a structured, relevant and fun environment, so that over time, these skills become new habit.
In addition, SmartCoach content emphasizes on positive reinforcement, i.e., our coaches actively look for positive behaviors or the absence of negative symptoms and offering meaningful praise and frequent rewards.

Bottom line: If you want a child to learn, then catch him/her doing something right.

In sum, SmartCoach’s program is designed to help your child to

• increase self-esteem and self-awareness
• attain a healthier body and more oxygenated brain via extended martial arts movements and fun exercises
• learn ways to self-motivate and stay on task
• pay attention to goals and focus long enough to complete them
• use feedback to make lasting changes
• learn to develop routines and be in action towards identified goals
• learn skills necessary for personal, academic and/or social relationship
• identify barriers to progress and strategies to move past them
• be more proactive and less reactive
• become a "black belt of life" - an individual who can redirect and transform a ton of potential into extraordinary and fulfilling results