This work offers a ground-breaking and innovative approach to solving problems that affect all parents. Parent coaching is a new approach to parenting that is sweeping the US and quickly catching on in the UK. It is unique because it doesn"t offer general advice, counselling or therapy but instead provides a practical framework for parents to focus on solutions to common family problems and develop tailor-made strategies to help achieve them. Top parenting coach Lorraine Thomas offers parents a simple and easy-to-implement timeframe - perfect for busy mums and dads - and advises on how to each day break down the big picture into a series of achievable steps for problem-solving. With accessible advice on the top physical, financial and relationships problems that all parents are faced with, "The 7-Day Parent Coach" also offers information on: creating confident children; cutting stress and boosting energy; dealing with guilt; communicating with your children; rewards, motivation and control; and much more! This is the essential guide for all twenty-first century parents. Lorraine Thomas is the UK"s leading parent coach, CEO of the Parent Academy and head of parent coach training for the Coaching Academy. She has her own column in "Practical Parenting" and makes regular media appearances on national television - including "This Morning" and "Tonight with Trevor McDonald" - radio and in the press. Lorraine runs workshops for parents" groups and large companies, such as HSBC and The Lord Chancellor"s Department, and is a key member of Parent Talk.