The Evidence: Why Solution-Focused Coaching Works Magic with Kids 🧠✨

Solution-Focused Coaching (SFC), one of the most widely researched and successful coaching methods used in education, leadership development, and youth coaching worldwide.

This positive, future-oriented approach is perfectly suited for developing resilient, confident children by focusing on their strengths and solutions, not problems.

1. Boosts Self-Efficacy and Resilience (The Power of K & S)

SFC's K (Know-how/Resources) and S (Scaling) steps are direct boosters for a child's confidence.

• Claim Supported: Coaching literature emphasizes that focusing on a person's existing strengths and resources (K) enhances their belief in their ability to succeed (self-efficacy), which is crucial for completing challenging projects like a Roblox game.
  

• Coaching for Self-Efficacy and Strengths: Studies on solution-focused approaches in educational settings confirm that by consistently asking students to identify past successes and existing skills, their self-efficacy is significantly increased.

2. Improves Goal Clarity and Follow-Through (The Power of O & A)

The simple, clear structure of OSKAR is highly motivating and directly addresses the tendency to get overwhelmed by large tasks.

• Claim Supported: The O (Outcome) and A (Action) steps prevent "analysis paralysis" by demanding a clear goal and then immediately committing to one small, manageable action (the "Daily Quest"). This method is proven to increase the likelihood of follow-through.

• Coaching and Goal Attainment: Research indicates that coaching methods that emphasize defining a clear, positive outcome (O) and then structuring specific, incremental steps (A) are highly effective in helping individuals achieve their goals across different domains.

3. Fosters Positive Communication and Problem Solving (The Solution Focused Coaching Mindset)

SFC shifts the dynamic from confrontation to collaboration, which is a powerful tool for parents and students alike.

• Claim Supported: The coaching language—using non-confrontational questions like "What worked well today?" (R) and "What small change would move you to the next step?" (S)—is highly effective in improving communication and reducing relational conflict.

• Solution-Focused Coaching in Schools: A review of Solution-Focused coaching in schools highlights its success in engaging students in their own success planning, increasing their personal responsibility and improving student-teacher and student-parent relations.

🌟 The Parent Bonus: Join the Solution Revolution!

Why should parents sign up for themselves? Because learning the Solution-Focused language changes the communication dynamic at home:

• Stop Debating: Learn to guide them to their own solutions.

• Build Confidence: See your children become proactive problem-solvers.

• A Shared Language: Use the same O, S, K, A, R language for everything—from homework to cleaning rooms—making your interactions more positive and effective!

Ready to level up your family's goal-setting skills? Let's make solutions the new normal, indicate your interest or for your child via this form.

References [Last accessed 6 Nov 2025]:

1. For Parents/Adults: Enhancing performance, self-efficacy and well-being: A randomised controlled study in solution-focused business coaching 

2. On Building Resilience: Building Resilience in Young People: The Power of a Solution-Focused Mindset 

3. (PDF) Co-designing a Whole-school Solution Focused Programme With Students, Staff, and Parents and Carers to Improve Communication and Wellbeing

4. (PDF) The Solution-focused Intervention for Mental health (SIM): description and feasibility testing of a positive psychology intervention in Swedish adolescents 

5. Impact of Coaching on the Development of Personal and Social Competences among Secondary School Students