what our clients and their families say

Generational change one person at a time

Anders

a Connection Coaching Participant Shares His Experience

Brad, Deanne, and Carrie

Parents talk about watching their teens participate in connection coaching

Maddie

a Connection Coaching Participant Shares Her Experience

Austin

a Connection Coach Shares His Experiences

More of what our clients and their families say

First, a little background. Our story of promoting connection in the lives of young people began over ten years ago in the trial and development of ideas, even before WeYouth (or Weyo for short) was officially started. And we have so many powerful stories of how improving connection has directly improved the lives of youth and their families. Some of our creations and solutions include: a WeConnect club for high school students, a Social Entrepreneurship club for middle school students, a Big Picture Stories video project, a Parents At Lunch (PALs) volunteer project in middle schools, and many more. But we’ll focus here on Connection Coaching and its wonderful results.

Parents:

“We have definitely noticed a difference. Before she started, anything I would say as a parent she would disagree with, almost like a pit bull. Now it is very rare since she started sessions. She says things like ‘I can see where you are coming from on that.’ We’ve really seen a big change in her the last few months.”

  • Mom of 18 yo cheerleader

“Oh yeah, we see lasting change. He is still (name) but he seems more willing to engage with friends. Last weekend he and a few friends went down to some stores and just hung out. And he seems better in talking with us (parents). The coaching approach was also helpful. It wasn’t like he was broken and needed fixing. Before he saw himself as a normal kid and didn’t think anything needed improving but in doing this he saw areas he could grow. And it was great to have the assistant coach, closer to his age, so he didn’t feel like it was just him (son) working on himself.”

  • Father of 14 yo boy

“We had tried many types of counselin for our son for years but none gave him the traction that Connection Coaching did. He was spending most of his free time gaming and we were concerned about his ability to launch while in his early twenties. After coaching he started setting goals, making connections with others, and became confident in making friends. Within six months he decided to move out, confident that he could make friends and continue progressing because of the skills he developed. I highly recommend this program to all my friends.”

  • Mother of 22 yo male

“Our son, who in the past has been resistant to counseling, has enjoyed participating in Connection Coaching and has benefitted greatly. He was able to immediately establish trust with his coaches who helped him set important and attainable goals, which are still serving him well today.”

  • Father of 23 yo male

Youth:

“I didn’t realize how important connections were until I started to truly connect with others. I had done counseling for seven years before, and this was completely different. My coaches are really cool guys. They educated me on new ideas and skills and helped me set small goals each week. As I started to meet my goals, my confidence grew and I was able to not just connect for my benefit but seek out others who are less outgoing. I recommend Connection Coaching to anyone.”

  • 23 yo male