My Account
A lifetime of professional and personal experience in the area of children and families is behind Diane McKinstry new business REAL – coaching for parents and educators, based on the Hibiscus Coast and servicing the wider North Auckland region.
Diane is a trained and registered primary and early childhood teacher, as well as the mother of five young adults. For the past two years she has been working as a parenting group’s coordinator and facilitator.
“REAL – coaching for parents and educators will be a way to share what I’ve learned in my own parenting journey, in my years of teaching and in my work in the community,” she says. “I love connecting with people and ‘relationship, communication and empathy’ will be the underlying themes of my sessions with parents and educators.”
Diane says that while she is keen to help parents who may be struggling with specific issues, she also hopes parents who want to enhance their parenting will join her private sessions.
“Sometimes all a parent needs is to be listened to and to be encouraged. Life is so busy these days that it is easy to forget that we still need to be connected to our families in meaningful ways. I am also a great believer in families spending time outdoors, and we are so blessed on the Coast that we have such a wonderful environment to enjoy for free.”
Diane says parents should always keep communication lines open.
“It’s helpful to set-up healthy, effective interactions early on before our children become teenagers, when bigger issues may kick in. They need to know that they can always depend on our unconditional love and our presence.”
Diane welcomes both mothers and fathers at her private sessions. Presentations and workshops for parents, educators and babysitters are also available.
“Every family is unique and I see my role is to offer guidance and solutions for parents as they develop and embrace their own unique family culture of love, security, growth, healthy interactions and special moments.”
REAL – coaching for parents and educators will be officially launched on October 29.
