My role is to provide your child with guidance through a customized experience of their own brilliance.

I develop transferable skills in these areas:

How does life coaching work for young people?

Life coaching helps kids to identify with their brilliance and their strengths as a way to overcome challenges. Oftentimes, we pay more attention to developing what we call weaknesses and we neglect the power of developing our strengths. Life coaching helps kids develop their confidence to implement big ideas, personalize and direct their learning experiences, and enjoy themselves and others in the process. It also develops their knowledge of self for appropriate care and helps them to address their emotional pain when it arises. Students unlock their success through a sequence of activities that progress in difficulty to develop the skills of the student. Though Ashley has a framework, all sequences are customized to the student.

Does it work?

Yes! Parents and caregivers begin to notice changes in their children's emotional state and motivation within the first two weeks. Children and youth also notice a change in themselves. But habit formation takes times; and true coaching addresses core self-beliefs. James Clear, author of Atomic Habits says, "On average, it takes more than 2 months before a new behavior becomes automatic — 66 days to be exact. And how long it takes a new habit to form can vary widely depending on the behavior, the person, and the circumstances."

Deeper than habits, Ashley helps youth interface with their beliefs so that their habits can develop according to their highest and brightest beliefs of themselves. Children (tweens and teens included) with emotional pain can rest assured that Ashley is skilled in creating the conditions for them to address their heartache and develop skills for deeper self-care. She also works with the family.

How do you help kids grow?

My approach helps young people develop 45 subskills that reinforce attentional control and build tolerance for challenging tasks. We build 16 in the first 6 weeks! Using a framework I call the S.H.I.N.E. framework, children and youth develop their can-do mindset for multidimensional success. These include the following:

• See themselves as valuable beyond social and academic achievement and their painful experiences
• Deepen emotional agility, self-compassion, self-understanding, and empathy for others while working in teams
• Strengthen information processing skills for foundational writing and math skills, including pre-algebra
• Make precise decisions after exploring a variety of possibilities and potential outcomes
• Enhance verbal and nonverbal communication skills that reduce people pleasing and self-harming behaviors
• Expand school- and community-based leadership opportunities for post-secondary success.

Imagine the payoff of giving your child the personalized advantage of VIP coaching with Ashley.

How is your program organized and priced?

Life coaching programs are organized for creating specific outcomes. Below you can find a list of programs that help young people build their mental resilience while expanding their horizons.

VIP Kids Coaching: A.C.E. Your Semester (A.C.E. is an acronym for Access Your Calm With Ease) for Middle and High School Students and Their Families $8,700

• Rediscover play as a vehicle for mental resilience while doing homework.
• Learn how to attract friends who genuinely care for you - not just what you do and what you have.
• Manage stress and feelings of loneliness that contribute to high risk behaviors.
• Reconnect to your younger child as a superpower for balance and peace.
• Improve your physiology to navigate the newness, familiarity, and uncertainty of your school experience.
• Optimize self-awareness to create schedules that build you up for the future while nurturing you in the present.
• Get your grades on track using mindfulness techniques.
• Practice control over your emotions so they don't get the best of you - you do!
• Communicate from your core what you really mean with more courage and less fear.
• Gain the trust of adults the honorable way.

This program includes partnering with families and support teams directly to see amazing results for cultivating the integrated mind. It is rigorous and involves changing self-beliefs, developing new mental patterns, and forming new habits that optimize personal growth.

The integrated mind is defined as one in which love, logic, language, perspective, emotions, and intuition are working in coherence for the child's wellbeing. The program designed for 6 months of customized support for multifaceted growth. Don't worry, there are mental breaks in between.

The listed price includes travel up to 45 miles. Additional travel increases the price of the coaching.

Today's payment goes towards your child's coaching package. There are no refunds for changes of mind. By submitting your payment today, you agree that the services are suitable for the needs of your child and family. It is also assumed that you have done sufficient research on Ashley M. Blanco to support your positive opinion of her work. After your payment and intake form are received, Ashley will contact you directly to discuss next steps.

Payment plans can be arranged during the initial call.

Release your child's greatness with the 18-week VIP A.C.E. Your Semester program, designed with in-person meetings for only $6,300.

Unlock your child's greatness with the 12-week VIP S.T.A.R. program. It is designed for 14-year-olds and older with in-person meetings for only $4,200. Indicate your desired program on the intake form.

All prices include coaching for family members living in the house with the youth and want to be a part of helping them reach their goals.