Margit Crane
ADD Coach for Tweens, Teens & Their Parents; Author of Gifted with ADD/ADHD CD Program

The Gifted-Teen Coach, LLC

Websites:

• http://www.thegiftedteencoach.com

Do you know a gifted teen who is underachieving, over-irritating, or both?

I'm Margit Crane - Family Relationship, Child Development, and Learning Strategies Specialist.

I help families with gifted teens and tweens release anxiety, frustration, and confusion.

The result is better communication increased self-esteem more moments of success, and a whole lot more fun in their relationships with family and friends.

I specialize in ADD and ADHD.

I offer a variety of phone and in-person consultation and coaching packages, including email and texting. Each is designed for maximum success with quick results, and is tailored for each individual family, anywhere in the world.

My two downloadable books 1-Minute Tips for Parenting Gifted Teens and 5 Tips to Strengthen ANY Family Celebration are available on my website: www.TheGiftedTeenCoach.com

I am also available to present in-home, community, and corporate seminars on Creating Loving Boundaries that Work, and Supporting Your ADD/ADHD Child.

I invite you to visit my site to sign up for my f*ree monthly ezine, with articles, news, and special offers for subscribers.

I have a great deal of experience helping families that have a child with ADD/ADHD. And I LOVE it! I either coach the teen or tween OR I coach the parents on how to be coaches for their children.

Either way, the process is very successful and rewarding for the whole family. Frustration, confusion and drama fall away and are replaced with relief, optimism, and joy.

As a former teacher and school counselor for these kids, having worked with their parents, and having been diagnosed myself in 1979, I have an intimate understanding of how to best communicate with, support, and enjoy a closeness with a child with ADD/ADHD.

Parents who adore their kids and are confused by their inability to communicate effectively with them. They are fed up and eager for guidance and support that is non-judgmental and completely effective.

I would love to continue offering presentations to groups of parents - in-home, out in the community, or in corporations.

I also want to connect with like-minded professionals with a passion for helping families and kids.

*B.A. in Comparative Literature from UC Santa Cruz

*M.A. in Spanish from UW Madison

*M.Ed. in Education (and Judaic Studies) from Hebrew Union College

*Teaching Credential in English and Spanish from Cal State Northridge

*M.S. in School Counseling from University of LaVerne

2006 - Present
The Gifted-Teen Coach: teen, tween, and parenting coaching

• I mentor teens with AD/HD or similar behaviors to achieve academic success, increase self-esteem, and improve their relationships with family and friends. • I coach parents to establish effective yet loving rules and consequences, practice smoother communication, increase self-respect and mutual respect, and enjoy their families a lot more. • I offer in-home and community presentations on Parenting Gifted Teens, Increasing the Success and Happiness of AD/HD Children, How to Support Teens in Split or Blended Families, Creating Loving Boundaries, and Effective Communication.

1999 - 2004 School Counseling

• Facilitated Anger Management and Latinas support groups • Counseled both middle school and high school students considered to be disciplinary challenges or academic risks. • Supported communication between teachers, parents, and students • Certified in Conflict Resolution and Teenage Grief (T.A.G.)

1989 - 2004 English and Spanish Teacher

• Promoted study skills and critical thinking strategies among educationally disadvantaged and learning disabled middle school students • Taught academically-enriched courses at the middle and high school levels • Developed and taught the PEACE class (Program for Ethnic Awareness and Cultural Equality) based on my four years as a "World of Difference/Teaching Tolerance" Coordinator and Presenter (Anti-Defamation League Curriculum) • Presented workshops on AD/HD, Multiple Intelligences, and Sexual Orientation at the District's Faculty and Staff Symposia.

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER:

~ PFLAG Hotline Coordinator and Support Group Facilitator (1999-2003)

~ Alateen Sponsor (2000-2001)

OTHER INFORMATION available on my website: [http://www.thegiftedteencoach.com]