Erica is a teacher, author, speaker, and Certified Family, Parent, and Teen Life Coach. She founded Inspire Balance Coaching to share her mission for educating and empowering girls and their families to get through the teen years with confidence and ease. Erica’s approach is unique because she combines teaching with dynamic life coaching. Her engaging and effective programs have promoted positive change for hundreds of families.
Credentials and Qualifications:
- Certified Teen Life Coach, Teen Wisdom Inc
- Certified Family, Parent, and Teen Life Coach, Impact Coaching (formerly Academy for Family Life Coach Training)
- Certificate in Foundations of Positive Psychology, University of Pennsylvania
- Master’s in Education with specialization in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership
- Bachelor’s in Liberal Studies, minor in Child Development
- Credentialed Teacher, with over fifteen years of experience
- Registered Yoga Teacher, with over ten years of experience
Interview Topics:
The Teen Dating Scene
What parents need to know about sex, dating, and the pervasive hookup culture
Girls Under Pressure and What Parents Can Do
Learn the unique challenges teen girls face and how to best support
Teen Self-Esteem and Body Image
Specific parenting strategies that support a strong self-esteem and healthy body image
Growing Resilient Teens
Parenting practices that build resilience and promote a growth mindset
Getting Through to Your Teen
How to talk so your teen will listen and respond
Drawing the Line
How to set appropriate limits and consequences during the teen years
Technology Overload
What every parent needs to know about teens and technology
Brighten the Back-to-School Blues
Help your teen have a happy, stress-free school year
My articles & interviews:
- Three Common Challenges Teen Girls Face and How Parents Can Help
The Parent Teen Mindset Show, May 6, 2021 - Building Your Teen’s Confidence and Resilience during a Pandemic
Good Life Family Magazine, October 12, 2020 - Meet Erica Rood | Life Coach for Parents, Teens and Young Adults
Shoutout SoCal, September 22, 2020 - Episode 5: Wellness Advice from Life Coach Erica Rood
Stick 2 You Podcast, August 19, 2020 - Building Confidence and Resilience in Your Teen
EPIC Magazine, May/June 2019 How to Help Teens Learn Responsibility and Independence
San Diego Family Magazine
- 20 Creative Ideas for Teens, From Teens
San Diego Family Magazine
- Meet Erica Rood of Inspire Balance Coaching, Del Mar
SD Voyager, July 19, 2018 - 5 Ways to Bond with Your Child
The Zen Mom, July 01, 2013
Featured in:
- Parenting with Purpose, by Jody Cates
San Diego Family Magazine - The How and Why of Self-Care for Caregivers, by Anne Malinoski
San Diego Family Magazine - Help Your Child Excel in School, by Molly Cerreta Smith
She Knows, September 26, 2012