Kimberly Allen
family science, family life coaching, parenting, youth development
Professor of Family Science at North Carolina State University, Co-Creator of Family Life Coaching Association, Owner Sweet Gestalt, LLC
Works (31)
2025 book
Family Life Coaching Handbook
New Hampshire: Best Publishing by Farr.
2024 chapter
Divorce Coaching
In J. L. Hartenstein (Ed.), Marriage and Divorce in America (pp. 172–174). New York: Bloomsbury Academic Publishing.
Ed(s): J. Hartenstein
2024 chapter
The Field of Family Life Coaching
In A. Rau & C. Biel (Eds.), Coaching In Home Visiting (pp. 141–154). Baltimore, MD: Brooks Publishing Company.
Ed(s): A. Rau & C. Biel
2023 report
Coaching across the lifespan: family life coaching for all generations
In The British Psychology Society Podcast (Podcast Episode No. Series 2, Episode 1).
2023 conference paper
Fireside Chat: FLCA Coaching Certification Update
Family Life Coaching Association Conference. Presented at the Family Life Coaching Association Conference, San Marcos, TX.
2023 report
Let’s talk about race: Considerations for teaching your child about race, racism, and racial identity
[NC State Extension Fact Sheet]. NC Cooperative Extension.
2020 journal article
Best Practices for Engaging Communities of Color in Opioid Prevention Programs
Journal of Extension, 58(3).

2019 journal article
Family life coaching: A growing practice
International Coaching Psychology Review, 14(2), 57–68.
2018 journal article
Development and Pilot Evaluation of the Very Important Parents Program (VIP): An Intensive Parent Education Program for Teens
Family Science Review, 22(3).
2018 journal article
Parental perceptions of coaching
International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching & Mentoring, 16(1), 66–79.
2018 journal article
Training needs and online learning preferences of early childhood professionals
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 39(2), 114–130.

2016 journal article
Engaging Parents in Early Childhood Education: Perspectives of Childcare Providers
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES RESEARCH JOURNAL, 44(4), 360–374.

2016 journal article
Family and Parent Coaching Certification Processes: What Do Current Programs Do?
Family Science Review, 21(3).
2016 other
Sexual Identity

2016 journal article
The use of coaching strategies within the field of social work
Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 10(1), 4–17.

2016 book
Theory, Research, and Practical Guidelines for Family Life Coaching
2016 journal article
Using Social Media to Engage and Educate Teen Parents
Journal of Extension, 54(2).

2015 journal article
Perceptions of Parental Intimate Relationships and Their Affects on the Experience of Romantic Relationship Development Among African American Emerging Adults
Marriage & Family Review, 51(6), 516–543.

2015 journal article
The Role of Online Communication in the Lives of Military Spouses
Contemporary Family Therapy, 37(3), 329–339.

2014 journal article
Addressing the Issue: Bullying and LGBTQ Youth
Journal of Youth Development, 9(3), 40–46.

2014 journal article
An Integrative Adlerian Approach to Creating a Teen Parenting Program
The Journal of Individual Psychology, 70(1), 6–20.
2014 journal article
Family Coaching: An Emerging Family Science Field
Family Relations, 63(5), 569–582.

2014 journal article
Reaching Families through Social Media: Training Extension Professionals to Implement Technology in Their Work
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension.
2013 journal article
A framework for family life coaching
International Coaching Psychology Review, 8(1), 72–79.
2013 journal article
Coaching: A Tool for Extension Professionals
Journal of Extension, 51(5).

2013 journal article
Is relationship and marriage education relevant and appropriate to child welfare?
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW, 35(3), 429–438.

2012 journal article
Bully Prevention: Creating Safe and Inclusive Environments for Youth
Journal of Youth Development, 7(3), 65–76.

2012 journal article
I Hope: A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experience of Fragile Families
Marriage & Family Review, 48(7), 621–642.

2011 journal article
Getting Them in the Door: Strategies for Recruiting Latinos to Family Life Education Programs
Journal of Extension, 49(3).

2011 journal article
Ozzie and Harriet Never Were: A Century Review of Family and Consumer Sciences and the Changing American Family
Journal of Extension, 49(3).
2011 other
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