One of the things that both parents and teens struggle with is accepting when things aren’t perfect and when things don’t turn out how they wanted them to. Imperfection Is Part of Being Human One of the things that I see all the time with both my teen...
Gratitude is a powerful emotion that can stop fear, anger, and anxiety in their tracks. “Gratitude is the intention to count-your-blessings every day, every minute, while avoiding, whenever possible, the belief that you need or deserve different...
Yelling is great for communicating with someone who is far away, but when you yell at someone who is close to you it only triggers their flight or fight response. “Don’t worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.”~ Robert...
We have been conditioned to think that grades are THE MOST important, but this is just herd mentality thinking. Grades Aren’t As Important As We’ve Been Taught When I was getting close to graduating high school, I was told that I wouldn’t be able to...
If you give up the desire to control your teen, you will have a powerful impact in their life! “At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child’s success is the positive involvement of parents.”~ Jane D. Hull “Children are educated...