Questions, Questions, Questions
Looking for a quick tip on NOT answering your children’s never-ending ‘hot button’ questions? You are desperate for a speedy fix as they are constantly pushing the limits and your buttons. It’s exhausting with the never-ending questions on why they…
Technology: Is It Serving Us or Are We Serving It?
I went to a great book discussion at my son’s school last week that turned out to be not such a discussion as a lecture on how as a whole, we as parents, are paying infinitely more attention to…
Bullying
There is a great deal of information and conversation about bullying these days and I wanted to talk about the right formula at schools to reduce or eliminate the potential for bullying. The first school my children went to did…
Responsibility Reservoir
Here in the Law & Order section, we talked about the treasure trove of trust or 3T’s and there is a complimentary component, namely the ‘responsibility reservoir’. The trust aspect involves your child’s ability to tell the truth, even if…
The Making of Peacemakers
The following quote by the Dalai Lama is one of my favorites: “The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of all kinds.” If you, like me, believe this…
How Do We Define Success?
We have many hopes for our children as they grow to be adults. Some involve: to be healthy, happy, valued, and loved. What about successful? Isn’t every generation’s desire to have its children be more successful than the last? For…
Treasure Trove of Trust (3T’s)
As a child grows, there is the expectation and requirement for him or her to gain more and more independence. Obviously. This sounds normal and good, right? It sounds so reasonable and easy. Well, once a child is around 7…
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