by Rich Patterson | Jul 13, 2018 | Character, Communication, Family & Relationships
Disagreeing Appropriately Today I want to speak with you about teaching our kids to disagree appropriately. There are many examples of people getting so angry when they disagree with someone. They lose their temper, and then a relationship is forever changed, if not... by Rich Patterson | Jul 11, 2018 | Character, Communication, Family & Relationships
Initiating A Conversation As an educator, I frequently have noticed that some students have difficulty initiating a conversation. For whatever reason, they feel like they have nothing to say or that they don’t know what to say. As parents, when we notice that... by Rich Patterson | Jul 9, 2018 | Character, Communication, Encouragement
Make An Apology When I was a young boy and had done something wrong, my mother would remind me to make an apology. I would readily do so but frequently felt as if I was defective somehow that I had done something that no one else had done. It wasn’t a... by Rich Patterson | Jul 6, 2018 | Achievement, Character, Encouragement
Focus on Good Energy I recently saw a father speaking to his son after a soccer game where his son’s team lost by quite a bit. The son was discouraged and felt like a failure. The father noticed that his son was frustrated and asked him questions. He said: ... by Rich Patterson | Jul 4, 2018 | Character, Encouragement, Personal Improvement
Learning to Fly Birds learn to fly on the ground. It isn’t as if they jump from the nest one day and make it to the nearest branch. For the most part, they fall to the ground, where they struggle to get themselves airborne once again. This analogy applies to...
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