by Rich Patterson | Aug 9, 2019 | Connecting with kids, Conversations, Discipline, Expectations, Families, Family & Relationships, Grades, Parenting, Parents, Positive Parenting, Resilience, Self-Confidence, self-esteem, Teenagers, Truancy
What Kids Need: Parents to Keep Track As a school administrator for many years, at any one time, I was working with around 700+ kids. I would look at their attendance, grades, and all aspects of their school life that I could, along with my other duties. When I...
by Rich Patterson | Aug 5, 2019 | Behaviors, Connecting with kids, Conversations, Expectations, Family & Relationships, Parenting, Personal Standards, Setting Limits, Teenagers, Teens
What Kids Need: Personal Standards In this series, I have been addressing What Kids Need in their lives to be resilient in their thinking, choices, values, integrity, and friendships. In this post, I will talk about a favorite topic of mine, Personal Standards. It...
by Rich Patterson | Aug 2, 2019 | Behaviors, Being your best, Conversations, Defiant Kids, Expectations, Families, Family & Relationships, Parenting, Parents, Positive behaviors, Positive Parenting, resolving conflicts, Teenagers, Teens
What Kids Need: Expectations The human psyche default, without any guidelines or expectations, is generally to the negative. We must have some general guidelines that we provide as parents to our kids to avoid ending up in a sticky mess like this photo. I...
by Rich Patterson | Jul 31, 2019 | Confidence, Connecting with kids, Conversations, Encouragement, Families, Family & Relationships, Parenting, Parents
What Kids Need: Parents as a Resource It seems nearly impossible when listening to our young person, to not give advice. As parents, we have so many stories, have lived so many situations and endured various circumstances that we can, at times, see what is coming. ...
by Rich Patterson | Jul 27, 2019 | Action Steps with Kids, Adding Value, communication, Confidence, Connecting with kids, Conversations, Kids & Adults
What Kids Need: Adults Talking to Them I am amazed at the adults, many of whom raised kids, go to public places and act as if they are afraid to talk with kids, particularly teenagers. Kids need adults who will speak with them and help them build their confidence. ...
by Rich Patterson | Jul 26, 2019 | communication, Confidence, Connecting with kids, Conversations, Kids & Adults
What Kids Need: Other Adults In this series on What Kids Need, I would like to suggest that kids need other adults in their life. These individuals may be family friends, relatives, community members, volunteers from a civic organization, local church, or other...
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