by Rich Patterson | Nov 27, 2019 | Arts, Assets for Youth, Band, Being your best, Choir, Confidence, Determination, Extracurricular activities, friends, Friendship-Making Skills, Perseverance, Persistence, Personal improvement, Personal Standards, Resilience
Kids’ Involvement in the Arts Is your young person involved in band, orchestra, or choir or takes lessons on a musical instrument? Research has shown that kids’ who are involved in the arts, which can also include theater, dance, literature, visual arts,...
by Rich Patterson | Sep 4, 2019 | Community Activities, Connecting with kids, Gratitude, Influence, Kids & Adults, Parents, Personal improvement, Resilience, Resiliency, Self-Confidence, Self-Improvement, service to others, Teenagers, Teens
What Kids Need: Community Activities Remember those “good kids” that participate in extracurricular activities? 41% of those same kids also participate in clubs and organizations outside of school, according to the Search-Institute of Minneapolis. Take...
by Rich Patterson | Aug 30, 2019 | character, Confidence, Encouragement, Expectations, Families, Family & Relationships, follow through, music, Perseverance, Persistence, Personal improvement, Resilience, Resiliency
What Kids Need: Music Not just music, playing an instrument, or learning to sing. As a high school band director for many years, I can say with authority that the kids that are involved in band, orchestra, or choir are good. They often take private lessons and...
by Rich Patterson | Jul 15, 2019 | Families, Family & Relationships, Parenting Styles, Personal improvement, Positive behaviors, Questions, Relationships, Resilience, Resiliency, Self-Confidence, self-esteem, Summer Action Steps, Trust, Uncategorized, What kids need
What Kids Need: Family Support In this series, I will talk about what kids need in their life. What needs to be there for them to develop strong character and, reliable resiliency in their life? Today I want to talk about family support. Family support is critical...
by Rich Patterson | May 24, 2019 | Attitude, Being your best, Desire, Determination, Difficult Times, Focus, Perseverance, Persistence, Personal improvement, Self-Confidence, Self-Improvement
Price To Pay My mentor John Maxwell is fond of saying, “Anything worthwhile is always uphill.” When we start to believe that and not try to look for shortcuts, then we begin to realize that there is a Price To Pay for success, for personal victory, for...
by Rich Patterson | May 20, 2019 | Attitude, Clearing Hurts, Difficult Times, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Injustices, Personal Freedom, Personal improvement, Thoughts
Injustices Do you know anyone who every time you get into a heated debate they get hysterical? Maybe it is yourself? It seems like getting angry, calling people names, and getting hysterical is now in fashion. It is now okay with so many people because we have...
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