by Rich Patterson | Aug 26, 2019 | Behaviors, Encouragement, Family Boundaries, Influence, Kids, Kids & Adults, Parents, Positive behaviors, Relationships, Successful Parenting, Teenagers, Teens
What Kids Need: Good Influence Positive influence seems like a no-brainer; however, often, we aren’t fully aware of who our kids are spending time around. We know that the company that we keep has an influence on us, but do we know details about our kids’...
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 29, 2019 | Blessing, Families, Family & Relationships, Family love, Good Energy, Kids & Adults, Peace, Positive behaviors, Positive Parenting
What Kids Need: A Family with Love Number one with kids is a family that expresses love for each other. That makes for a comfortable and cozy place to be themselves that is peaceful. There is nothing like it and nothing that will replace such a protective cocoon for...
by Rich Patterson | Jul 28, 2019 | Assets for Youth, communication, Connecting with kids, Encouragement, Kids & Adults, Parents, Positive behaviors, Positive Parenting, Praise
What Kids Need: Positive Supports Everywhere Parenting is painful at times, and getting kids to share with you can be even more difficult. In this series What Kids Need, I am going to address that they need Positive Supports Everywhere. This is particularly true at...
by Rich Patterson | Jul 19, 2019 | Action Steps with Kids, communication, Conversations, Family & Relationships, Leadership, Parenting, Parenting Styles, Parents, Positive behaviors, Positive Parenting, Relationships, Resilience, Resiliency, Self-Confidence, What kids need
5 What Kids Need: Solid Communication In part three of this series, What Kids Need, I want to talk about Solid Communication. This conversation level is different that casual, what’s going on conversation. These are serious conversations, helping them build...
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...
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