by Rich Patterson | Sep 13, 2019 | Education, Education Beyond High school, Educational Aspiration, Encouragement, Grades, recognizing kids, Relationships, Resilience, school performance, Successful Parenting, What kids need
What Kids Need: School Performance Student performance with out parental involvement becomes apathy very quickly for kids. Stay on top of your child’s school performance by using all of the technology tools, as well as the good old standard ones like a phone...
by Rich Patterson | Aug 14, 2019 | Adding Value, Belief, communities, Connecting with kids, Relationships, Resiliency, Teenagers, Teens, What kids need
What Kids Need: Useful Roles Do you want to add value to a young person? Give them a useful role in a community event, school event, or other such program or meeting. Give a function to a young person that would typically go to an older adult. First, you might be...
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 17, 2019 | Action Steps with Kids, Conversations, Encouragement, Families, Family & Relationships, Parenting Styles, What kids need
What Kids Need: Parents as Advisors In part two of the series, What Kids Need, I would like to talk about Parents as Advisors. Being a parent is a bit like being a personal coach with your young person. If you hired a personal coach to help you with your life, you...
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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