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 | Jun 27, 2018 | Communication, Parenting, Teenagers
Raising Defiant Kids As a school administrator, I watched many teachers at some time during their career get into a tangle with kids over something the kids refused to do. Working with defiant kids is much like working with contrary adults, and here are a few... by Rich Patterson | Jun 25, 2018 | Communication, Encouragement, Family & Relationships
Patience & Gratitude = Latitude Today I want to write to you about teaching our kids patience and gratitude. So often, we come to expect certain conventions, certain things to happen because they always have or because we want them to happen. But what happens... by Rich Patterson | Jun 20, 2018 | Encouragement, Family & Relationships, Parenting
Deciduous Forest & Kids The deciduous forest is another component of the mature forest and often has dark and light timber. Dark and light timber means some Aspen, Birch, Poplar, and Red Maple trees scattered among other dark evergreen trees. The Aspen has a...
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