What Kids Need: Hope

What Kids Need: Hope You may be thinking, but no one gave me hope; I just seemed to have it already.  Today, less than 70% of kids report having a positive view of their future and feeling optimistic about their lives.  As an educator of many years, both teacher and...

Building Trust

Building Trust One of the biggest compliments you can receive is someone saying, “I can count on you.”  That means that they trust you, that you will be there when they need you.  What a fantastic accolade that you earn by being fully present every day. It...

Setting Boundaries and Limits

Setting Boundaries and Limits One of the most challenging assignments of being a parent is helping our kids learn to set boundaries and limits to help them guide themselves in a variety of circumstances.  It is the one part that neither the child nor the parent enjoys...

What Kids Need: Parental Boundaries

What Kids Need: Parental Boundaries It doesn’t take very long for kids to learn that they can break the rules without consequences.  Parents help kids learn self-discipline and self-control when they set boundaries in the home and enforce them.  As a high school...

Assertiveness Skills

Assertiveness Skills Kids can stick up for themselves and their beliefs.  Those beliefs can be religious, where they draw the line with friends during those moments of decision.  They can also include a choice they have made for themselves and are willing to stand up...