by Rich Patterson | Jan 17, 2020 | Encouragement, Parenting, Resilience
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...
by Rich Patterson | Jan 15, 2020 | Parenting, Resilience
What Kids Need: Self Esteem Less than half of today’s youth report that they feel good about themselves. Does that shock you? As an educator of many years, I must admit that it still surprises me when I hear that number. So how do we, as parents, work on...
by Rich Patterson | Jan 13, 2020 | Parenting, Resilience
Kids and Planning Skills We often do this for our kids, but do you teach your young person how to plan? In a national survey, nearly half of all the kids surveyed said they need help planning. One approach that has been quite successful is that of a family meeting. ...
by Rich Patterson | Dec 26, 2019 | Character, Family & Relationships
Photo by John-Mark Smith on Unsplash Decision Making Skills Do your kids have excellent decision-making skills? I don’t mean, do you think they can decide things. I mean have to deliberately sit with them and help them with several processes of making a...
by Rich Patterson | Dec 23, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience
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...
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