by Rich Patterson | Feb 5, 2020 | Character, Encouragement, Resilience
Difficulties Have an Expiration Date In the previous post, I wrote that the things that happen to us in this Life are only temporary and that we can’t get to where we need to go without the struggle. But why the battle? Why can’t it be easy? Stuart...
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 | Jan 6, 2020 | Parenting, Resilience
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...
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