by Rich Patterson | Dec 8, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience
Resilience in Kids: Doing Their Best As a parent, do you encourage your young person to do their best? Of course, most parents say yes, but I would beg to differ as a school administrator. So often, in a student-parent conference, parents would discover for the...
by Rich Patterson | Dec 8, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience
Resilience in Kids: Religious Programs We want our kids to make good choices, the choices they are faced with when we are not around. We want that for our kids, yet so many kids have no faith-based examples to follow in their lives. Today I want to say that...
by Rich Patterson | Nov 24, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience
Limiting Fun Nights Limiting Fun Nights for kids is good parenting. Do you believe that? I think that is good parenting and a good idea. When started early, kids will accept that it isn’t okay to go with the group whenever and wherever they wish. By limiting...
by Rich Patterson | Nov 23, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience
Check On Your Kids When your child is going out with friends, do you check on where they are going? Who will they be with, and for how long? If their plans change over time, have you discussed how you wish them to let you know? These are essential assets that help...
by Rich Patterson | Nov 13, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience
Serious Conversations I have been writing about having serious conversations with your young person frequently. It is equally important that kids have three or more adults to go to for help and have serious discussions with them. Having serious conversations with...
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