by Rich Patterson | Feb 15, 2019 | Character, Encouragement
Approve of Yourself It is just that simple, flaws, mistakes, wrong turns, whatever judgments you press against yourself, drop them in favor of approving yourself. Now that doesn’t mean you continue making the same mistakes or ignoring some character traits that...
by Rich Patterson | Feb 11, 2019 | Character, Encouragement
Standing Strong Today I want to remind ourselves to stand firm during difficult times. Standing firm is such an important life skill that kids and adults need to understand the qualities described herein. It applies when we’re learning something new, like the...
by Rich Patterson | Aug 1, 2018 | Communication, Encouragement, Parenting
How Can We Invest, Not Over Correct? Often as parents, we get caught up in correcting our kids so much that it seems that is all we’re doing. It is so easy to do, and there are so many opportunities! Right? I know that as a parent, I indeed fell into this...
by Rich Patterson | Jul 16, 2018 | Family & Relationships, Parenting, Resilience
Bad Habits that Hurt Kids As an educator, I have to admit that sometimes I spent with parents didn’t make sense. I might have a student in my office for fighting or something as severe, and when the parent comes to school upon my request, they support...
by Rich Patterson | Jun 8, 2018 | Achievement, Encouragement, Resilience
This Present Moment is Only Temporary Think back to when you were a kid and how long things seemed to last. Do you remember your holiday break in December? It seemed like it lasted a month or more when it was two weeks at the most. For our youth, time passes very...
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