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Gottas and Wannas – How to Persist When We Don’t Want To

November 3, 2021

Some decades ago Marlo Thomas and her friends recorded an album to help children learn about discarding sexual stereotypes. NFL …

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Teaching a Chicken to Play Baseball

March 20, 2021

We’ve been considering the benefits of having kids do chores. But what about the process? Let’s frame chores with the …

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Person-praise or Process-praise? Fixed? Or Growth?

November 13, 2020

(photo from Unsplash, Tyler Nix) It seemed so SIMPLE. Your kid did well; high five! But have you noticed that …

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What Are These People Up TO?

September 10, 2012

Who ARE these people and what are they DOING??? These are pictures of me and my darling “groom” training for our …

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Person-praise or Process-praise?

September 7, 2012

It seemed so SIMPLE. Your kid did well; you gave her a sticker. But have you noticed that by adolescence …

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Goals for Summer? Really??!!*$% REALLY!

May 16, 2012

I really AM a BIG fan of relaxing during the summer. But this could be FUN, I promise! Just give …

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Adventures of Nimby Part 7, Steering Down the Slow Road

February 6, 2012

Although Kayte’s and her dad’s original plan had been to purchase two VW bugs and combine parts for a road-worthy …

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Teaching a chicken to play baseball?

February 1, 2012

As our boys grow up, we need to increasingly treat them as young men. Do they always get it right? …

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Kathleen Fischer

Kathleen is a popular speaker in corporate, church, and community settings as well as a sought after family/parenting coach for individuals and groups.

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