REAL Questions from REAL Parents: Sometimes my kid seems SO ungrateful! How can I combat entitlement?
This mom is NOT the only one of us to think, “Wow! Am I raising a pack of over-indulged, snotty …
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REAL Questions from REAL Parents – Meeting Someone: more than a handshake
Recently, a parent sent a question about how to help their teen feel less socially awkward when meeting new people. …
Never let a good crisis go to waste!
In my line of work coaching parents, teens and young adults, not a week goes by that a client doesn’t …
Beyond the Supreme Court Hearings: There’s An Important “Third Thing” Here
The hearings for Supreme Court justice have offered more “third things” than I can count. (In case you missed my …
Re-framing Overwhelmed: See It — Say It
I feel privileged to count Kay Wyma as both a friend and colleague. Kay is as brilliant as she is …
A Different Type of Back-to-School Assignments?
You may have noticed that heading back to school just isn’t like it used to be. There used to be …
Why She Drinks
(Photo from Wall Street Journal, June 22, 2013) At a time when I hear many more young women (teens) …
When the path is dark
While most of us have never been in a mine, we’ve almost all experienced walking through dark times in our lives. Consider …
How do we help kids develop “post-traumatic growth?” Asset 4
(A re-post by popular request) We’ve been considering how to help our kids come out on the “high side” after …
Is “SPECIAL” What Our Kids Are Supposed to Be?
With graduation season, year-end sports banquets, award assemblies approaching, here is a re-run of David McCullough’s remarkable commencement speech. Whenever …
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