When you read the words trained in conflict resolution, I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that the first thing that came to your mind was teaching your children how to play well with other children. Well as much as I’m all for children learning how to share their toys and say please & thank you, when I refer to trained in conflict ... [Continue Reading]
2 Accidental Consequences Not Liking Your Job Has On Your Children
No matter where you are in your work day or whatever you are doing, I want to ask you one question. Do you like the work that you do? That's it! Just one question, do you like what you do for a living? Chances are or more accurately statistics indicate that you are not very happy doing what you do for a living. A recent Gallup poll reported that ... [Continue Reading]
Please Flush Your Crap: It Stinks And It’s Ugly
A couple of days ago, I had a conversation with my son about his roommate. More accurately, we talked about an issue that he was having with his roommate’s hygiene. Without totally grossing you out here’s the synopsis. The Gift He Didn’t Not Want My son went to take a shower after the morning practice. After entering the bathroom, he was ... [Continue Reading]
Five Traits of a Good Youth Sports Coach
Over the past twelve to thirteen years I have been one of those youth sports parents. During the decade that my son has been involved in youth sports, I have had the fortune and in some cases the misfortune of meeting and examining all types of coaches. The most important thing that my time as a youth sports parent has taught me is that what is ... [Continue Reading]
Five Things You Can Do To Clean Your Full Plate
So poster child for the full plate, did you check out Google as I suggested in the previous post? Did you take a good long look at yourself naked in the mirror? Did you ask your children or family if they would want to live life the way you do? Are you now finally ready and willing to make the change from running around like a chicken with your ... [Continue Reading]
Is It Time To Start Cleaning Your Full Plate?
The other afternoon, I was talking to a friend who mentioned feeling overwhelmed. I believe the exact quote was something like “I have too much on my plate”. In short, the implication was that they had a “full plate”. Like too many parents (statistically mothers more often than fathers), having a “full plate” meant that they were running ... [Continue Reading]
Four Hidden Things That Are Causing Your Child Stress
Do you ever wonder what might be causing your child stress? Well, there are lots of common things that can cause your child stress. On the surface most of us realize stress is caused by things like family, jobs, friends, or school. However, there are four things that may on the surface appear invisible but cause our children a great degree of ... [Continue Reading]
The Real Reason Children Are So Stressed Out
On a daily basis something is said, written or televised about children and how children are stressed out. Whenever a child misbehaves at home or school or does something bizarre like engage in violent or criminal behavior, society’s initial response is to examine what type of stressors existed in the child’s life. The ensuing assumption is that ... [Continue Reading]
Why America’s Children Are Dying From Secondhand Smoke
If you remember our post where I introduced you to the Universal Rule of Parental Fairness and Justice, I mentioned that there was a second infamous factor at play that caused your otherwise saintly children to behave in ways that are – to be polite – obnoxious and unquestionably contrary to your verbalized instructions and expectations. That ... [Continue Reading]
Children and Cooking: The Truth About YOUR Juice
The Raising Supaman Project is pleased to present to you our first video blog! After last week's post The Real Recipe for Good Health, Nate decided he wouldn't wait on you to do the juice taste test at home so he did it for you. Check it out! Also, if you missed Tuesday's post Creating The Entrepreneurial Spirit be sure to read that ... [Continue Reading]