No matter how attentive you are as a parent, no matter how determined you are to prepare your child for all life’s ups and downs, there is simply no way to avoid trouble. Try as you might. Prepare to the best of your ability but getting into trouble, experiencing something troubling or finding something or someone troubling is as much a part of the ... [Continue Reading]
Are You Raising An Unreasonable Child?
Are you raising an unreasonable child? This is not a trick question. I don’t work for the Department of Child and Family Services. I’m not attempting to get you to make a confession that will implicate you and/or your child in some illegality. To my knowledge, and hopefully yours, your child hasn’t broken any laws. Instead, my goal is straight ... [Continue Reading]
How To Raise Children Others Rave About
When I first considered becoming an entrepreneur, one of the books I read was Raving Fans by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles. The premise behind Raving Fans is that a business owner who intends to be successful must recognize the importance of creating Raving Fans. Raving Fans chronicles the sad state of American businesses by providing a story ... [Continue Reading]
4 Reasons Your Child Needs To Create A Resume Today
This Easter weekend could be a great time to do something that separates you from most parents. This weekend sit down with your child and start creating their resume or more accurately their A.E.A. (Academic & Extracurricular Abstract). Now I know that some would consider this a crazy idea but I’m not crazy. Well at least about creating and ... [Continue Reading]
Lessons About Friendship From The Muppets Most Wanted
So I did it again. What exactly did I do? I went to see another “kids” movie. This time I went to see “Muppets Most Wanted”. http://youtu.be/DQiGyBiNjLI Why did I do it? That’s a silly question. I did it for you of course. I threw caution and better judgment to the wind. I risked great personal embarrassment. Let me not even mention ... [Continue Reading]
Just Suck It Up!
Whether you are a parent or a child, you are probably familiar with the expression “just suck it up”. “Just suck it up” means deal with it and stop complaining. “Just suck it up” is a phrase that parents use to “encourage” children to move forward when things don’t go their way or as planned. Ironically, for as good as parents are at giving this ... [Continue Reading]
Why Everyone But Justin Bieber Deserves A Two-Minute Warning
Unless you have been living under a rock or have decided to take a break from social media, you are no doubt aware of the plethora of bad news. There is the Malaysia Airlines flight 370 carrying 239 passengers that is still missing. Then there was the incident at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas where 2 people were killed and 23 ... [Continue Reading]
To Err Is Human, To Anticipate Is Parenting
Alexander Pope the English poet wrote “To err is human; to forgive, divine.” Mr. Pope who coincidentally is not related to Olivia shared this Scandal free perspective in 1711. Mr. Pope did not author the first part of the quote, “To err is human” but Mr. Pope did author the second part of the quote, “to forgive, divine”. While the first person ... [Continue Reading]
Quick Tip – No One Needs Your Tolerance
The last week or so there seems to be one news story after another about tolerance. Tolerance in the NBA (Jason Collins), tolerance in the NFL (Michael Sam) and tolerance in Arizona (Anti-Gay Bill). Not only have stories about tolerance been headline news but we, the people, have been asked to tolerate the sexual preferences of a minority. Yes, ... [Continue Reading]
A Lesson About Fear and Shadows Made From Legos
Recently, I was presented with an opportunity to do something that I have talked with others about incessantly, prayed about ceaselessly and affirmed that it was going to happen daily. However, just when I have an opportunity to be a doer not a talker, have my prayers answered and realize my affirmations, I found myself feeling unbelievably ... [Continue Reading]
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