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Resilience and Grit.
Resilience is not about being invulnerable. It's about being able to get back up after you've been knocked down. (Brené Brown). Being a...
Building your Teenager’s Self Identity.
We have to really educate ourselves in a way about who we are, what our real identity is. (Deepak Chopra). As parents, we want our teenagers...
Rebellion or Growth?
It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. (E.E. Cummings). As a life coach, I often receive calls from...
Turn Off The Screen!
Make time to turn off the screen and focus on the world around you. (Desiree Panlilio). Well, well, well! Summer is here and teens are free...
Why Teens Need to Volunteer.
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth. (Muhammad Ali). Volunteering is a way for teenagers to give back to their...
Books and More Books.
A capacity, and taste, for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others. (Abraham Lincoln). With the end of the...
Battle Royale.
Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.(Robert Fulghum) Even though you haven't been able to close...
Be A Happy Parent.
It is the sunlight of parental love and encouragement that enables a child to grow in competence and slowly gain mastery over his environment....
Hindsight is 20/20.
There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child. (Henry Ward Beecher) Hindsight is 20/20, and if we could go back and...
Cherish Every Moment.
Behind every young child who believes in himself is a parent who believed first. (Matthew Jacobson) I remember bringing each of our daughters...
Failure is an Event, Not a Person.
Always remember that failure is an event, not a person. ( Zig Ziglar) Everyone fails at something some time. But for teenagers, a failure can...
Fear of Failure.
I’ve probably earned the right to screw up a few times. I don’t want the fear of failure to stop me from doing what I really care about. ...