When your children are teenagers, it’s important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you. (Nora Ephron)     – Desiree Panlilio  Parenting is the process of caring, supporting, and promoting the physical, emotional, social and...
There is no such thing as a perfect parent. So just be a real one.    (Sue Atkins). -Desiree Panlilio How we parent our young children is much different than how we parent our teenagers. Let’s look at an example. We often tell our young two year olds to find...
Having a child is like getting a tattoo…on your face. You better be committed. (Elizabeth Gilbert)    – Desiree Panlilio  There are so many serious, philosophical quotes about parenting, but I enjoy the quote by Elizabeth Gilbert. Parenting is about...
Never seem to be in a hurry — hurrying betrays a lack of control over yourself and over time. (Robert Greene) Teenagers often act impulsively, without thought or consideration of the consequences of their actions. As parents we see the finish line of how...
The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways. (Robert Greene) Teenagers often act impulsively, without thought or consideration of the consequences of their actions. As parents we see the finish line of how an impulsive decision...
Trust is like a vase…once it is broken, though you can fix it, the vase will never bethe same. (Walter Anderson). Trust is having confidence, faith, or hope in an individual. It is believing they willfollow through on what they have said they are going to do. Trust...
