We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) Over the summer I took time off from writing my blog posts. I certainly had a lot of information I wanted to share, but more importantly, I wanted to spend the...
Often I have parents call and want help because their teenager is rebelling. As parents we are accustomed to our precious little kids not questioning us, but joyfully doing what we ask. So when our teenagers reach an age where it’s natural for them to question,...
Yes, it is summer, and the restrictions of what your teenager can and cannot do are often much different than during the school year. Your teenager spends time at a summer job, with friends and on social media, however that looks. Parents often ask during...
We have to really educate ourselves in a way about who we are, what our real identity. (Deepak Chopra) I am often asked by parents, “How do I encourage or help my teenager build and create their own...
A capacity, and taste, for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others. —Abraham Lincoln With the end of the academic session upon us, I’d like to share a few summer reading...
The human tongue is more poisonous than a bee’s sting. —Vietnamese Proverb I often have discussions with parents on criticism versus critique. It is easy to be caught in a discussion with your...
