A recent study published in the journal Circulation showed that a sunnier outlook on life is associated with lower risk of heart disease and mortality. The research, which tracked more than 97,000 women older than 50 for eight years, found that optimists were 9 percent less likely to develop heart disease and 14 percent less [...]
Nov 18, 2011
Teaching Children Respect
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Teaching your children to be respectful is one of the most valuable lessons you can give them. The importance of this virtue is far-reaching. By modeling respect for your children you are starting the teaching process. But like most teaching we do, to be effective we need to take it one step further and [...]
Mar 30, 2010
Family Meetings
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Think you are too busy for family meetings? Think again! This short investment of your time will pay dividends you can’t even imagine until you try. A strong sense of connection, in this busy world, is so valuable to families and deserves to take priority in your life. Grab a beverage of your choice and [...]
Feb 23, 2010
Serious Education
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By Camille Rodriquez Recently the U.S. Department of Education through their Institution of Education Services showed the steady decrease of academic scores across grade and subject in the U.S. compared to other countries. This decline should not shock us when we consider the constant flood of news about the lack of funding and poor school [...]
Jan 28, 2010
Ending Entitlementitis
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I breathe therefore I deserve – seems to be the mantra of our kids these days. What happened to appreciation, gratitude, or even a simple thank you? Well, I can tell you from experience that unappreciative kids are not very happy children. It is miserable to live always wanting more and not enjoying what you have. [...]
Jan 21, 2010
Top 10 Parenting Tips For 2010
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Acknowledge what you want repeated. Here is your first challenge for the New Year. For the next two weeks only comment on behaviors you want your child to continue. Be specific and describe in detail the action. For example, if your son or daughter loaded their dishes into the dishwasher after lunch take notice and [...]
Jan 18, 2010
Encouragement verses Praise
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This is a tough area. I have taught these concepts for many years and in doing so, I know that the information I am about to share will not come easily for you because it is counter-intuitive to the way most people think. Let me begin by defining my terms to make this easier. First, [...]
Jan 13, 2010
The Two Principles of Parenting
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I believe there are two basic principles to keep in mind as we parent our children. 1. Every child wants to succeed and 2. Every child wants to please us – the parent. I know that sometimes, being a mother myself, it doesn’t always feel like that. But I can tell you that over the [...]
Jan 7, 2010
Parenting with an Agenda
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It has been my experience with most parents that they would never attend a meeting without an agenda or grocery shop without a list, but they continue to parent each day without a plan.
Dec 23, 2009
Life Lessons
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When my children leave to go out into the world, I want there to be no really big surprises – at least no bad ones! I want them to look around and say to themselves – “Yep, this is exactly what I was expecting!” There are definite life lessons and the earlier in life you learn these, the less they cost.
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