by Rich Patterson | Jul 25, 2018 | Encouragement, Parenting
Part Two. Parenting on Purpose: Personal Leadership Teaching our kids personal leadership may be one of the essential skills that they can learn. More than ever, kids are bombarded by the negative side of life. Try this, come with me here, let’s do that,... by Rich Patterson | Jul 23, 2018 | Communication, Parenting
Part One. Parenting on Purpose: Attitude On his word of the day, John Maxwell focused on Parenting and, precisely, attitude. I like what John said when he said that attitude was one thing that he and his wife Margaret wanted to be sure that their kids understood. He... by Rich Patterson | Jul 20, 2018 | Communication, Parenting
Choosing A School for Your Child: What’s Important With all of the choices for schools today, it can be overwhelming to decide what school is right for your child. As an educator, I was frequently asked about this school or by parents. I have listed a few... by Rich Patterson | Jul 18, 2018 | Communication, Personal Improvement
Send The Message Once Often when we have a problem or a difficult circumstance, we may turn to friends, faith, or a significant other and ask for help. Exercising belief is essential to teach our kids, and ourselves, to send a message once. It shows a lack of... by Rich Patterson | Jul 16, 2018 | Family & Relationships, Parenting, Resilience
Bad Habits that Hurt Kids As an educator, I have to admit that sometimes I spent with parents didn’t make sense. I might have a student in my office for fighting or something as severe, and when the parent comes to school upon my request, they support... by Rich Patterson | Jul 13, 2018 | Character, Communication, Family & Relationships
Disagreeing Appropriately Today I want to speak with you about teaching our kids to disagree appropriately. There are many examples of people getting so angry when they disagree with someone. They lose their temper, and then a relationship is forever changed, if not... by Rich Patterson | Jul 11, 2018 | Character, Communication, Family & Relationships
Initiating A Conversation As an educator, I frequently have noticed that some students have difficulty initiating a conversation. For whatever reason, they feel like they have nothing to say or that they don’t know what to say. As parents, when we notice that... by Rich Patterson | Jul 9, 2018 | Character, Communication, Encouragement
Make An Apology When I was a young boy and had done something wrong, my mother would remind me to make an apology. I would readily do so but frequently felt as if I was defective somehow that I had done something that no one else had done. It wasn’t a... by Rich Patterson | Jul 6, 2018 | Achievement, Character, Encouragement
Focus on Good Energy I recently saw a father speaking to his son after a soccer game where his son’s team lost by quite a bit. The son was discouraged and felt like a failure. The father noticed that his son was frustrated and asked him questions. He said: ... by Rich Patterson | Jul 4, 2018 | Character, Encouragement, Personal Improvement
Learning to Fly Birds learn to fly on the ground. It isn’t as if they jump from the nest one day and make it to the nearest branch. For the most part, they fall to the ground, where they struggle to get themselves airborne once again. This analogy applies to...
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