by Rich Patterson | Oct 18, 2019 | Achievement, Teenagers
Tips for Teens: School Achievement In this mini-series, I have been writing about tips for teens to use right now to change their lives. Today I would like to discuss these three: 1) Motivated to achieve, 2) Educational Goals, and 3) Current school performance....
by Rich Patterson | Oct 16, 2019 | Encouragement, Teenagers
Tips for Teens: Three Things for Success I have been writing a series on Tips for Teens. These tend to come in threes and are things that teens can start doing immediately. Parents can suggest them to their young person or read this blog, as the information is...
by Rich Patterson | Oct 14, 2019 | Encouragement, Parenting, Teenagers
Tips for Teens: Three Things to Do Now I have three goals for you right now. Let’s see how you would respond to these thoughts: Be able to stand up for yourself Be prepared to make reliable decisions Learn to choose good friends Do you know your beliefs? When...
by Rich Patterson | Oct 11, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience, Teenagers
What Kids Need: Hope Having a positive view of the future is of paramount importance with young people. It is easy for us to think that kids’ natural default is in this direction; however, many struggles with this concept. Help kids to have a positive outlook...
by Rich Patterson | Oct 9, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience, Teenagers
What Kids Need: Self-Esteem Search Institute reports that only 47% of kids feel good about themselves. As a school administrator and teacher for many years, I can easily vouch for that figure. If you ask many kids about their future and how they see themselves, you...
by Rich Patterson | Oct 7, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience, Teenagers
What Kids Need: Planning Skills As a former school administrator for many years, I can certainly testify to the need for kids to develop planning skills. In the high school where I worked for many years, we went to great lengths to provide each student with a...
by Rich Patterson | Oct 4, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience, Teenagers
What Kids Need: Friendship-Making Skills The Search Institute lists Friendship-Making Skills as Asset #27 on their 40 Developmental Assets for Youth list. The ability to make and keep friends is another lifelong skill that serves us all our life. When we are not...
by Rich Patterson | Oct 2, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience, Teenagers
What Kids Need: Decision-Making Skills I remember clearly my younger sister and me standing at a lunch counter when we were on a family vacation trying to decide what to order for lunch and unable to determine. I realized then that we both lacked decision-making...
by Rich Patterson | Sep 30, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience, Teenagers
What Kids Need: Assertiveness Skills The Search Institute’s list of the 40 Developmental Assets for Youth, #25 lists Assertiveness Skills is something kids need to learn to develop resilience in their lives. I would venture even to say that many adults still...
by Rich Patterson | Sep 27, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience, Teenagers
What Kids Need: Sexual Restraint Kids believe that it is essential to abstain from sex, according to the Search Institute’s youth survey of nearly three million kids. Most are willing to postpone becoming sexually active; however, only 36% report having this...
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