by Rich Patterson | Aug 6, 2018 | Communication, Parenting
Parenting on Purpose: Influence Your Kids I would often wonder why I even tried to discipline our kids as a parent. I mean, after a while, it just doesn’t seem to work! They take the punishment and then go about their business with a very short or not at all...
by Rich Patterson | Aug 3, 2018 | Character, Communication, Encouragement
Being Positive During Negative Times In general, let’s face it, the human psyche default is to the negative. Never is that so obvious as it is during difficult times. The times when it seems like your kids aren’t listening, won’t listen, and things...
by Rich Patterson | Aug 1, 2018 | Communication, Encouragement, Parenting
How Can We Invest, Not Over Correct? Often as parents, we get caught up in correcting our kids so much that it seems that is all we’re doing. It is so easy to do, and there are so many opportunities! Right? I know that as a parent, I indeed fell into this...
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...
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