by Rich Patterson | Feb 3, 2020 | Character, Encouragement, Resilience
Difficulties Have an Expiration Date Today I am writing to everyone, not just kids and families, but for everyone. Sometimes out of the blue, something creeps into your life, invited or uninvited, to cause problems, challenges, difficulties. You get up after a great...
by Rich Patterson | Jan 24, 2020 | Encouragement, Parenting
Summary of Overcoming Deficits with Kids In the past two posts, I have been discussing how to help disadvantaged kids overcome their deficits. In previous posts, I have discussed some situations that add to their lack of resilience. We have looked at things to do to...
by Rich Patterson | Jan 22, 2020 | Encouragement, Parenting
Overcoming Difficulties with Kids It was a difficult decision; I had an opportunity for a new position in another state, but our son was a Junior in high school, and I knew that moving for him would be difficult. My wife and I sat down and discussed it with him to...
by Rich Patterson | Jan 20, 2020 | Encouragement, Parenting
Difficulties With Kids As a high-altitude snowmobiler, I am familiar with the problems one faces riding in the mountains. We meet our challenges more easily when friends and those of like interest surround us. When we all work together to make it happen, so it is...
by Rich Patterson | Jan 17, 2020 | Encouragement, Parenting, Resilience
What Kids Need: Hope You may be thinking, but no one gave me hope; I just seemed to have it already. Today, less than 70% of kids report having a positive view of their future and feeling optimistic about their lives. As an educator of many years, both teacher and...
by Rich Patterson | Dec 30, 2019 | Character, Encouragement
The Magic Four: Determination I have been writing about the magic four qualities that will make all the difference when applied in your life. The previous blog wrote about Persistence, and today I would like to discuss Determination. In the next blog, I will write...
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