by Rich Patterson | Mar 7, 2018 | Achievement, Parenting, Teenagers
Understanding Kids and Truancy-3 John Maxwell, an international leadership expert, says, “Anything worthwhile is uphill. Anything!” By helping kids learn to stick with things even when they may not like them particularly, find the value in something...
by Rich Patterson | Mar 5, 2018 | Achievement, Parenting, Teenagers
Understanding Kids and Truancy–2 Once the child has begun to see that by setting goals, they can accomplish what they only dreamed of, then rather than getting angry and having an argument, discuss the alignment of day-to-day behavior that supports those goals. ...
by Rich Patterson | Mar 2, 2018 | Achievement, Parenting, Teenagers
Understanding Kids and Truancy – Part 1 Truancy has been a problem for schools for as long as schools in the United States. Compulsory attendance, the lack of which equals truancy, can trace its beginnings to enforcing the mandatory attendance law in Massachusetts in...
by Rich Patterson | Jan 26, 2018 | Achievement, Parenting, Teenagers
How do you keep going when you’re overwhelmed? I’m going to give you 5 Mental Models that will help to clarify things when they get a bit muddy. These five things will absolutely help you to stop and look through your lens of life with greater clarity,...
by Rich Patterson | Jan 24, 2018 | Achievement, Parenting, Teenagers
Feeling Overwhelmed By Rich Patterson, Ph.D. How do you keep going when you feel overwhelmed? I know that I do this to myself; it happens when I have too many things going on. When I overbook myself with obligations, I over-commit to what I can do effectively. I...
by Rich Patterson | Dec 13, 2017 | Encouragement, Parenting, Teenagers
Respond or Not We always have a choice whether to respond to criticism or not. So often think it is essential to let people know how we feel or that their perspective is misinformed. So, we launch into this explanation, defense, or maybe even an emotional...
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