by Rich Patterson | Dec 8, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience
Resilience in Kids: Doing Their Best As a parent, do you encourage your young person to do their best? Of course, most parents say yes, but I would beg to differ as a school administrator. So often, in a student-parent conference, parents would discover for the...
by Rich Patterson | Dec 8, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience
Resilience in Kids: Religious Programs We want our kids to make good choices, the choices they are faced with when we are not around. We want that for our kids, yet so many kids have no faith-based examples to follow in their lives. Today I want to say that...
by Rich Patterson | Nov 29, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience
Kids’ Involvement in School Sports In my previous postings, I have written about the benefits of kids’ involvement in arts programs, like the band, orchestra, choir, and other groups. Many of the same benefits carry over with kids’ participation in...
by Rich Patterson | Nov 27, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience
Kids’ Involvement in the Arts Is your young person involved in band, orchestra, or choir or takes lessons on a musical instrument? Research has shown that kids are interested in the arts, including theater, dance, literature, visual arts, and others. As a...
by Rich Patterson | Nov 24, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience
Limiting Fun Nights Limiting Fun Nights for kids is good parenting. Do you believe that? I think that is good parenting and a good idea. When started early, kids will accept that it isn’t okay to go with the group whenever and wherever they wish. By limiting...
by Rich Patterson | Nov 23, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience
Check On Your Kids When your child is going out with friends, do you check on where they are going? Who will they be with, and for how long? If their plans change over time, have you discussed how you wish them to let you know? These are essential assets that help...
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