by Rich Patterson | Nov 23, 2018 | Communication, Personal Improvement
“I” Statements vs. “You” Statements – Part 3 In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, we discussed the definition of “I” Statements compared to “You” Statements. We offer a working definition and some reason to consider...
by Rich Patterson | Nov 21, 2018 | Communication, Personal Improvement
“I” Statements vs. “You” Statements – Part 2 In Part One of this three-part series, I introduced “I” Statements vs. “You” Statements and pointed out that by starting with “You,” we sound accusatory—the...
by Rich Patterson | Nov 19, 2018 | Communication, Personal Improvement
“I” Statement vs. “You” Statements–Part 1 Teaching kids and perhaps ourselves about “I” Statements vs. “You” Statements may be one of the more valuable life skills topics that we can share with someone. An...
by Rich Patterson | Nov 14, 2018 | Communication, Parenting
How To Be A Positive Parent I doubt that my family would even debate it if I said that positive parents didn’t raise us. Can we be positive parents with our kids, even if raised differently? I say a positive Yes! You can be a positive parent, so let’s...
by Rich Patterson | Nov 12, 2018 | Encouragement, Parenting
5 Phases of Parenting – Phase 5 We have been discussing the 5 Phases of Parenting which briefly are, 1) I don’t know what I don’t know, 2) I know at least that I need to know, 3) I know what I need to know, 4) You know, and it starts to show, and...
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