by Rich Patterson | Oct 11, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience, Teenagers
What Kids Need: Hope Having a positive view of the future is of paramount importance with young people. It is easy for us to think that kids’ natural default is in this direction; however, many struggles with this concept. Help kids to have a positive outlook...
by Rich Patterson | Sep 25, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience, Teenagers
What Kids Need: Empathy Empathy is the ability to understand and share the deep feelings of another person. It often happens when a good friend listens to you when you’re frustrated, and they can rephrase what you’re saying with the same passion,...
by Rich Patterson | May 22, 2019 | Character, Encouragement, Family & Relationships
Holes In Your Heart We are all incomplete in a sense. I mean, we are always a work in progress. A friend called them “Holes In Your Heart.” That phrase stuck with me because, in so many ways, we all have holes in our hearts. They may come from...
by Rich Patterson | May 14, 2018 | Family & Relationships, Parenting
As a parent and teacher, I quickly learned that asking good questions was far more valuable and saved me much embarrassment before reacting to what was happening. Over time I have come to enjoy asking questions and saving my thoughts and responses for later, or not...
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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