by Rich Patterson | Oct 16, 2019 | Encouragement, Teenagers
Tips for Teens: Three Things for Success I have been writing a series on Tips for Teens. These tend to come in threes and are things that teens can start doing immediately. Parents can suggest them to their young person or read this blog, as the information is...
by Rich Patterson | Oct 7, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience, Teenagers
What Kids Need: Planning Skills As a former school administrator for many years, I can certainly testify to the need for kids to develop planning skills. In the high school where I worked for many years, we went to great lengths to provide each student with a...
by Rich Patterson | Sep 13, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience, Teenagers
What Kids Need: School Performance Student performance without parental involvement becomes apathy very quickly for kids. Stay on top of your child’s school performance by using all of the technology tools and the good old standard ones like a phone call. ...
by Rich Patterson | Sep 11, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience, Teenagers
What Kids Need: Educational Aspiration The Bureau of Labor Statistics data on Measuring the Value of Education states that a person with less than a high school education earns an average of $500 a week! You absolutely cannot live with any degree of effectiveness on...
by Rich Patterson | Sep 9, 2019 | Parenting, Resilience
What Kids Need: Achievement Motivation Without an adult role model encouraging kids to learn new things and make discoveries, they can quickly lose their drive to learn and do their best in school. Teachers can promote this asset in kids’ lives by relating...
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