by Rich Patterson | Jul 11, 2018 | Character, Communication, Family & Relationships
Initiating A Conversation As an educator, I frequently have noticed that some students have difficulty initiating a conversation. For whatever reason, they feel like they have nothing to say or that they don’t know what to say. As parents, when we notice that...
by Rich Patterson | Jun 22, 2018 | Communication, Encouragement, Parenting
Balance–Seasons & Kids For years I have struggled with Balance in my life. As I spoke with friends and colleagues, I found that so does nearly everyone. It seems that we’re never quite in Balance and always striving to keep everything going in the...
by Rich Patterson | Jun 1, 2018 | Encouragement, Parenting, Resilience
Adding Value to Youth I’ve been writing about depression in kids and would like to finish this series with an approach to how we can pull kids out of their depression. I have found over the years, when I feel overwhelmed, overburdened, and just in general...
by Rich Patterson | May 30, 2018 | Communication, Encouragement, Parenting, Resilience
Depression & Kids – II Recently I went to my medical doctor, and he asked what I was doing now. I told him that I talk with kids and families about topics that help them answer life questions. He mentioned that his concern was the heavy use of technology...
by Rich Patterson | May 28, 2018 | Communication, Encouragement, Parenting
Kids & Depression An ever-increasing number of kids are struggling with depression, really struggling. What is the reason? Why the increase? What is causing all of this among our youth? Although my book shown above is not about depression, it contains several...
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