Why Your Teen or Millennial Will Crash and Burn.
One of the defining characteristics of Millennials and Gen Z is said to be meaning and purpose. They are driven by a quest to live, work and experience meaning and purpose. When they don’t find a reason for life or what drives them, they are likely to crash and burn. Corporations and higher education focus on using them to attract and engage students and new talent. But there is a big problem. The problem is that though they are said to be defined by meaning and purpose they
The Amazing Positive Power of “NO”!
It is not very often you read something that just makes great sense. I often read articles or books by psychologists, counselors or other mental health professionals and I honestly think, “What reality do they live in?” or something less than kind. That is because there is so much utter nonsense in the pop psychology world that is filled with advice about never saying no, never setting limits or boundaries because of the limiting effect on creativity or hurting the feelings
A Prophylactic Against Teen Crazy!
I raised three teens, two older boys and a younger girl child. They were two years apart. I was a single parent and I would often believe I would end up jumping into the lake, not to kill myself but to cool off and stop the steam coming from my overheating head. Verbal arguments, trying to explain simple logic, setting boundaries, asking had homework been done, wanting to know where they were going, who were the new friends, who would be at the party, when were chores going
Why Look Back to Go Forward?
Parenting is never easy, I know, I raised three children. Two boys and one girl. As a married parent, a single custodial parent, a parent. In working with parents for 30 years, I have come to believe that the best parenting is not so much about reading every book or listening to all the so called experts, it is about perspective. How you approach your world or parenting. How you see the process and how to get them launched into life. There is a pervasive belief that the p
