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The Consequence of Undivided Attention
13shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I just met a mom at a parent conference who approached me afterward asking, “How do parents do it theses days?” When I inquired what she meant, she said: How do moms offer undivided attention to their children and still get everything done? Herein lies the new gauge for today’s…
Continue ReadingWhat You Can Do to Enable Kids to Grow Up
4shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn After a lively debate with a student group about the essence of healthy leadership, one student approached me with an indifferent attitude toward preparing to be a leader. When the subject came up of how slowly kids are maturing today, this male student said to me: “What’s the big…
Continue ReadingPositive Discipline: Three Practical Strategies Parents Can Use
16shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I’m hearing more and more stories lately of teenagers filing lawsuits against parents. It’s quite disconcerting to me. In the wake of decades of expanding children’s rights, kids are now using terms with adults like: You can’t do that to me. I have rights to my privacy. This is…
Continue ReadingMy Favorite Leadership Quotes
5shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Every year I post a list. It’s a list I think leaders like you will appreciate and benefit from. I’ve posted lists of my favorite leadership books, my favorite leadership movies and even my favorite leadership examples—and many of them are students! Today, I’d like to share with you…
Continue ReadingHow to Overcome Job Shaming
9shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I’m not sure if you caught it, but actor Geoffrey Owens recently appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” after an incident that took place in New York. You might remember Owens as the actor known for his comedic role as Elvin Tibideaux on The Cosby Show, between 1985 and 1992. But recently,…
Continue ReadingFour Discoveries Students Should Make in Health Class
1shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Do you remember health class back in middle school and high school? I recall taking the class back in the 1970s—and it was a period different from all the others. Unlike my other classes such as Algebra, English, History or Social Studies, it was a 55-minute period that allowed…
Continue ReadingThree Traits Generation Z Possesses That We Adults Often Don’t
14shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I recently watched a TED Talk, featuring a young teen named Ashton Cofer. He and a team of peers decided to take on a significantly large and yet unsolved problem in America: Styrofoam waste. From packing peanuts to disposable coffee cups, each year the U.S. alone produces some two…
Continue ReadingWhy Empathy Must Be Taught
14shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn When speaking to high school students recently, I commented on the rising number of teens who experience high levels of stress and anxiety in our culture today. One very sharp senior raised her hand and said, “Wow! I knew I suffer from anxiety and panic attacks, but I didn’t…
Continue ReadingFive Paradoxes on Teens From the Eighth Grade
2shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I just saw the movie, “Eighth Grade,” and for the entire 94 minutes, felt like I got to climb into the brain of a young teen coming of age. It’s the story of Kayla Day during her last week of eighth grade—detailing her feelings about her body, her virtual…
Continue ReadingHow to Become a Caring Yet “Free Range” Parent
1shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn A bit of a firestorm was ignited four years ago, when parents Alexander and Danielle Meitiv allowed their two children (ages 6 and 10) to play in a nearby park without their parents watching. A by-stander called 911, and police grabbed the kids and returned them to their home.…
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