Parenting
Three Strategies to Build Work Ethic in Your Kids
27shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn “Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all,” wrote Sam Ewing. This statement was never truer than it is today. One of the questions I get asked most from coaches, teachers, and parents…
Continue ReadingThe Unintended Consequences of Academic Pressure
12shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I don’t have to tell you that the pressure to “make the grade” is greater in our society today than it’s ever been. For some strange reason, American adults have chosen to give one, single evaluation to our students of their worth…and it’s an academic report card. In our…
Continue ReadingThe Rise of Teen Burner Phones and What to Do About Them
20shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Mike and Kelly have three teenagers: Audrey, Kaley and Ben. They are a normal, American family in many ways—including arguments over cell phones. Every night, there’s some debate over inappropriate use of a portable device. In fact, one of the biggest conflicts surrounds the fact that Mike and Kelly…
Continue ReadingAn Innovative Solution to Bad Behavior: Reverse Suspensions
11shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Parents listen up! One middle school in West Virginia just created an alternative to traditional school suspensions for students. Administrators at Huntington East Middle School introduced a new disciplinary response to bad behavior that seems to be working. You won’t believe what it is. For non-violent, non-verbally abusive behavior,…
Continue ReadingQuality Time or Quantity Time with Your Kids?
17shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Earlier this month, the ABC network aired a special called “ScreenTime” hosted by Diane Sawyer. For six months, Sawyer and her team toured the U.S. talking to doctors, families, teachers and tech insiders in pursuit of answers to questions about how our smart phones are affecting us. What they…
Continue ReadingWhat to Do with a Distracted Generation
20shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Eleven years ago, I remember speaking to a large auditorium of university students. Social media had just arrived on the scene, so students were becoming distracted by their smart phones. As I stood to the side of the auditorium, I observed students reading magazines, staring down at their phones,…
Continue Reading14 Skills Your Kids Should Have Before Moving Out
71shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Both of my children moved out of the house when they went off to college. I was proud of them for managing life on their own. On the other hand, at one point during their twenties, both of my adult children moved back home at a point of transition.…
Continue ReadingThree Ways to Relieve Teen Anxiety Today
61shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn The rise in anxiety, depression and panic attacks in our students today should give every one of us pause. It is astoundingly high. Anxiety and depression in high school kids have been on the rise since the early 2000s after several years of plateau. It is a reality that…
Continue ReadingFive Technology Rules Every Parent Must Follow
54shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Sonia Bokhari was an 8th grader when she joined the world of social media for the first time. She was excited, to say the least, to jump on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and other platforms her friends were already on. What she discovered made her feel betrayed. Upon setting up…
Continue ReadingWhat Short-Term Thinking Does to Our Kids
18shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Have you read the latest updates on the largest college admissions bribery scandal in our history? The original story was—at least 50 parents paid bribes to get their children admitted into prestigious universities, like Stanford, Yale, UCLA, Wake Forest, USC and others. It was an atrocious attempt by parents…
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