Posts Tagged ‘parenting styles’
Tiger Moms: A Whole New Way of Parenting (Part II)
0share Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Yep. You read it right. “Tiger Moms” is the term for a whole new brand of parenting in America. Or should I say, a brand that hasn’t been seen in a long time. Yesterday, I blogged about this style and posed the question: Is there something to this? In a…
Continue ReadingTiger Moms: A Whole New Way of Parenting (Part I)
0share Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Brace yourself. Stories are leaking about a new way of parenting — a style that many of the moms who embrace it call: Tiger Moms. According to Time magazine, Amy Chua is one of them. She made her 7-year-old daughter, Lulu, practice her violin for hours on end, straight through…
Continue ReadingAre You a Parent or a Commander?
0share Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn From time-to-time, I reflect in my blog posts about leadership and parenting styles I see today. At times, the styles we choose (by default or design) are damaging. One kind I’ve seen recently is a style I’d call: “Commando Parent.” Have you seen them? Commando Parents They have been around…
Continue ReadingGroupie Parents
0share Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Have you met parents before that seem to get confused about their role with their children? I’d like to introduce you to a style I call the “Groupie Parent” I am seeing around the country today. Have you seen these parents, too? They are everywhere. Groupie Parents Do you remember…
Continue ReadingBullied Parents
2shares Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn I have met grown adults who shock me when they fail to perform in their own homes with their own children. They are parents who may begin well with their kids — but over time they abdicate their leadership in the family. Have you met them, too? Bullied Parents In…
Continue ReadingDamaging Parents (Part IV)
0share Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Last week, I’ve been blogging about different parent styles that unwittingly damage children, both young and old. Let me reveal one more today. There are four others you can read about, along with solutions in my new book, Generation iY: Our Last Chance to Save Their Future. This one I…
Continue ReadingDamaging Parents (Part III)
0share Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn I’ve been blogging about how we parents may be part of the problem we see in kids today. I write about them in detail in my new book, Generation iY: Our Last Chance to Save Their Future. I’d like to introduce you to another damaging parent style — one that…
Continue ReadingMore Parent Damage (Part II)
0share Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn This is my second blog post on my musings about the damaging parenting styles we see so often today. Let me remind you — I am a parent. I must work to avoid these styles myself. Yesterday, I discussed the popular “helicopter” parent. Today — let’s look at another popular…
Continue ReadingHave Parents Damaged Their Kids?
1share Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn I am a dad. I have two kids — Bethany and Jonathan. I love them and would do anything for them… as normal parents would. Over the last few years, however, I wonder if our parenting styles from the last three decades have done some unwitting damage to kids today.…
Continue ReadingFrom College Career to Real Career: Are Grads Ready?
These recent college grads are savvy and confident, but can they transition from college career to real career?
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