Leadership Starts at Home

The premise of giving teens power can give parents pause, but empowerment, in the long term, yields self-sufficient young adults.

As parents of pre-teens we hear about the challenge of raising teens, but I am not sure any of us fully appreciate it until experienced

The last several months I shared experiences during the critical shaping years, they set the foundation for these next posts- the teen years

The remedy to possible imbalance was to write them letters where I deliberately was positive and encouraging.

When timely and relevant advice is given, after the fact we realize how valuable the advice was, and how unfortunate it is we didn't use it

The last part of how I taught my daughters about money management.

My last blog on money management was the pretext - now I write how I applied specific techniques to create scenarios and teach lessons

Money Management can be a sensitive topic for many people. In this post I share my views from a child development perspective.

A key enabler to instilling principles and traits in our children is being consistent with the key points/messages conveyed.

In this post I expand on the benefits of leveling up as a technique to "stay in front" of your children.

I was determined to avoid single instances of advice that was “too late” for my girls to absorb and subsequently apply.

The critical years for a parent to set the foundation for their children is when the kids are between 6 and 12.

The foundation we as parents set becomes the normal to the child. Whether good or bad, healthy or destructive, uplifting or degrading

I want to take a slightly different angle and write about the subconscious lessons we teach our children indirectly.

Some of the key components of effective parenting is understanding the parents role in the household, their relationships and respect.

What is the standard of “how the children act” that is communicated and accepted by the parents?

My wife and I were both prepared to be mentally and physically involved in the planning and execution of raising our girls.

I am not a proponent of "cookie cutter" parenting. To me, each child requires tailored parenting to account for their unique attributes.

The first step in recognizing derived traits in your children is knowing your own characteristics.

Every parent has an approach, a key is understanding yours and how it differs from your spouse/partner.