Empowering Teens - Why my Preference
The premise of giving teens power can give parents pause, but empowerment, in the long term, yields self-sufficient young adults.
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Aug 13, 20202 min read
Preparing for the (teen) Change
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
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Aug 6, 20202 min read
Teenage Years - the Change is Real
The last several months I shared experiences during the critical shaping years, they set the foundation for these next posts- the teen years
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Jul 30, 20202 min read
Balancing Negatives and Positives
The remedy to possible imbalance was to write them letters where I deliberately was positive and encouraging.
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Jul 23, 20203 min read
Applying Parental Advice
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
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Jul 16, 20203 min read
Part 3 - Teaching Money Management
The last part of how I taught my daughters about money management.
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Jul 9, 20203 min read
Part 2 -Teaching 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
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Jun 25, 20203 min read
Teaching Money Management
Money Management can be a sensitive topic for many people. In this post I share my views from a child development perspective.
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Jun 18, 20203 min read
Consistency and Reinforcement
A key enabler to instilling principles and traits in our children is being consistent with the key points/messages conveyed.
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Jun 11, 20203 min read
Benefits of Leveling Up
In this post I expand on the benefits of leveling up as a technique to "stay in front" of your children.
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Jun 4, 20202 min read
Cumulative Effect
I was determined to avoid single instances of advice that was “too late” for my girls to absorb and subsequently apply.
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May 28, 20202 min read
Critical Shaping Years
The critical years for a parent to set the foundation for their children is when the kids are between 6 and 12.
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May 21, 20202 min read
What is Normal to the Parent … to the Child?
The foundation we as parents set becomes the normal to the child. Whether good or bad, healthy or destructive, uplifting or degrading
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May 14, 20203 min read
What We Teach Our Kids
I want to take a slightly different angle and write about the subconscious lessons we teach our children indirectly.
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May 7, 20202 min read
Roles, Relationships, Respect
Some of the key components of effective parenting is understanding the parents role in the household, their relationships and respect.
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Apr 30, 20203 min read
Parenting Standards
What is the standard of “how the children act” that is communicated and accepted by the parents?
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Apr 23, 20203 min read
"All In" Parenting Mentality
My wife and I were both prepared to be mentally and physically involved in the planning and execution of raising our girls.
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Apr 16, 20202 min read
Tailored Parenting
I am not a proponent of "cookie cutter" parenting. To me, each child requires tailored parenting to account for their unique attributes.
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Apr 9, 20203 min read
Derived Personality Traits
The first step in recognizing derived traits in your children is knowing your own characteristics.
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Mar 26, 20202 min read
Parental Approaches
Every parent has an approach, a key is understanding yours and how it differs from your spouse/partner.
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