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, 2020
- 2 min
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
- Aug 6, 2020
- 2 min
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
- Jul 30, 2020
- 2 min
Balancing Negatives and Positives
The remedy to possible imbalance was to write them letters where I deliberately was positive and encouraging.
- Jul 23, 2020
- 3 min
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
- Jul 16, 2020
- 3 min
Part 3 - Teaching Money Management
The last part of how I taught my daughters about money management.
- Jul 9, 2020
- 3 min
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
- Jun 25, 2020
- 3 min
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.
- Jun 18, 2020
- 3 min
Consistency and Reinforcement
A key enabler to instilling principles and traits in our children is being consistent with the key points/messages conveyed.
- Jun 11, 2020
- 3 min
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.
- Jun 4, 2020
- 2 min
Cumulative Effect
I was determined to avoid single instances of advice that was “too late” for my girls to absorb and subsequently apply.
- May 28, 2020
- 2 min
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.
- May 21, 2020
- 2 min
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
- May 14, 2020
- 3 min
What We Teach Our Kids
I want to take a slightly different angle and write about the subconscious lessons we teach our children indirectly.
- May 7, 2020
- 2 min
Roles, Relationships, Respect
Some of the key components of effective parenting is understanding the parents role in the household, their relationships and respect.
- Apr 30, 2020
- 3 min
Parenting Standards
What is the standard of “how the children act” that is communicated and accepted by the parents?
- Apr 23, 2020
- 3 min
"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.
- Apr 16, 2020
- 2 min
Tailored Parenting
I am not a proponent of "cookie cutter" parenting. To me, each child requires tailored parenting to account for their unique attributes.
- Apr 9, 2020
- 3 min
Derived Personality Traits
The first step in recognizing derived traits in your children is knowing your own characteristics.
- Mar 26, 2020
- 2 min
Parental Approaches
Every parent has an approach, a key is understanding yours and how it differs from your spouse/partner.