Parenting Essentials

Is Racism Natural?

There was a video on CNN yesterday that stopped me in my tracks. It wasn’t footage from Thailand, or election coverage.  It is a video of a little 5 year old girl  sitting in front of an image of 5 cartoon children. The children are all wearing the same dress and the same expression, only the color of their skin is different.  An interviewer...

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Are you Trying to Live Through your Kids?
Are you Trying to Live Through your Kids?

Do too many parents try to live through their kids and put too much pressure on them? I wasn't forced to play sports as a kid. My dad played hockey throughout his young life, up to and including high school. However, not wanting to force me and my brother to follow in his footsteps, he didn't sign us up to play hockey, or any sport, when we were...

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Toilet Paper and Technology
Toilet Paper and Technology

If your household is like ours you are encountering a whole new sociological phenomenon:  the ‘always- in-contact’ generation.  Yesterday this hit an all new level for our family. I was making my morning latte when the telephone rang and my husband answered.  I heard the following his-half of the conversation:  “Hello”  “What??...

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Motivating Generation X
Motivating Generation X

Broaden your management style to motivate people of all ages, and pay particular attention to Generation Xers; they are leaders and trend setters in business. Who is Generation X? Generation Xers are people born between the mid1960's and late1970's, and, while diverse, exhibit characteristics that are unique to their generation and not just...

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Top Ten Ways to Help People Realize Their Potential
Top Ten Ways to Help People Realize Their Potential

One of the greatest responsibilities we have is to support ourselves and others in living at our highest and best. Whether we're parents, partners, friends or leaders, it's incumbent upon us to help others to live as close to their unique potential as we can. With everything we say and do, we're influencing -- positively or negatively -- the people...

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