Today’s tip is not accepting one word answers. Here is a typical conversation between a parent and child: The child gets home from school and walks in the door, Parent, "How was school today?" Child, "Fine." Parent, "What did you learn?" Child, "Nothin." Parent, "You didn’t learn ANYTHING today, you just sat in your chair [...]

 The following is one of my favorite tools in teaching the “Denny Strecker’s Karate” system to the teachers and assistant teachers. It easily translates to parenting skills!  Concerning a Teacher’s (Parent’s) Influence:     "I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom (home). It’s my personal approach [...]

This is an excerpt from Professor Paul Pilzer, author of "Unlimited Wealth" and "Other People’s Money"…"One of the questions I am frequently asked by parents, particularly parents who have succeeded themselves but didn’t have the opportunity to go to college, is what subject their son or daughter should study in college in order to achieve [...]

Would you like to see 2009 be your best year ever? No matter how great these past few years have been, there is a great chance that you would like to see next year be your best ever.   The way you finish this year, will have a lot of influence on the way you [...]