One of my favorite quotes is:  “Of What Use To Make Heroic Vows of Amendment, If the Same Old Lawbreaker Is To Keep Them?” Ralph Waldo Emerson   This quote has a special significance for me. In the mid-1990’s, I began to aggressively set goals in my personal and my professional life. At the beginning of [...]

This skill is easily the most challenging for adults. Since we live in a negative based society, it takes a lot of focus to remove all negative words from your vocabulary. Now, do not confuse this skill with never disciplining your child. The challenge is to say no without using that word. An example I [...]

Time and time again I see parents setting the bar so LOW for their child to the point that there is no possibility of failure. When I ask them why they aim so low, the most common response is, "I don’t want them to fail at anything." An example of this happened to me some [...]

I have found that parenting ideas swing back and forth just like a pendulum. Our parents raised us with a firm hand, and the idea that children where meant to be seen – not heard. Today’s generation has swung to the polar opposite with Time Outs and Compromising. Somewhere in between these to extremes lies [...]

If you really want to do something you will always find a way. But if you don’t want to do it, you will find excuses. The easiest way to combat fear is by not using excuses. Instead, you need to look for the positive approaches to accomplish your goal. FEAR is always your enemy. Look [...]