Just about every day, I come across someone who is suffering from the Dichotomy of Parenting. The Dichotomy of Parenting happens to nearly every parent at least once during their child’s lifetime. The ‘Dichotomy’ is initially hard to avoid that is until parents recognize the dichotomy and channel their energies appropriately. All Parents Have Been [Read More]
Tis The Season To Give Gifts That Will Last A Lifetime
Now that we have gorged like bears preparing to hibernate for the winter as we did only weeks ago during Thanksgiving and have shopped until our credit scores dropped just as we did only days ago during Black Friday, maybe now I can get your attention when I say “Tis the Season”. For the record, you might want to [Read More]
Everybody Needs a Hug and a Kiss Now and Then
Everybody needs a hug and a kiss now and then. Just the other day, as I was walking along Michigan Avenue (downtown Chicago), I was reminded of this. While I was walking, I noticed a silver-colored - rounded triangular-shaped costumed character. The character was standing about a block from Hershey’s Chocolate World. Don’t worry, I [Read More]
Five Things You Can Do To Clean Your Full Plate
So poster child for the full plate, did you check out Google as I suggested in the previous post? Did you take a good long look at yourself naked in the mirror? Did you ask your children or family if they would want to live life the way you do? Are you now finally ready [Read More]
Why America’s Children Are Dying From Secondhand Smoke
If you remember our post where I introduced you to the Universal Rule of Parental Fairness and Justice, I mentioned that there was a second infamous factor at play that caused your otherwise saintly children to behave in ways that are – to be polite – obnoxious and unquestionably contrary to your verbalized instructions and [Read More]
Be Home When The Street Lights Come On: Nothing Like Old School Parenting
Have you ever wondered how you could raise your children to do and believe in something only to find them doing and espousing something different? Have you ever told your child what you expected of them only to hear them rationalizing their behavior based on what their friends or what other parents allow their children [Read More]
Progression or Regression: Dr. King, Economic Equality and the NFL
Reading a friend’s Facebook post this morning brought to my attention once again, as we prepare to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. that the mindset of parents can have a powerful and dramatic impact on the way our children see the world and approach life. I’ve always believed that some issues are [Read More]
The Glass is ALWAYS Some Percentage of FULL
We’ve all heard the expression “the glass is half full”. Recently, while talking to my son, I realized that the expression while having the intent to inspire might not have the effect we desire or often believe that it has. “See the glass as half full instead of half empty” sounds good but I suspect [Read More]
