Did you ever give a teen instructions or feedback, then suddenly, they completely withdrew into their shell, closing you off? As we seek as adults to relate well with teens, whether they are in our family, our neighborhood, our church group, or our practice, we can use the DISC System to give us another layer of [...]
You, as an adult, know the importance of taking care of responsibilities and getting things done. Enter your fun-loving teen whose tendency for disorganization and carefree approach to life is driving you crazy. Remember – People are More Important Than Things! As we go through the Adult to Teen Series, the combination we will discuss this [...]
Are you concerned about the upcoming teen years with your child? Or do the teens you work with baffle you? Do you want to do all you can to improve your relationship with your teen? This period in a teen’s growth is amazing! They are developing into a mature adult, ready to take on adult responsibilities. [...]
As I’ve mentioned before, we are in the throes of building a new house next door to our son and his family. In the midst of this process, I’m seeing the DISC System played out in many aspects. Since our son used to build houses himself, he is a wealth of information and experience on the [...]
Have you ever had a child who was so tenderhearted that just “the look” would bring them to tears? Or perhaps this child was a patient who completely shut down and got very quiet under a reprimand that they needed to do a much better job of wearing their headgear or elastics? As we go through [...]
Have you ever had a child who added the element of fun to everything they did? And were so persuasive, they could talk anyone into sharing that fun with them? So how does this high energy, fun-loving child relate with a parent who is slower paced, and detail oriented? As we go through this Adult to [...]
