Have you ever thought “things are going really well with my teen” only to have several challenges sprout up overnight that exhaust you just thinking about how to handle them? As we go through the Adult to Teen DISC Series, the combination we will discuss this week is the High I-Style Adult and the High D-Style Teen. [...]
Have you had this experience? You have a mound of suitcases, satchels, and various sizes of items that need to be packed into your car. As you stand eyeing the challenge, your teen steps up with a clear plan of how they will all fit, then proceeds to make it happen. This is the High C-Style [...]
As we seek as adults to relate well with teens, whether they are in our family, our church group, or our practice, we can use the DISC System to give us another layer of understanding and strategies. As we go through the Adult to Teen DISC Series, the combination we will discuss this week is the [...]
It’s easy to go there... your Teen has pushed all your buttons, repeatedly. They should know how things are done around this house by now. Right?! Maybe... In moments like these, it is so difficult to step back, assess emotions and keep in perspective what is important. As we go through the DISC Style Adult to [...]
Here is the situation: you have only a few years left with your teen before they “fly the nest”. You desperately want these years to be full of wonderful memories, close times together, laughter, sharing, caring... but it seems like most of your days with your teen are spent in knocking heads. For the next few [...]
Perhaps you’ve had the experience of figuring out what works the best when relating to your first “child to become a teen”, or to several teens in your practice. Then along comes the next teen, or the next group of patients, and they respond completely differently. Our family included a wide variety of DISC Combinations. The [...]
