As many of you tend to do, I have a propensity to push myself, enjoy activities with family, then try to get that one more item done on my ever-present To Do List... and keep going... until I crash. One of my goals as a High S-Style person is to do a much better job of [...]
When our children were growing up, we had our home and orthodontic office in the same building, the home on top of the office. Since our High I-Style daughter often had lots of extra fun-loving young people over, with lots of energy, my husband had to often call up to me to “stop the Elephant Stampede [...]
We all know the essential importance of caring well for ourselves and maintaining balance in our lives. A simple, yet effective way to achieve these goals is to make self-renewing a habit every day. The important thing to consider is that we are all so different - what renews one person can be a huge drain [...]
Have you ever known a child who insisted their way of doing things was the “right” way, and they had a system in place to prove it? As we finish the Adult to Child Relationship DISC series, the final combination we will discuss this week is the High C-Style Adult with the High C-Style Child. As [...]
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? We all strive to have better relationships with the [...]
