Have you ever had a child deliver their TEN good reasons and talk you into something that, deep inside you, your better judgement was screaming, "NO!" Whether they were your own child or your patient or a relative... doesn't matter. These children have a gift of being able to persuade. As we go through the Adult [...]
High D-Style children have been described as “a tornado looking for a place to happen”. Their drive to control as well as their high energy level influence every day of their lives. As we go through the Adult to Child Relationship series, the combination we will discuss this week is the High S-Style Adult with the [...]
For years, I questioned my effectiveness as a mother, especially with my two younger children. If any of you are parents, or have a close relationship with several children from the same family, you will no doubt agree with me that they can be vastly different from each other. And just when you start to figure [...]
I confess - two of my children have to continually remind me of this... because my positive enthusiasm often goes against their quieter nature. In fact, this blogpost may be more important for me to remember than any others I’ve shared so far. As we go through the Adult to Child Relationship series, the combination we [...]
The last two weeks, I've talked about the power of our words in the lives of children. We first focused on how we can be a Positive Mirror to them, calling out their strengths and encouraging them. Then we dealt with the truth that "what we say is what we'll get". These are important parts of [...]
Perhaps you've heard this phrase, "What you say is what you'll get." I'm not sure where I first heard it - probably from a parenting book - but I've certainly found it to be absolutely true! Whether those words are directed at a son or daughter, or one of your students, or one of your patients, [...]
