I just got home last week from our Family Vacation, to be met with the prep for a colonoscopy (oh joy, oh rapture). It has been a rough week, to put it mildly... but as I’m thinking about it, I’m realizing some important truths. As I quote from Dr. Charles Boyd on my website, “outside of [...]
The DISC System fascinates me! I have benefitted from its usefulness in a myriad of situations. It is interesting to apply it to Family Vacation, especially as we end our time together. As a quick review of each DISC Style, think of someone (maybe it’s you) who: D – Has to TAKE CHARGE I – Always [...]
Have you ever been in a family or worked with a Teen (or an Adult) who was absolutely fascinated with details and completely focused on the system to use to apply those details? As we finish the Adult to Teen DISC Series this week, the combination we will discuss is the High C-Style Adult and the [...]
Have you ever been around a teen who added the element of fun to everything they did? And then, were so persuasive, they could talk anyone into sharing that fun with them? So how does this high energy, fun-loving teenager relate with a parent who is slower-paced, and detail-oriented? It is important to look at this [...]
As a High S-Style parent, I couldn’t wait for my “After School Talk Time” with my children, especially when they became teens and were involved in many activities. But along with this goal, I had to learn an important lesson - that I will share a bit later in this blogpost. It reinforced my deep conviction [...]
For most of the DISC Styles, it is definitely a benefit to share the same Style between the adult and the teen. The increased understanding, the shared speed at which they live and make decisions, and their communication preferences all add up to advantages in the relationship. As we go through the Adult to Teen DISC [...]
