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Family Vacation Time – HOORAY!

2023-07-25T17:25:46-06:00 July 25th, 2023|Categories: Summer Family Vacation|Tags: , |

One of my most-anticipated weeks of the year is here - Family Vacation when we gather with our children and grandchildren to share time together. And one of my two breaks from blogging and pinning and emails (the other will be two weeks at Christmas) so I can focus on family. But I do want to [...]

A Most Unusual New Year as I Say Goodbye for Now to my Dad

2023-01-04T06:56:50-07:00 January 3rd, 2023|Categories: New Year|Tags: , |

I’ve been sitting quietly by my dear Daddy’s bedside as he transitions from this life to the next. Singing to him, praying over him, sharing my thanks and love. It has been a good time to reflect on his 98 years and the amazing and delightful growing-up life he and Mom provided for me and my [...]

How a Systems-Focused Adult can Best Relate with a Detail-Loving Teen

2022-12-05T19:53:09-07:00 December 6th, 2022|Categories: Adult to Teen, DISC Basics, DISC and Communication|Tags: , , , , |

Have you ever had 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 High C-Style Teen. [...]

How a Detail-Loving Adult can Best Relate With a Tender-Hearted Teen

2022-11-28T16:33:12-07:00 November 29th, 2022|Categories: Adult to Teen, DISC Basics, DISC and Communication|Tags: , , , , , |

Have you ever had a teen who was so tenderhearted that just “the look” would bring them to tears? Or perhaps this teen 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 [...]

How a Detail-Loving Adult can Best Relate With a Fun-Loving Teen

2022-11-15T16:45:02-07:00 November 15th, 2022|Categories: Adult to Teen, Uncategorized, DISC Basics, DISC and Communication|Tags: , , , , , |

Have you ever had a teen 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 teenager relate with a parent who is slower paced, and detail oriented? As we go through the Adult to [...]

How a Detail-Loving Adult can Best Relate With a High-Energy Teen

2022-11-07T17:22:04-07:00 November 8th, 2022|Categories: Adult to Teen, DISC Basics, DISC and Communication|Tags: , , |

You’ve probably met one, or perhaps they live in your house - the high-energy teen who is involved in a myriad of activities, usually the leader of at least two of them, and is energized by the challenges these activities present. Added to this high activity level is the teen’s drive to be in charge. So [...]