The Growing Parent: Anger & Tone of Voice

Thanks so much for all of your positive responses to my previous post on dealing with the frustrations our children evoke! To answer some of your questions I’ll expand on each of the 6 strategies I previously suggested.

Technology & Connection Tip #5: Storytelling

This week, we are offering some tips for developing your connection with loved ones, coworkers, and friends without over-using smart phones, internet, and other technological aides. Today’s tip focuses on how storytelling helps us create better connections with the people around us.

Technology & Connection Tip #2: The Television

This week, we are offering some tips for developing your connection with loved ones, coworkers, and friends without over-using smart phones, internet, and other technological aides. Today’s tip focuses on the television and the role it plays in disturbing our face-to-face connections.

Technology & Connection Tip #1: Checking Email

This week, we are offering some tips for developing your connection with loved ones, coworkers, and friends without over-using smart phones, internet, and other technological aides.

Technology and Connection

Smart phones, iPod, iPad, tablets, laptops, television, and every other device that gives connection– we are more connected than any other time in history. To think that one would need to wait a week or month to hear back from a family member or for a business deal is not comprehensible. Even when people are in the same room, text messages, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook dominate the conversation rather than meaningful conversations with those present in the room. Couples do not wait until they return home from work to talk about their day. These couples use Face Time, Skype, text messages, iChat, or various chat programs to stay connected with their significant others and friends throughout the day. From teens to retirees, people are connecting themselves in every possible, technological way.

The Importance of Collaboration

We need to collaborate. We cannot help but collaborate. This is why we have offices, friends, family, business associates, Facebook, and Twitter. We are connected to others. In this world of connectedness, when was the last time you experienced intentional collaboration?

Families and the Holidays

Have you ever noticed how different family members handle the holidays? Some are very open and receptive to family getting together and enjoying one another’s time. They enjoy reminiscing about previous time spent with one another, and the hope of new and even happier holiday events resounds with them. However, not all individuals see the holidays as joyous. For those folks past holidays may recreate bad or unhappy memories which are hard to escape.

My Teen Would Never…Cheat!

What do you think your teen would do if you were not watching? Many parents hope their teens would make good decisions, but what do you think would really happen?

Communication Tips for Parents

Be available for your children • Notice times when your kids are most likely to talk–for example, at bedtime, before dinner, in the car–and be available. • Start the conversation; it lets your kids know you care about what’s happening in their lives. • Find time each week for a … Read More