One point of The Continuous Parenting Triangle I write about in my book, Ask More, Tell Less, is about building and nurturing strong relationship by “listening to understand first.” My focus with this point of the triangle is to address the huge social psychology concern about the loss of development of healthy human relations which…
In my book, Ask More, Tell Less: A Practical Guide for Helping Children Achieve Self-Reliance, Chapter 5 begins with: Human lives lived well are rooted in developing the ability to mentally and emotionally self-manage. Self-confident, self-reliant souls are consistently able to be present and accept and handle the myriad challenges that arise across a lifetime….
Again, as I highlight in my work and in my book, Ask More, Tell Less… kids and teens are remarkably resilient when their ideas of true contribution are supported and the stage is then set for them to make meaningful contributions to society. Spring forth from a foundation of empathy, Ciro said to his parents,…
I hold and unshakable belief. I began this blog-post series with the intention of raising awareness of the true ability of children to be significant self-reliant contributors to society at all ages. See how 4-year old Nora adds purpose and wonderful friendship to widower Dan’s life. What appears to be an innocent child-centered moment turns…
Nowadays I figure I have been working with kids, teens and parents for 35 years and I remain inspired, not worn out. Throughout my magnificent journey I have truly learned that young people of all ages are remarkably resilient no matter what life challenge they have experienced, and are even more so, when the significant…
Telling yourself the truth is a critical first practice in successfully running your life. You may remember his name from this past Super Bowl victory for the New England Patriots because he made several key catches as a receiver. However, prior to this stardom, Malcolm was a big-time player in college who, when he (in…
Once again, my intention here is to provide clear, real-life illustrations of how kids and teens become self-reliant when the stage is set and when they see a clear purpose for contributing to people and society in a big way… I am sending along a video in my series about “What Kids and Teens are…
I have found youth to be remarkably resilient over my 30-plus year career as a mental health professional working with children and families. In fact, it is their resiliency that has kept me going, along with their frequent self-reliant action and contribution to society when they are bouncing back onto the getting-on-with-growing-up track. I ask…
As I am thinking about my next post about what kids and teens are capable of… I am remembering two quotes from Albert Schweitzer (theologian, philosopher, physician and missionary and organist) who received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of “Reverence for Life“. Week #2, second quote: I don’t know what your destiny…
As I am thinking about my next post about what kids and teens are capable of… I am remembering two quotes from Albert Schweitzer (theologian, philosopher, physician and missionary and organist) who received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of “Reverence for Life“. “In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes…
