What Do You Want, A Medal?

This famous quote has been used countless times — mostly by parents laboring through the aggravation of their teen’s adolescence. The fact that it’s attributed to…

How Can I Teach My Kids to Be Respectful?

“Being disrespectful” is a big one on many parents’ minds. Especially when your kids talk to you in ways you wouldn’t have dreamed of speaking to your own parents. Here’s the problem…

Mind Your Manners

People ask me all the time about teaching your kids to have good manners.

Here’s the best way I know how: Identify all the manners you want…

The Necessary People in Our Lives

Think about someone who agrees with you. Always. From politics to parenting, from movies to music, this person could…

The Easiest Way to Earn Respect

I hear parents complain about their “disrespectful” kids all the time.   Here’s my question in reply: When you lose your cool with them and say and do things you regret, how quickly do you apologize?   Some folks actually tell me they don’t apologize, ‘cos that would communicate “weakness.”   Others tell me they’ll […]