It’s Spring which means that before you know it, you’ll be at the bus stop sending your kid off to camp for the first time for what is sure to be the time of his or her life! She’s watched the welcome...
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Communicating with teen boys is tricky. Somewhere in adolescence, they may retreat from you and you lose access to their inner world. You struggle to understand their grunts in reply to simple questions, or they tell you to "Chill." Or, in the...
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Competitive parenting is a relatively new sport where all players seem to lose something. Kids lose their childhoods and parents lose their perspective. This recent college-admission scandal is an extreme example of modern parenting. Even if we aren't morally or financially suited...
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(You Might Just Have To Communicate Differently and Get Serious About Your Limits) Communication with teens is a challenge. When I asked parents, "What is one change you'd like to see at home?" a common answer was, "How do I get my teens...
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I want to talk about a problem that a lot of parents have. In a recent workshop, it took about 2 minutes for a group of strangers to find common ground: Screen addiction, specifically video games, that are ruining their sons. As...
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After the marches this weekend, I heard a lot of people comment about how impressed they are with the poise of today's teens. Today's teen is articulate, passionate and unafraid to speak out. As a generation, Generation Z shows a lot of promising traits. When...
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For those of you unfamiliar with coaching, here's a broad definition: A coach helps you clarify your needs and desires and also identifies your obstacles and challenges to meeting those needs. A coach partners with you to help you get out of...
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I've come a long way in the self-love department. When people meet me, I don't come off as insecure. You wouldn't know that I have loathed my imperfections since I was a kid. The high standards I hold myself to aren't obvious....
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As humans, we have expectations of those we love the most. As parents we front load our kids with expectations of who they will become in the future. But what we fail to identify as parents and people is our boundaries, our...
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There is a difference between loving and liking your teen. You know it's time to reconnect when you know you love your kid, but you don't really like him. I recently met a mom at one of my workshops. She is having a...
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