by Dennis Coates | Nov 29, 2021 | Behavior Change, Encouragement, Mentoring, Parent-child Communication, Parenting Books, Teen Success
While each of the ten high-impact parent-child communication skills described in Connect with Your Kid are amazingly effective, their power magnifies greatly when used in combination. Without question, my favorite one-two combo is listening, followed by open-ended...
by Dennis Coates | Nov 4, 2021 | Behavior Change, Encouragement, Parent-child Communication, Parenting Blogs, Parenting Books, Teen Success
The last time you visited my website, did you notice the banner at the top of the page? Along with my smiling face, it displays two books: Connect with Your Kid and Parents Coaching Parents. Parents Coaching Parents is a brief, easy read that explains how one parent...
by Dennis Coates | Oct 18, 2021 | Adolescence, Behavior Change, Parent-child Communication, Parenting, Parenting Books, Programs, Teen Success
A common consequence of parenting an adolescent child: the alienated teen. It’s natural for a growing child to seek more independence. After all, becoming an adult and creating a happy, successful life of their own is the goal. But you want your child to remain...
by Dennis Coates | Sep 27, 2021 | Adolescence, Behavior Change, Education, Parent-child Communication, Parenting, Parenting Books, Teen Success
The book, Connect with Your Kid, is a how-to manual for improving the 10 most important parent-child communication skills. And listening to understand is at the top of the list, for several reasons: When your child is trying to express something, you need to hear it....
by Dennis Coates | Jun 25, 2021 | Adolescence, Parent-child Communication, Parenting, Parenting Books, Strong for Parenting, Teen Success
Helping a young human being grow up to be a happy, successful, and independent adult has to be the hardest thing you can do. People are astoundingly complex; even kids are complex, growing more so year by year until they leave home. And yet, few parents have had the...
by Dennis Coates | May 27, 2021 | Parent-child Communication, Parenting, Parenting Blogs, Parenting Books, Personal Strength
One of my favorite parenting experts is Deborah Gilboa, MD. also known as Dr. G. In the past I’ve shared several of her posts. In this video, “The Big Lie about Empathy,” she shares some eyes-wide-open truths about EMPATHY. Probably nothing is more...
