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Teens Who Take Their Future Seriously Have a Huge Advantage While Growing Up

Teens Who Take Their Future Seriously Have a Huge Advantage While Growing Up

by Dennis Coates | Jul 8, 2023 | Adolescence, Adolescent Brain, Critical Thinking, Education, Parent-child Communication, Parenting, Parenting Blogs, Teen Success

An obvious fact: very young children don’t understand about the future. If they’re 6 years old, they simply can’t conceive of the fact that in a few years they will be in high school. This inability to comprehend their own desired or possible future...
For Your Child: the Top 5 Power Skills

For Your Child: the Top 5 Power Skills

by Dennis Coates | Jun 1, 2023 | Adolescence, Behavior Change, Critical Thinking, Education, Encouragement, Parent-child Communication, Parenting, Parenting Books, Teen Success

As i write this, swallows have built a nest above our front entrance way, and the momma and poppa swallows are busy catching bugs and feeding them to their three hatchlings. On occasion, we see three little heads peeking above the rim of the nest. Before long, the...
A Teen’s Huge Window of Opportunity

A Teen’s Huge Window of Opportunity

by Dennis Coates | May 15, 2023 | Adolescence, Adolescent Brain, Critical Thinking, Parenting, Parenting Books

At puberty, a child’s brain is primed to develop the kind of critical thinking that will make them successful as adults. This fact of adolescence is massively important but all too easy to forget. At puberty, the brain cells in their prefrontal cortex, the part...
Tolerance and Patience Change the Game

Tolerance and Patience Change the Game

by Dennis Coates | Apr 7, 2023 | Adolescence, Parent-child Communication, Parenting, Parenting Books

A friend of mine wanted me to help him with a project. We met and talked about what might work, but we didn’t agree on what to do. I told him, “Why don’t you give more thought to what you’d like to do, and we can meet again to nail down the...
Saying Nothing: A Powerful, Underappreciated Skill

Saying Nothing: A Powerful, Underappreciated Skill

by Dennis Coates | Feb 12, 2023 | Adolescence, Parent-child Communication, Parenting, Rebellion

Both my sons are in their 50s, still pursuing highly successful careers in IT. But I’m still trying to communicate effectively, being aware of moments when a particular skill will work best for me–with my wife, my business partners, family, and friends....
Their Products Are Addictive, But They Don’t Care

Their Products Are Addictive, But They Don’t Care

by Dennis Coates | Jan 9, 2023 | Adolescence, Education, Parent-child Communication, Parenting, Peer Pressure, Teen Culture, Teen Success, Teen Suicide

Today I read a disturbing article. The truth: the executives of tech companies that create social media don’t care. They not only don’t care if their technologies are addictive, they’re counting on it. They don’t care that vulnerable children...
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