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The Magic of an Apology

The Magic of an Apology

by Dennis Coates | May 4, 2021 | Behavior Change, Parent-child Communication, Parenting Books, Personal Strength, Teen Success

Have you ever been exhausted, under pressure, and upset – all at the same time? If you have, then you know how easy it is to lash out, yell, or say something you later regret. This is a perfectly natural reaction. But consider what your child would feel on the...
The Encouragement Inoculation

The Encouragement Inoculation

by Dennis Coates | Apr 3, 2021 | Encouragement, Parent-child Communication, Personal Strength, Self-Esteem, Teen Success

Discouragement is when someone experiences loss, adversity, or failure and as a result they lose confidence in their own strengths and abilities to cope. They lose heart. This happens to kids a lot. Every day, a child struggles with the painful struggles of growing...
How to Handle a Discouraged Child

How to Handle a Discouraged Child

by Dennis Coates | Oct 23, 2020 | Adolescence, Behavior Change, Encouragement, Parent-child Communication, Parenting, Parenting Books, Personal Strength, Self-Esteem, Teen Success

Even though kids are a work-in-progress, their current knowledge, skills, values, attitudes and motivation can lead to more learning and achievement. They may also bring a unique set of core personal strengths, such as patience, self-confidence, persistence, and many...
Here’s to the Hard-Working Young Adults out There

Here’s to the Hard-Working Young Adults out There

by Dennis Coates | Jun 8, 2020 | Critical Thinking, Education, Inspiring Quotes, Mentoring, Parenting, Personal Strength, Teen Success, Work

Maybe you’ve heard about helicopter parenting until you’re sick of it – parents who prepare the road ahead for their kid instead of preparing their kid for the road ahead. Julie Lythcott-Haims wrote a fine book about the phenomenon: How to Raise an...
A Modest Proposal: Adult Skills for Kids

A Modest Proposal: Adult Skills for Kids

by Dennis Coates | Apr 19, 2020 | Critical Thinking, Education, Fitness, Health & Nutrition, Mentoring, Parent-child Communication, Parenting, Personal Strength, Self-Esteem, Teen Driving, Teen Success

ADULTING: “The practice of behaving in a way characteristic of a responsible adult, especially the accomplishment of mundane but necessary tasks.” I borrowed this excellent definition from an online search; the term is too new to be included in the...
Dad Talks to Daughter…About the Future

Dad Talks to Daughter…About the Future

by Dennis Coates | Apr 11, 2020 | Adolescence, Adolescent Brain, Critical Thinking, Education, Encouragement, Inspiring Quotes, Mentoring, Parent-child Communication, Parenting, Personal Strength, Teen Success

“There’s nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly.” – Buckminster Fuller This quote made me think of my West Point class. Before I arrived there, I had made straight A’s for 12 straight years, graduating...
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