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...
by Dennis Coates | Oct 19, 2020 | Behavior Change, Education, Encouragement, Mentoring, Parent-child Communication, Parenting, Parenting Books, Programs, Teen Success
Communicating well is a foundation element of effective parenting. How can you be a parent to your child without communicating? Whenever there are problems between parent and child, ineffective communication is almost always a contributing factor. And yet, when you...
by Dennis Coates | Sep 14, 2020 | Adolescence, Education, Health & Nutrition, Parenting, Teen Culture, Teen Success
Smartphones are flat-out amazing. No, miraculous. A voice gives me turn-by-turn driving instructions to get to a ranch outside a small town 750 miles away. That’s incredible. Also, the ability to shoot a video clip and send it to someone in Nepal...
by Dennis Coates | Aug 16, 2020 | Adolescence, Alcohol, Critical Thinking, Drugs, Education, Interviews, Parenting, Peer Pressure, Teen Culture, Teen Sex, Teen Success, Work
One parent I know pushed her child hard to punch all his tickets in high school. He was a smart kid, but lazy. She felt she had to manage him to meet his requirements. His real love was playing video games, so he decided he wanted to be a game programmer. At college,...
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...
by Dennis Coates | Apr 24, 2020 | Adolescence, Guest Blog Posts, Parenting, Teen Culture, Teen Success
For several years now I’ve promoted Your Teen online magazine on my website. If you’re like me, Your Teen has become your trusted resource for parenting teens and tweens. Jane Parent, senior editor, is one of my favorite authors, and she generously agreed...
