March 24, 2012 in communication, parenting, partnership, simplicity
How often do you hear a parent telling their child “don’t touch” or “don’t do that”? Does it work? Sometimes, but most times they keep on doing it. Why is that? When you say “don’t” followed by a command the brain hears the command and thinks of the action you stated. They are looking for the action you want them
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February 20, 2012 in behavior, communication, connection, emotions, feelings, growth
Have you ever noticed that you may connect and communicate with one person more easily and freely than with another? Why is this? Why do we act and interact one way when we are with a person, one-on-one, then behave and treat them totally differently when we are with a group of people? This is an invisible wall we have created
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February 17, 2012 in communication, control, language, parenting, partnership
How many of us notice the language we use? Is it guilt ridden? Does it exert power over the other person? Or is it caring, compassionate and loving while sharing power with the other? In a conversation with my wife the other day, she reminded me to notice a big distinction in the words I was using. She noticed, I
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February 8, 2012 in communication, control, growth, language, parenting, Uncategorized
Forgiveness is crucial to growing yourself. When something doesn’t go as planned accept responsibility that you played a part in it. We are each responsible for the actions we take, the things that are said. But also be willing to forgive yourself for the mistakes that were made and continue to grow and be and do. I know I make
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July 10, 2011 in communication, growth
Have you ever had one of those conversations where, no matter what questions you ask, the conversation never went past, “Hey, how are you? How’s the weather?” My relationship with my father had been that way for as long as I could remember. Conversations rarely got beyond the superficial formalities. Everything was always just ok and the conversations usually lasted five
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April 12, 2011 in communication, growth, parenting
What is that age called when your child turns two? Some call it “The Terrible Twos”. You’ve likely heard this often and are conditioned to approach this stage expecting your child to be terrible. So, guess what? Some of the inconceivable things they do seem quite terrible to us. Every child goes through different developmental stages and the one they
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