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April 2021 – We interrupt this blog on brands with a dose of reality

This blog is about parenting as a team and my intent was to continue the next post on “your family brand”. However, as I started re-reading some of the earlier posts it would be easy to the picture of a… Continue Reading →

March 2021 – Post 20- What’s your brand?

Your family – Your brand. Are you all in? Brands! They are everywhere. From the latest car craze to clothing and sports teams. People willing to pay the extra price because of the brand, sometimes it means better quality, sometimes… Continue Reading →

Post 19 – October 2020: what does it mean to fail often, fail quick

One of our favorite sayings around the house is “do or do not there is no try” that and “get on with it”. I have heard folks say, I want my kids to try Do or do not, There is… Continue Reading →

August 2020 – Post 18 – Seriously? Empowerment? We are talking kids!

We believe in empowering our kids, but we do so with a plan. There is nothing better than being an empowered employee but with empowerment comes trust, a huge amount of trust both with those extending the empowerment and those… Continue Reading →

Post 17 – July 2020 – Teaching Moments

Many times in this blog I discuss teaching moments. These moments are critical for teaching lessons to our kids. As I wrote that last line, I heard those famous words, “Hurt didn’t it, betcha you won’t do that again.” As… Continue Reading →

Post 16 – July 2020 – Habits, Thing for a day.

Making habits, in this way I kind of feel bad for the kiddos. We experiment alot. But when you think about it aren’t we all a bit of an experiment? Creating habits is hard. But it helps when you have… Continue Reading →

Post 15 – June 2020 – Part of the solution or part of the problem

Be part of the solution or part of the problem — A lot of what we teach our children lies in the choices we make. We make choices every day. Lots of them. Nothing could be more true when we… Continue Reading →

Post 14 – June 2020 – If you don’t ask, the answer is always no

If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. In a previous post, I talked about the opportunity to help my daughter with an essay. The essay is for her college online history class. As we worked to complete the… Continue Reading →

Post 13 – May 2020- Teamwork – Agreeing to Disagree

Agreeing to disagree . What a concept. How to teach your kids. – read on to learn teaching your kids to thoughtfully argue.

Post 12 – May 2020 – More Decisions – Squirrel moment!

We talked last time about involving kids in your decision making. If you have ever been involved in the perilous decision on where to have dinner this discussion is for you! If you have not here is how it goes,… Continue Reading →

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