It seems so hard these days to find time to get together with friends. You try to make plans and something comes up or you pick at day and one of the kids gets sick – yadda, yadda, yadda…
So, how can you make your friendships work with all these forces working against you... continue reading...
Michelle Obama may have great arms and expensive fashions but it isn’t a given she’ll still be our first lady come January of 2013. As the Iowa caucuses heat up tomorrow, we will see who’s really in the running. So who are the people who could be our next firs... continue reading...
You woke up this morning and thought about your New Year’s resolution. Did you do anything about it or did you roll over and sleep a little longer?
The vast majority of people who make resolutions don’t keep them – why? Probably because they are too daunting, too... continue reading...
Some says it’s not what you say but how you say it.
This comes through in an intriguing way in a study Dr. Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D. has written about.
At Stanford University in 2002, a study was conducted where a professor made recordings of doctor... continue reading...
Like a good sales person, kids understand very quickly that “no” is an open door for almost everyone. The selling starts then.
As parents, we can incorporate the techniques of top-level negotiators by starting with no. According to coach and t... continue reading...
A trip to the library or listening to what our Secretary of Education wants our kids to learn can be very discouraging if you are a parent who leans to the right on the political scale.
Certain political agendas and socialist/communist ideas jus... continue reading...
What parent doesn’t daydream about their child winning a full ride scholarship for a sport they started at age 4?
Most people think that possibility is only for the “gifted” athletes- those kids who are naturally strong, nimble, coordina... continue reading...
Ok, here we go – a new year is fast approaching. The fun and excitement of the holidays is almost over and the doldrums of the cold winter weather may soon be approaching (or already here if you’ve been pounded by the snow recently).
Many people experie... continue reading...
“Look into my eyes…”
What do you think of when you hear that?
A gypsy fortune teller? The traveling apothecary salesman from “The Wizard of Oz”? Patrick Jane, the main character of the hit show “The Mentalist”?
Richard Barker ... continue reading...
It’s tough enough for kids to forge lasting friendships. Couple that with having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and it can be even more challenging.
A recent small study published in the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychol... continue reading...