I love being a parent. I also love watching people. Especially at stores. Recently, I was at a store standing next to a mother who was having a hard time controlling her children. They were not being bad, simply doing something she didn't like. She said to them, "Stop it right now, or I am…
One of the issues I deal with a lot in my practice is the issue of parenting and discipline. I believe that many parents want to do a good job when it comes to raising their children but they are unsure how to best go about doing that. One of the areas that often comes…
There are a host of websites online that deal with what bullying is. Wikipedia has an excellent summary of what it is and the negative effects of bullying. They even have a section that talks about how some people think there is a few potential benefits to being bullied. There are even websites that talk…
“Work hard enough, long enough and eventually success becomes a mathematical equation.” ~Dr. Robert Lehman
Yesterday I asked for people to define bullying. I had a few people offer definitions in private communication, a few on my facebook wall and one here on my blog. Steve, very poignantly stated, "The more I think about it, the less sure I become of what my definition is." Thanks for the honesty Steve….
October is bully awareness month. Now, I will admit that I am a touch cynical and at first, I was wondering why we need to be aware of bullies. I mean, hasn’t it always been preached that we should just ignore bullies? Now, they get their own month? All joking aside, bullying is a very…
"Too often we give our children answers to remember rather than problems to solve." (14) ~Roger Lewin (as quoted by @AutismTips on Twitter).
Steve Jobs gave this quote in his address to graduating students at Stanford in 2005. I believe the implications of his words are profound and stand on their own. "When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most…
