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2012 Graduates: Moving Home
This year over 1.75 million students will walk across the stage to pick up a diploma. College seniors everywhere are anticipating graduation and their parents are thinking about words of wisdom to impart. With the scarcity of jobs and school loans due, it may be harder than ever for these kidults to engage in adult roles. If your brand new graduates are about to boomerang back home, here’s some practical insight to share: Face uncertainty with a positive attitude. You can’t change the slow economic recovery but you can have control … Continue reading
Virtual Book Tour: Don’t Carve the Turkey with a Chainsaw
Today we welcome Roger Frame, Ph.D. to our blog to chat with us and answer questions about his new book, Don’t Carve the Turkey with a Chainsaw: Resolving Family Conflict. Dr. Frame, known as The Conflict Whisperer®, consults and conducts workshops across the United States on interpersonal conflict management issues. You’re sure to enjoy the book, filled with his quick humor and insightful techniques, just as we have. So let’s get started. Roger, how did you come to write this book, Don’t Carve the Turkey with a Chainsaw: Resolving Family … Continue reading
Working Moms: Setting Priorities
In Monday’s post, we already established the fact that you’re not about to abandon your work and family to-do lists. But you can identify your more personal priorities, whether it’s learning to play an instrument, returning to school or training for a marathon. And you can start right now by putting these GEMS into practice:Move ahead: Think about what you wanted to do today but couldn’t find the time to enjoy. It can define your priorities for tomorrow and help you stay on track in the face of the inevitable … Continue reading
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Parents as Positive Role Models
Your children may or may not do as you say, but chances are they’ll do as you do. There’s no getting around it. You serve as a role model through your attitudes and behavior inside and outside the family. Just remember, someone impressionable is watching, listening and learning from your example. Should you be flawless? Of course not. But show them your best self. You can use these practical tips as you teach your kids how to: Solve problems. Children need to know how and why you make the choices … Continue reading
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