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Small Shifts that Will Dramatically Improve Communication with Your Teen

Every year Oxford Dictionary issues a “word of the year.” It’s no surprise that this year, its not a word. It’s an emoji. We have become a visual people. This is especially true for teens. A few weeks ago, I suggested speaking 50% less when talking to your teen. But what [...]

By |2015-12-09T15:03:23+00:00December 9th, 2015|Education, parenting|Comments Off on Small Shifts that Will Dramatically Improve Communication with Your Teen

Hope for Discouraged Parents

I always thought that Henry Ford’s first car was the Model T. I was wrong.   The first automobile was the “quadricycle”—its name reflective of its four large bicycle-like tires  At 2 a.m. on the morning of June 4, 1896, in a rented coal shed behind his Bagley Avenue home [...]

By |2015-11-24T12:14:42+00:00November 24th, 2015|Blog, parenting|Comments Off on Hope for Discouraged Parents

How to Get More Respect from Your Teen

I get emails from parents every week asking me “Roy, how do I get my teen to show me more respect?” I suspect it’s a question all of us ask. Here are three actions you can take to get your teen to show you more respect. Define Respect Too often [...]

By |2015-11-17T14:16:47+00:00November 17th, 2015|parenting, Video|Comments Off on How to Get More Respect from Your Teen
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