Learn how to delay your impulsive responses by using these ideas! Anger is a normal, human emotion. It is intense. Everyone gets angry and has a right to his/her anger. Do you manage your anger? Do you allow anger to mobilize you in positive directions? Open, honest, and direct expression is the most effective way… Read more »
Schools are not all that different from businesses in that their personnel are under great pressure to perform, with ever-increasing standards by which they are measured. With that pressure comes a temptation to cut corners, to take the easy way out–even to cheat–to get ahead. Like business leaders, teachers and school administrators pursue a goal… Read more »
How do you avoid ethical shortcuts and moral dilemmas that threaten your constants and beliefs? 1- Decide ahead of time what your response will be when confronted with various situations. 2- Reveal your conviction and beliefs to those closest to you and ask them to hold you accountable. 3- Decide how you want to live… Read more »
“Hold Your Children responsible for their own actions. Sixty-three percent of failing students blame others for their failures.” – Gene Bedley
Song Lyrics See the sun shinning in the window, Time to start a new day. Can’t you hear the song bird singing? They’re gonna sing out loud and say: CHORUS: It’s a beautiful day for running in the sun, A beautiful day has just begun. A beautiful day to do what I want to do-o-o-o…. Read more »
David Gets in Trouble The book “David Gets In Trouble” is about a little preschooler who uses a ton of excuses, i.e. it slipped, my dog ate my home work, I couldn’t help it. He uses them to get out of trouble. One night he finally said “I’m sorry”. This is a great book with… Read more »
If we were making a garden where flowers and vegetables grow, We must work the ground and plant the seed, carefully, row by row. A garden needs a great deal of work, back-breaking and tiring toil, But we’re working with God and his miracles when we’re working with the soil. And that’s the way with… Read more »
When Children Ask “Why Do I Have To Do That?” Co-author, Mentor Manager, Mentor Parent: How to Develop Responsible People and Build Successful Relationships at Work and at Home We have all been there! You ask your child to do something, and he responds with Why do I have to do that? When he doesn’t… Read more »
“When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.” – Albert Einstein
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them. – George Bernard Shaw
