Category: Teen
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Conversation Etiquette: “Thank you” & “You are welcome”
Thank you. As a parent, I cannot tell you how many times I have “reminded” my people to say, “Thank you”. Since they could speak it has been a mantra in my parenting. “Did you say Thank you?”, is often the first thing I will say when they return to my care after being at a friend’s house. Lately…
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Top Three Table Manners Questions
Hello, Hopeful Readers! There are three general areas of questions I receive about Etiquette and Communication: Questions from readers and clients are some of my favorite things!! I thought it would be fun to take one week a month and look at each topic. Let’s start with table manners: The way we learn how to…
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The Gift Recap
Links to gifts I gave this holiday that my family has actually used.
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Define Leadership
One of the first questions I like to ask the teens I work with is, “What does it mean when someone says be a leader?” Silence is what tends to follow. Then I will ask, “Has anyone ever told you to be a leader? What do you think they meant?” Now I might get a few answers like, “Do…
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On the topic of friends…
This past month has taught me a lot about friendship. As some of you know, my son broke his tibia and fibula while playing in his high school football game.
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The Lady and her Gloves, and other musings of attire.
I can share that the symbol of a young lady wearing white gloves often brings forth strong feelings and interesting questions… My advice is to purchase a full-length mirror… Instead of allowing the interaction to be a power struggle, consider listening and looking at what they are trying to communicate with you as a whole picture….
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Introductions and Updates
Teaching, public speaking, raising awareness, making another person’s life better, this is why I am in the world. A moment when I can make eye contact, and listen to what another person has to say, and hear the intention, not just the words, that is my passion. What I do is to work with people so they…
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My daughter bought a goat this weekend.
Yes, you read that correctly. My 17-year-old Piccolina is now the proud owner of a goat. Allow me to explain. As some of you can imagine, yes, she is doing this for a high school FFA project. She has wanted to raise an animal for a few years, but we had always encouraged her to wait. Apparently, this was the…
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Introductions
Which brings me to the topic I would like to discuss with you. At what point do we stop being introduced as “insert child’s name- Mother”? If teachers and coaches are addressed with a formal title, should a parent except the same? Is there an age for this transition? My people are turning into teenagers,…
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Keep your Eyes in the direction of your Feet
The past two years have been a journey. Life has shifted in every area. Reflecting on the ways I move about the world has brought me back to a simple statement I have used with my children since they were two years old. “Keep your Eyes in the direction of your Feet.”
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