Moms, Are You Teaching Your Children How to Play?
My mother was a great golf instructor. She was always telling me, “Stop slouching. Stand up straight.” It turns out that even though Mom never swung a golf club, she was encouraging me in one of the essential elements of any good ball striker: good posture. Check Your Physical Posture. A dependable golf swing rotates around […]
Do You Play?
The Unsinkable Molly Brown was one of my mother-in-law’s favorite musicals. We loved to quote lines and sing the songs together at family meals. One of the frequently quoted lines came from during a social ball when Molly asks a guest, “Do you play, Gladys?” “Why, no” was the tert reply. To which Molly replied, “What a pity!” […]
Brief Confessions of a Father
It’s Fathers Day. By the way, is it supposed to be Father’s Day, Fathers Day, or Fathers’ Day? Hmm… Anyway, here’s another day set aside by well-meaning folks to sell you golf equipment we’re not trained to use, ties we’ll don’t want to wear, cards that retell the obvious, and a bunch of other stuff […]
The war between parents and teens: How to call a truce…
Raising a teenager doesn’t have to be a constant battle. Kids don’t enjoy fighting with their parents, but even the best-behaved teens can flare up and lash out at the ’rents from time to time, and being understanding doesn’t mean you have to tolerate disrespect and dangerous behavior. Keep your temper and manage the occasional […]
How to Inspire Teenagers!
Since time immemorial, the teenage years have not only represented a challenge to teenagers themselves, but to parents too. The current generation of teens, however, has grown up in a world that is so far removed from anything seen previously that parents can often feel at a loss in terms of how to inspire teens. […]
Parents and Children – We All Need Consistency!
Children need consistency. After all, if the same action meets with smiles and praise one day and yelling and punishment the next, how are they supposed to make any sense of the world? Parents need consistency too. Without it, not only do they make a rod for their own backs in terms of […]
Energy Crisis? Try TOP (Turn it Off and Play)!
America is going through an energy crisis of incredible proportions. Consumption of coffee/tea/energy drinks are up. New products are being introduced every week. Staying up later. Getting up earlier. Getting by with a little help from our friends at Starbucks, et. al. We’re also going through another sort of energy crisis as costs for electricity […]
Family Life: “What are you trying to say?”
Over the years I have written a number of pieces to communicate a variety of messages to a different audiences. Some messages were casual emails to colleagues, while others were very formal business letters being sent to shareholders. Some were sensitively worded responses to irate customers and still others were detailed memos regarding new products […]
Whistling in the dark?
Stress, pressure, and anxiety can be brought on by all manner of things. Pending surgery to remove a cancer or replace an arthritic joint. A phone call wasn’t returned. Meeting new people at college or in a new residence. Watching your bride walk down the aisle. Years later, walking your daughter down that same aisle. Pressure is part of life. […]
3 Questions to Boost Your Child’s (and Your) Confidence
Talking about the positive events or accomplishments in your child’s life can have a profound effect on them. It boosts their self-esteem and gives them every reason to expect better things in the future. Help kids build their self-image by asking these questions: What makes you feel proud of yourself? When you know what makes […]
