Letting Go, While Maintaining a Relationship with Your College-aged Child You feel that you have been through everything with your children. They have been a priority and a major part of your life. Then they go to college. Expectations for your relationship have to be clarified. When my twins left for college (double wah-wah), my [...]
Developing a Relationship of Trust with Your Teen By Kathleen Matchunis, President of Connecting, Inc. Certified Life Coach Developing a relationship of trust with your teen should begin well in advance of the teen years. There are several things to keep in mind as your child is growing up. • Always show respect for your [...]
Don’t Let Your “But” Get in the Way of Your Goals! Stop walking backwards through life! Don’t let your “but” get in the way of your goals! How many times have you said, “I would love to do that, BUT ………..” Maybe if we all concentrated more on what is possible and did not find [...]
Visualize and Manifest Your Goals Everything that I have accomplished in my life I have visualized! Luckily, I have visualized positive, productive things in my life. Is this hocus-pocus? Not at all, just get as specific as you can with your visualization. What do you want to accomplish? What will it look like? What will [...]
Reconnect with Your Teen! By Kathleen Matchunis President of Connecting, Inc. Has this ever happened to you? You are trying to talk to your teen, while he or she is playing a video game or on the computer, and you are feeling disconnected from this person who used to cuddle with you and wanted to [...]
Would it Kill You to Put Down Your Cell Phone? Have you ever asked yourself this question while trying to compete with your teen’s electronic devices? Parents have to compete with i-phones, i-pods, i-pads, TV, and a myriad of other electronic devices. No wonder our teens are not very adept at face-to-face communication with all [...]
Do you find yourself in an endless cycle of drama? If so, maybe you need to identify your conflict resolution style and learn your options for dealing with a variety of situations. We usually learn our conflict resolution style from our families. This of course doesn’t mean this particular style is the best style of [...]
Many parents wonder if they are doing everything they can to help their child? Many things come to mind such as enrolling their child in the right school, extracurricular activities, and providing their child with a comfortable life. Of course, all of these things are important, but are there other things to consider? After [...]
These 10 sessions teach general social skills for teens and young adults that include building self- confidence, conflict resolution, anger management, interviewing skills, general etiquette and more.
This parent empowerment group offers tips on managing guidance and discipline and answering the question, “Why don’t these kids come with instructions"
