We are all positive in nature. We all tend to lean on positivity rather than to negativity. But what makes us lean more on to the negative side sometimes? Is it automatic or is it even really a part of us? What are the barriers that keep us from growing? There are many factors that [...]
Lately, I’ve been thinking about rhythm.
Brimming over with ideas for work projects and collaboration, I tend to get impatient with the relaxed pace of August in New York, when everyone’s on vacation and business slows down.
At the same time, I’ve been learning about jazz improvisation from a flutist friend (daunting for a classical musician [...]
The first year at college is an extremely stressful time for both the parent as well as your teenager.
Your teen is truly leaving home for the first time. He’s also leaving his friends and a world that he’s lived in and felt comfortable with for years.
For most teenagers their first year includes a new [...]
The biggest challenge when parenting a teenager is how to get your teen to listen to you and your advice. You want to protect your teen from bad decisions and choices. Your teen knows it all and does not listen to you.
Between the ages of 13 and 18, your teenager will transform from a child [...]
A positive attitude is essential if you want to enjoy life. People strive for happiness, yet how many start the day by looking forward to what’s ahead? Do you feel positive and optimistic about the opportunities that will present themselves, or do you view each day as ‘just another day’? Indeed, you might already have [...]
I do not recall being motivated to do anything in particular as a young child. I do not think I was any different from most other children in that respect. There was, of course, always the motivation to “be good”, so that you gained a reward of some description. Whether it was a candy bar, [...]
Lately, several parents asked: “Where is my teen’s anger coming from?” Teenagers, like adults, experience stress every day. The stubborn and argumentative teen is fighting for independence and less control by his or her parents. An angry teen is battling with daily difficulties and is trying to make sense of emotional issues, such as:
• changes [...]
You find yourself begging your teen to go places with the family. As soon as your teen gets into the car with you, he begins complaining about you or his life, and how miserable everything in his world is. In just a few minutes of being within the same five-foot radius of one another, the [...]
It’s easy to say, isn’t it - ‘life goes on’… I’ve heard similar statements all my life: “she’ll be right mate…” “There’s always tomorrow…!” “Ah well, that’s life”. When I truly think about it though, I find that statement to be both flippant and correct.
Flippant because it’s often thrown out in casual conversation where it’s [...]