Archive for the 'Relaltionships' Category

How to Stop Talking & Build Trust with Your Teen

Here are three parent leadership tips to build a trusting relationship with your teen. See how you can connect the most when you stop talking! Continue reading

iPEC Coaching Presents: Coach of the Week, Barbara Schmitt

iPEC’s Coach of the Week, Barbara Schmitt, shares how her passion for coaching Parents of teens and pre-teens can change a family dynamic. Continue reading

What are your limits and who pushes them?

What are your limits? That may be a curious question. When I was first asked that question I remember thinking, “I don’t exactly know what my limits are, but I know when they’re pushed.” Learn how to take back control of your limits so you can calmly face the button pushers with a smile! Continue reading

Life Lessons . . . What I learned about myself on 9/11

This story touched my heart. She eloquently said so many of the things I’ve felt on my journey to realizing what was truly important and appreciating the often challenging relationships with my children and husband. The one main difference is that I felt them in smaller waves, throughout my many years, rather than in the tsunami that she, and many others, experienced that day! Continue reading

What teachers really want to tell parents

I met a principal who was recently named as the administrator of the year in her state. She was loved and adored by all, but she told me she was leaving the profession. Continue reading