Stories, Tips and Resources for Developing Your People-literacy Skills
What to do when Impatience & Anger Dominate your Parenting (Part 1)
The kids were running late for school and Sarah was starting to grow impatient and get angry. 12-year-old Sam wanted to grab a snack, and Peter the 10-year-old was arguing with his sister who was making fun of him. Everyone was ignoring her! Sam opened a can of...
Tips for Parents Who are Working from Home and Struggling
When my kids were growing up I had a part time job that gave me a chance to get out of the house and mix with other people. I did have to be organized though as hubby caught the ball when I was running out the door. Dinner or lunch was prepared and the list for the...
How NOT to Argue with Your Spouse at Christmas
I was thinking about what to write for December and I kept getting taps on the shoulder in the form of conversations I was having with people. A friend of mine said, “Gosh Sandra if only this time of year wasn’t so hectic. Hubby does nothing to help!” Or another...
Supporting Children to Find Solutions to Problems
Do you sometimes wish your teen was better at solving problems instead of blaming others, ignoring them wishing they would go away, or feeling defeated? Do they demand that you solve their problem for them? Or worse do they complain and then storm off or shut you...
Here’s How to Stop Worrying as a Parent!
Listening to the news and watching TV gives us plenty of reasons to worry about our kids. How times have changed. We all want to protect our kids and make sure they’re safe and healthy. Where this can become problematic is when parents attempt to remove obstacles in...
The Parenting Habits Your Teenager Won’t Like!
As a teenager growing up, my parents were what I thought controlling. I remember as young kids we weren’t allowed to speak at the dinner table until all our food was eaten. The one vegetable I disliked was the brussel sprout, so you can imagine the silence that went...
4 Tips for Teaching Social and Emotional Learning in Teens
As Bruce Lee once said “To know oneself is to study oneself in action, with another person”. With that in mind, it’s so important to become emotionally intelligent (EQ) by learning what is driving your behavior and the behavior of others. And we call this behavior...
How do You Develop Responsibility in Your Teenager?
Most parents dream of a responsible, independent teen—one that lends a hand with household chores without being asked, always calls to check-in and also hangs out with a good crowd of friends. But, in reality, all teens are going to drop the ball on responsibility...
How to Survive a Toxic Parent
A few years ago, I was facilitating a workshop and a participant asked me this question, “My mom is just an unintentionally toxic person. How do I handle my agitation around her coming to visit us over the next few days?” Toxic interactions can slip into family life...
How to Help Your Child Develop Empathy
Have you ever heard of the saying, “Before you judge someone, walk a mile in their shoes.” My mum used to say this to me when I was criticizing someone. You see, I think this quote is really all about empathy. So, what is empathy? Empathy is the ability to be aware...
How to Navigate the Social Media PEOPLE Mind Field
Tips for Learning to Read People like a Book Online. There are over a billion people on Facebook and more joining each day! With the increase of interest in social media, millions of people communicate through LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. This means that these...
Why Your “Avoiding Conflict ” or “Being too Critical” Parenting Style Might Not Work!
When my two kids became teenagers, something began to happen that was unique in my experience of parenting so far. Many other parents had warned me about how awful it could be, especially with trying to get my teens to do anything and to stop arguing with each other....
Why Your “Easy Come, Easy Go” or “Drill Sergeant” Parenting Style Might Not Work!
When I was growing up my parents were definitely not “easy come, easy go” ones. My mother was (and still is), a woman that liked a routine. If it was interrupted, look out!! Even to this day, she doesn’t cope well with change. Every Saturday we would be made to clean...
Are you Addicted to being the Perfect Parent?
Let me ask you a question. When you’re out with your kids is it important for you to look good? Or do you always like to be right? Or are you a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to your parenting style? Welcome to the world of addiction, or put another way...
DISC C Personality – All You Need To Know About The Compliance Style
The DISC C Personality concern themselves more with content than with congratulations. They prefer involvement with the performance of products and services under specific, and preferably controlled, conditions so the process and the results can be correct. Some...
DISC S Personality – All You Need To Know About The Steadiness Style
The DISC S Personality can appear slow at taking action and making decisions. But they like close and personal relationships. Some people refer to the DISC S personality as "Steadiness Style" or "High S Style". People with High S scores dislike interpersonal conflict...
DISC I Personality – All You Need To Know About The Influence Style
The DISC I personality, or as some say the High I Style, love social situations, friendship, and communicating. They fear being excluded or ignored. People with High I scores influence others through talking and activity and tend to be emotional. They are described...
DISC D Personality – All You Need To Know About The Dominant Style
DISC D personality style is task and action-oriented. All of us have some D style in our personality. Some are considered high D's and some are low D's The Dominant “High D” Behavioral Style High D's are driving, determined, ambitious, aggressive, and pioneering. Low...