Last Wednesday, I was a grandmother who hit a home run. My granddaughter, a senior on her way to Stanford and her classmate geared to Georgetown - valedictorian and salutatorian of their high school class - were … [Continue Reading...]
Big Problem: Majority of Our Kids are Bored, Tired and Stressed in School
Here you are working your butt off to give your kids the best of everything and research by top Yale professors confirms that your kids are down on school. Not happy in private, public, urban or suburban … [Continue Reading...]
What is the Hidden Gift of a Two Career Family?
Dad’s Involvement in kids’ lives is an important part of school success and even college graduation. Research from the American Enterprise institute found that children of highly involved fathers … [Continue Reading...]
The Hidden Secret to Success in a Two Career Family
Photography courtesy of Maria Bowling , “who inspired this blog.” Keep these photos in your wallet. Every time you feel yourself seizing up in frustration, anger or overwhelm; crumbling in hurt, disappointment … [Continue Reading...]
Confusion and the Two Career Family
Power shift and role change confuse couples “So, Father,” Pope Francis’ Argentine press aide, asked the priest who is Pope Benedict’s spokesman, “how do you feel about my former boss?” Managing a smile, Father … [Continue Reading...]
Supportive Spouses Signal Career Success
One way to insure career success is to marry well. Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis spent five years studying thousands of married two career couples. The verdict: your partner is key to your job … [Continue Reading...]
Long Range Planning for You when the Kids are Grown
So the Kids are all grown. Where does that leave you? Did you make the right decision? Would life be easier, your children happier or your partner less stressed if you stayed at home with them? That’s a decision we … [Continue Reading...]
Avoid Heartbreak: Respond to Conflict. Don’t react to it!
Dr. Viktor Frankel was a prisoner in a concentration camp yet never reacted to his jailers. He believed that: “between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose. In our response … [Continue Reading...]
Top Secret to Raising Children
As I watched Craig look into his daughter’s eyes yesterday, the intense focus of her gaze and the love that passed between them was palpable. She’s only four months old, but little Ally is truly bonded with her … [Continue Reading...]
Two Careers, Two Children and Trouble Saying No: The Downfall of Women Entrepreneurs
Warren Buffett confided that the secret to creating his fortune lay in his ability to say No. “My work centers on saying, No. I sit there all day and look at investment proposals. I say No, No, No, No until I see … [Continue Reading...]