Posts Tagged ‘teenagers’

You Can Take Your Relationship Back!

March 29th, 2010

I want to take you back for a moment.  Think back to when you first wanted to have kids.  Think about what was going through your head in those moments.  What goals did you have for your kids?  What did you want to do with them and for them?  What kind of relationship were you going to have with them?  Really remember all those feelings and pictures you had for their lives.

Now, look at today.  Many of us do not have the type of relationship with our kids that we first dreamed about because we lost it somehow along the way of life.  We lost all those pictures because we got busy with daily chores, jobs and stuff. 

I am here to tell you right now that you CAN get it all back. 

Start remembering all those wonderful goals and dreams you had for your kids when they were first born.  Get them back in the front of your mind right now.  If you have to write them down – do it.  Make them your goals again. Every word that comes out of your mouth should emulate what goals you have for them.  You were full of love when they were born – make sure your words are full of love now that they are teenagers.

As a parent, you are the biggest influence in your kids lives no matter how old they are!  I am partnering with you to make sure your influence is a GREAT one.  We are growing confident kids which are going to change the world!  Have fun taking your relationship back!

Top 10 List of What Teenagers Want From Their Parents!!

February 1st, 2010

I recently saw a blog post on Mercola.com titled The Top 10 Things Children Really Want Their Parents to Do With Them which is a really great if you have younger kids.  I have three teenagers.  So, with the help of one of my kids I wrote this list from the viewpoint of teenagers! 

The top ten things teenagers want from their parents: 

  1. Show respect to them – it will SHOCK them!
  2. Stay off their Facebook page – they don’t like that.  OMG and please don’t put comments on there!  LOL
  3. Spend time with them and that doesn’t include doing chores.  It can’t all be work, work , work….
  4. See their talents and gifts not their ‘C’ in Geometry.  Stop seeing the bad and see the really good things that are in them!
  5. Be happy. If you are happy it is easier for them to be happy!
  6. Have great snacks (not just fruit) in the house to share with their friends.  They look cool then!
  7. Let them drive your car.  They love the freedom and that you see them as a responsible person!
  8. See things from their perspective not just yours.  Wow, if you could get good at this – you ARE a winner!
  9. Give them gas money every once in a while.  Show them that they are doing great things and they can expect to get some kudos for it randomly.
  10. They don’t want lectures!  If you have a beef with them – get to the point in 20 words or less.  THEY will respect you for that! 

Enjoy!

Want Those Amazing Results in Your Life?

December 14th, 2009

As of last Monday you have started to take ACTION!!  Feel good?  Yes!  I know!  Now as you continue through your actions you are going to see some amazing results.  It is a chain reaction!  Think – Feel – Actions – Results.

Get a piece of paper and make 4 columns with these headings above each one (Think, Feel, Action, Results).  Here are instructions to complete the columns:

Think – Put one thing that really adds a lot of stress to your life. 

Feel – How you feel about this stress?

Actions – What have been your actions about this stress?

Results – Have you been getting the results that you want to change this?

 This is a wonderful little worksheet to show you how you focus on your stresses and just get more of your stresses!  So now take the worksheet and enter what you WANT under the think column.  Then how would you feel about having it?  What would your actions be?  What results are you going to get?  It is soooooo amazing how if we just shift our thinking – change our glasses about our life – how we can change everything in it!  Give this a try!  I would LOVE to hear your light bulb moments!  I would also LOVE you to teach this to your teenagers!  My daughter helped me test this worksheet.  She had a light bulb moment!  What an amazing lesson for her to focus and put all her power on what she WANTS!