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Parenting Principle #4- Who Are These Children?

By Bob Kalle

           When I was teaching my first course in Developmental Psychology, I learned that there were several historical conceptions about the nature of children. These ideas influenced me a great deal and taught me a new way to think about children.             The book discussed four possible conceptions of childhood. The first […]

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Parenting Principle #2-Know Thyself

By Bob Kalle

As an adult, we take on many roles. We are adults, spouses, employers, employees, parents, coaches, leaders and sometimes mentors. Much of the time, we have to embrace more than one of these roles at any point in time.             One of a person’s goals in life is to build and maintain healthy and long lasting […]

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Parenting Principle #3- Know Your Children

By Bob Kalle

Once we get to know ourselves, we can begin to understand our children. As we progress through the stages of emotional intelligence, we enter stage 3. Can we understand what drives our children? What are their personalities like? What are their values? What do they see as their priorities in life? What values do they […]

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Parenting Principle #1- Be Professional

By Bob Kalle

            Perhaps the first commitment a parent should make is to be a professional parent. That is, to be the very best version of themselves as a parent. We try to be “professional” in many of our other roles, so why not in our parenting role?             We have guidelines to professionalism in our other roles. […]

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The Be-Happy Attitudes of Parenting

By Bob Kalle

  Charles Dickens once wrote, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” He wasn’t talking about being a parent, but the saying sure fits. Nothing in a parent’s life feels as good as when our children accomplish something or are enjoying themselves. Yet nothing hurts us as bad as when […]

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