How much close supervision and protection do our children really need? Schools offer online grading and weekly updates on how school is going for them. Leisure time activities are spent in the car going from carefully orchestrated events ranging from sports to birthday parties. The term helicopter parenting pretty much covers it all: We hoover… Read More Helicopter parents
Diaper bags. I used to carry them anywhere when our kids were little. More men than ever carry not only diaper bags, but also their fair share of parental responsibilities. We clean houses, cook and help with child rearing. Does this make us “Girlie Men”, which used to be the catch phrase of the… Read More From James Bond to “Girlie Men” in less than forty years
What I mean by that is that most of us would think that the word teacher merely applies to school settings. I venture saying that this applies in family, social and also all professional areas as well. To me “teacher” goes hand in hand with being a leader. Can you think of the best teacher… Read More There is a teacher in all of us
Photo on the left depicts our parents in the mid 60’s. When someone irks you bad enough that it starts to affect your behavior, then you may just have to make the effort to forgive this person either in person, or you do this quietly in your head. Back in the fall of 1995… Read More Forgive to get your life back
Ralf Weiser - Culture Builder 