This Father's Day Will Be GREAT!

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nitsan — Tue, 27 May 2008 04:17:24 +0000

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Lets sit together for a minute and brainstorm

nitsan — Sat, 24 May 2008 19:47:20 +0000

22 days to Father’s Day.

I said to my 2 teens:

“Hey, I’d like you to join me for a minute. Sit down with me and let’s see what ideas we can come up with to celebrate Fathers day.”

I’m not afraid to ask for help

nitsan — Fri, 23 May 2008 16:11:25 +0000

23 days to Father’s Day.

How do I coach my teens? They seem so cut off from family. Do they just want to eat and argue and be left alone to space out? I know that under that layer of spunk and coolness is a loving child.

My plan is to approach my kids once every day for the next 23 days. Each touch will be just a few seconds, maybe a minute. That’s doable.

Today I will approach my teen boys and say:

“I want to make this Father’s Day something touching and memorable for the whole family. Do you have any ideas?”

Whatever they say will be fine. I will nod my head and say: “Thanks for listening. I’ll be talking to you about it again, tomorrow.”

Tags: coaching, easier parenting, family, father’s day, listening, mother, parenting, teenagers, teens

Coaching is an every day thing

nitsan — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:03:47 +0000

24 days to Father’s Day.

Today we begin a project of coaching our teens. My plan is to approach my kids once every day for the next 24 days. Each touch will be just a few seconds, maybe a minute. My intention is for us to establish a strong pattern of listening to each other. A brief light touch of listening every day will have more impact on my kids than a long, heavy talk that everyone hates and nobody listens.

Today I will approach my teen boys and say:

“In 24 days it will be Father’s Day. I want to make this Father’s Day something touching and memorable for the whole family. Do you want to help me out?”

Whatever they say will be fine. I will nod my head and say: “Thanks for listening. I’ll be talking to you about it again, tomorrow.”

We parents can coach our teens to celebrate our family

nitsan — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:03:12 +0000

24 days to Father’s Day. Every day we will be posting a new experiment and its results, together with a gameplan for you that you can try in your own family.

Check back today after 12 noon.