Feb 1, 2017
A script? Really? Is that necessary in parenting? You bet it is. Unless you are one of those rare people who can think and speak clearly when your buttons are being pushed. Actors study scripts. They practice them over and over. Alone first, then in front of a...
Feb 1, 2017
As you’ve learned, treatment programs are designed to be highly structured environments in which a lot of nurturing takes place. Everything in that particular “world,” is designed to encourage growth and nurture improvements along the way. A greenhouse serves much the...
Feb 1, 2017
I recently read a story in the book The Art of Friendship by Roger Horchow. It went like this: My friend Dick Bass (now into his seventies) has traveled far and wide and had many adventures. His achievements include being the first person to climb the highest peak on...
Feb 1, 2017
I remember talking to a mother one day who apologized for the disastrous state of her living room as the floor was covered with Legos. She said “I didn’t clean today…I spent it playing with my youngest instead.” I was shocked…and impressed. Plato said “You can...
