Bill Corbett's Blog, page 10
May 27, 2014
Preparing Your Child to Make Good Choices in Mates
I’m having great difficulty blocking out the news of another tragedy where senseless killings were carried out in Isla Vista, California. Another 20-something male decided to end his life, and took six innocent young people with him.
Books for Teens to Help Them Grow
What makes this incident more difficult for me is the fear I feel for my 16-year-old who is starting to date. She is going to
Books for Teens to Help Them Grow
What makes this incident more difficult for me is the fear I feel for my 16-year-old who is starting to date. She is going to
May 20, 2014
The Good and the Bad of Entrepreneurship
Image courtesy of Stuart Milesand FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Recently, I was asked what I learned along the way of building my nontraditional company, Cooperative Kids. The writer was working on a piece on entrepreneurship and wanted to know if I had learned good things or bad things while growing my business. Here is what I told her.
I developed a love for helping parents with challenging
Recently, I was asked what I learned along the way of building my nontraditional company, Cooperative Kids. The writer was working on a piece on entrepreneurship and wanted to know if I had learned good things or bad things while growing my business. Here is what I told her.
I developed a love for helping parents with challenging
May 12, 2014
How to Teach Kids to Care
Courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net
and Bill LongShaw
I hear parents complain that their kids don’t appreciate what they have. So much is available to our kids today that it’s hard for them to imagine being without. Then when they push their parents for more, it triggers a feeling of resentment for the parents as they think about all they've done and provided for their kids so far.
My own kids
and Bill LongShaw
I hear parents complain that their kids don’t appreciate what they have. So much is available to our kids today that it’s hard for them to imagine being without. Then when they push their parents for more, it triggers a feeling of resentment for the parents as they think about all they've done and provided for their kids so far.
My own kids
April 28, 2014
How to Coach a Teen to Drive Safely
Image courtesy of
FreeDigitalPhotos.net and pakorn
Our youngest turned 16 this year and before too long, she’ll be driving. We already have a used car parked in our driveway that will be getting a tune up, new tires and a full inspection. We didn’t pay much for it and I wouldn’t trust it on long trips, but it will become her transportation to get her to school and to work and back. And
FreeDigitalPhotos.net and pakorn
Our youngest turned 16 this year and before too long, she’ll be driving. We already have a used car parked in our driveway that will be getting a tune up, new tires and a full inspection. We didn’t pay much for it and I wouldn’t trust it on long trips, but it will become her transportation to get her to school and to work and back. And
March 16, 2014
Happy Parent, Happy Child
Two pianos were sitting next to each other in a room. A person sitting at one piano pressed one key,
causing a tone to fill the air.
Instantly, the string responsible for creating the same tone on the
OTHER piano began to vibrate. This isn’t
the start of a joke, but an experiment that has been tested by physics
experts. The tone created by the first
piano is a wave of vibrations that are
causing a tone to fill the air.
Instantly, the string responsible for creating the same tone on the
OTHER piano began to vibrate. This isn’t
the start of a joke, but an experiment that has been tested by physics
experts. The tone created by the first
piano is a wave of vibrations that are
March 3, 2014
Will Your Kids be a Whiner or a Winner?
Are you as worried as I am about the children of generation Z (born 1995 – 2012) and their ability to solve problems? With the increase in the number of helicopter parents (parents who “swoop” in to make everything all better) and a generation of highly sensitive kids, how well are our children going to be able to identify and solve their own problems?
Start Letting Your Kids Write on the
Start Letting Your Kids Write on the
February 19, 2014
How to Destroy Your Child's Emotional Intelligence
It’s BAD PARENTING 101… that’s what I term some of the
advice being offered by Jim Fay and his LOVE AND LOGIC program. His latest newsletter that arrived in my
email box tells parents that when their child demonstrates any typical
challenging behaviors, such as lying, arguing or getting mad, the parent should
immediately use his “energy drain” technique to get the child to stop.
This
advice being offered by Jim Fay and his LOVE AND LOGIC program. His latest newsletter that arrived in my
email box tells parents that when their child demonstrates any typical
challenging behaviors, such as lying, arguing or getting mad, the parent should
immediately use his “energy drain” technique to get the child to stop.
This
February 15, 2014
The Family Manual - Idea for Foster Families
I was hired recently to conduct a training session for 40
foster parents who were in dire need of some help managing the challenging
behaviors of their foster tweens and teens. Some of the stories the foster parents
shared with me following the two hour session were heart-breaking: teens
attempting to run away, intentional thefts, and even attempts by some teenagers
to hurt others. Hearing the
foster parents who were in dire need of some help managing the challenging
behaviors of their foster tweens and teens. Some of the stories the foster parents
shared with me following the two hour session were heart-breaking: teens
attempting to run away, intentional thefts, and even attempts by some teenagers
to hurt others. Hearing the
January 12, 2014
Help! Our Teen Smoked Pot!
The parent who sent me this message was seeking help with
choosing the right punishment for her teen’s bad choice. I advised her that punishment rarely works in
teaching children valuable lessons and actually can backfire and cause more
problems than what the parents started with.
In most cases, the only things that a punishment accomplishes are making
the child fearful of the parent and to
choosing the right punishment for her teen’s bad choice. I advised her that punishment rarely works in
teaching children valuable lessons and actually can backfire and cause more
problems than what the parents started with.
In most cases, the only things that a punishment accomplishes are making
the child fearful of the parent and to
December 17, 2013
The One Best Gift You Could Ever Give
It’s nearly Christmas and I’m shopping at a department
store. A woman in the isle just ahead of
me is pushing her shopping cart and begging her daughter to cooperate with
her. The little girl appears to be about
four or five years of age and is dragging her feet and whining that she’s too
tired to walk. Her mom looks very tired
and continues to plead with the child to keep moving.
store. A woman in the isle just ahead of
me is pushing her shopping cart and begging her daughter to cooperate with
her. The little girl appears to be about
four or five years of age and is dragging her feet and whining that she’s too
tired to walk. Her mom looks very tired
and continues to plead with the child to keep moving.
