How To Ensure Your Teenager Is Confident At The Start Of The School Year
Your teenager has returned to school after the summer vacation. At the beginning of the new school year, your teen may experience feelings of excitement or anxiety. However, you can make the most of this time by laying the groundwork for your teen’s academic success. As a parent, it is important that our teens be […]
Social Empathy Bringing Communities Together
The mission of bringing communities together is more vital today than ever before. The building block to unifying our communities begins with what is called social empathy. Social empathy is the ability to understand people by perceiving or experiencing their life situations and, as a result, gaining insight into structural inequalities and disparities. As […]
What to look for in the best after school programs for kids today.
After-school clubs have played an integral role in childhood for many years now. The last school bell rings and then we freely dash off to our after-school club or activity. In fact, in the beginning, it was just a means to supervise children while parents were still at work, but now it has evolved into […]
10 Ideas for Summer Family Activities That Create Stronger Relationships
Do you wish your family could spend more time together – real-time? Not just a few minutes in the same space as you lurch from one obligation to the next, but meaningful time. What parent doesn’t? These days it’s harder than ever for families to spend quality time together, with so many demands on our […]
Top 7 Tips to Start a Difficult Conversation with Your Spouse
Honest communication is one of the secrets to a successful marriage, as any relationship expert will tell you. The advice is based on serious research, including the finding that happy couples communicate in a positive way. It only makes sense. You can’t expect to spend the rest of your life with someone if you can’t […]
The Tools To Create Empathy
What does it mean to have empathy? Empathy is the ability to imagine oneself in the situation of another, experiencing the emotions, ideas, or opinions of that person. In other words, putting yourself in someone else’s shoes — Understanding and feeling what the other person is going through without judgment or persecution. The current events […]
The Secrets to a Great Parent and Teenager Relationship
Once, you and your child felt like best friends. You played together, laughed together, shared sports or hobbies together. They seemed to look up to you, often bringing their friends to the house. Then, you suddenly became the enemy. What happened? Your child became a teenager, that’s what. Starting around age 13 – but often […]
Are you a Hater, A Cheerleader or a Collaborator? By Michelle Shirley
Are you a Hater, A Cheerleader of A Collaborator? By Michelle Shirley CEO & Chief Heart Officer at Be Strong International Are you a hater, always comparing yourself to someone else and getting upset when someone else wins? Are you unwilling to find synergies with other entities that would help you accomplish similar goals? I […]
3 Values I Learned In My Valley of Despair By Michelle Shirley
3 Values I Learned In My Valley of Despair By Michelle Shirley, CEO & Chief Heart Officer at Be Strong International From Feb 2020 to late 2021, it felt like the heavens said, “Let’s kick it up a notch and give Michelle an extra dose of hardship and emotional pain.” From dealing with the worst possible […]
Monitor the Time Your Child Spends in Front of Screens
Children love electronic devices. A lot of adults do, too. Smartphones, tablets, computers and TV bring us music and video games and connect us with people and events close by and around the world. But children need guidance in electronic use, just as they do with other aspects of life. Parents must monitor children’s screen […]