self-knowledge
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It’s Good To Grow Up
A good parent provides direction and orientation to their children so that they will have a coherent maturation process. All but the best parents seem to not understand this and so they leave things to chance. They assume the public schools will provide the direction. They figure if they just go with the flow, they… Continue reading
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The Intergenerational Importance of Validation
One of the primary things children need is validation. From a parent, this is the stance that what the child has going on is important and worth paying attention to. While every child needs this, it is also just logically true from the parent’s point of view. After all, is it the child who will… Continue reading
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Problems With Motivation
The first place to check if you have problems with motivation is to look at the people around you. Are they unmotivated themselves? Do they shoot down your ideas and squelch your enthusiasm? Are they perpetual victims that stumble around from drama to drama? Do they suck the life out of the room whenever they’re… Continue reading