Today I want to share with you a simple technique that has helped me prepare for many life situations before they arose. My hope is that it might help you prepare…

Having a good attitude toward life is a learned skill. It truly is all about our perspective in any given situation. There are a few things in life that are truly…

Some years back, I ran across a laminated bookmark featuring, the picture of a young man with a laptop computer in his hands. The accompanying caption read "My parents spanked…

What is your ultimate goal as a parent? To just survive the experience? To do the best you can? To raise those rascals and then…

When you use the excuse that "that's just the way I am." You think you are being truthful, but you are not. What you are really saying is "I'm too…

Here's a scary thought - something for those parents who are still unclear as to what their parental responsibilities entail. That child you have been given the privilege and responsibility of raising, will someday be…

Some years ago, I was of the opinion that anyone who could properly raise a puppy, should be able to raise a child. While that was definitely an oversimplification of the process, there were some points that were absolutely…

That little lifeform that you helped create requires much more than…

I have observed parents in department stores asking four and five-year-olds which outfit they like. Does that make sense? Of course, not, but…

Believe it or not, you and I have a tremendous amount of power to change this world. What we do individually can have a lasting and profound effect on how much good…

Believe it or not, you and I have a tremendous amount of power to change this world. What we do individually can have a lasting and profound effect on how much good…

Living Happy requires strength. The forces in life that seek to belittle or demean us are ever present. We must be aware, but not too…

Several years ago, when I was still doing my relationship seminars here in L.A. and a few times on Okinawa Japan for the military, in the course of making a point about decisions, I would quip that…

When we find something that works, simple logic dictates that we should keep doing it. For some folks, simple logic is neither simple nor logical. We all probably know some parents who have decided that…

Raising children can be a wonderful, wonderful experience, or, it can be a raging nightmare! Here are three things that will…

I sometimes wonder what the world really looks like. That seems an odd statement for an 82-year-old man to make, but I am serious. If I've learned anything during my 82 trips around the sun, it's that…

I sometimes wonder what the world really looks like. That seems an odd statement for an 82-year-old man to make, but I am serious. If I've learned anything during my 82 trips around the sun, it's that each one of us has a pretty…

The American humorist and social commentator, Will Rogers, is reported to have said "Don't wait to buy real aestate, buy real estate and wait." Wise advice. Were he alive today, he might give some of us this advice

Well, here's the new year! We have new goals, new aspirations, new expectations! So where do you see yourself 365 days from today? Will you be…

The 19th century French novelist, George Sand, quoted above, made a noteworthy observation about happiness. If what he said is even partially correct, which it is, then the road to happiness is…