What to do when children fight: Five Guidelines

Parents usually fail to intervene in escalated sibling conflict, according to a study recently published in “Developmental Psychology,” even though they think they should intervene. And this lack of parental action often results in life-long psychological problems, often severe, especially for the younger children who were victimized.
Here’s how parents can help:

AVOID TAKING SIDES, because it [...]

The essence of leadership

All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership. – John Kenneth Galbraith

“Forgotten” Quotes

I never deny, I never contradict. I sometimes forget. – Benjamin Disraeli
Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it. – Laurance Peter
What I hear, I forget. What I see, I remember. What I do,  I understand. – Confucius
Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, [...]

Obstacles, constraints…yes we can overcome

Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. (Michael Jordan)
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal. (Hannah More)
If we examine every stage of our [...]

Great Quotes on Change

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me. (Carol Burnett)
You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight. (Jim Rohn)
To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly. (Henri Bergson)
Never underestimate the power of other people’s [...]