I am thrilled to be able to take part in one of the most proactive speaking ventures I’ve ever had the privilege to be a part of. The Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada (who I ADORE) and Sears Canada will be sponsoring a three-city speaking tour to help parents help their kids stand [...]

Last week I did a segment on the Today show “How to Have a Happy Holiday Without Spoiling the Kids.” I received so many emails from those of you who saw the spot, asking for more details of the bulleted points. I’m glad you enjoyed it - as usual, it sure was fun doing it. [...]

Stout Field Elementary School in Indiana is an inner-city school with an abundance of at-risk students. They also have an abundance of committed staff members who recognize these are kids who desperately need healthy ways to connect. I’ve had the pleasure of working with this staff and was enormously impressed. Here is a simple activity [...]

I wanted to bring to your attention a potentially lethal activity that many kids are playing these days called the “Chocking Game.” Though not new, it is gaining in popularity — paritcularly at slumber parties or as a “dare” amongst groups of kids. It is also being played by children as young as six or [...]

One of the best indexes we have on just how well our children are doing in the subject called “Character,” is a survey conducted by the Josephson Institute of Ethics. The nonprofit organization surveys U.S. high school students from coast to coast (all races, creeds, incomes, regions) using a battering of questions about their daily [...]

I’ve had so many requests from workshop participants asking how to start a Adopt-A-Student program I decided to include them here. There are no right or wrong ways to implement the program as long as the goal is to create genuine relationships with students you deem are more “at risk.” Here are the basics:
1..Introduce the [...]