If you want your child to be a life-long learner, you might do well to commit to being one yourself.
Year: 2014
Malcolm GauldCSG 2.0 – Rule #4: Is This My Issue?
“Rule #4 is actually a mantra that I ask parents to internalize when they are engaged in communications with their college child.”
CSG 2.0 – #3: Step Aside
“…step aside and allow new mentors to enter your child’s life.”
CSG 2.0 – Rule #2: WAIT for their CALL
Hana Marano argues that cell phones “weaken the power of place-based institutions to penetrate the minds of the young and to affect their behavior.”
CSG 2.0 – Rule #1: Make them PAY
Regardless of where you fall on the spectrum of financial means, it is important for your son or daughter to have some “skin in the game.”
CSG 2.0 Excerpts – Hyde’s 1906 Offer
“…To carry the keys of the world’s library in your pocket…”
CSG 2.0 Excerpts – Don’t B.S. Thyself!
“Man is the only animal in the forest that bullshits himself.”
3-Sport Athlete, #2
“I really, really don’t favor kids having to specialize in one sport.” – Pete Carroll, Head Coach, Seattle Sea Hawks
Long Live the 3-Sport Athlete
“And there is no way to improve your athleticism–and to become a better athlete–than by competing as a part of a team, every season.”
College Success Guaranteed 2.0 – Overview
“…the most important priority for parents is to step aside.”