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Posted by Dr. Neill Neill
I had remarried a couple of years before and was busy at home trying to establish a new consulting business. We had a typical family life with three teenagers at home with lots of distractions and noise; it was often hard to concentrate on my work.
My frustration was showing up in ways that I was barely aware of. One day my wife said to me very calmly, “Neill, it’s bothering the kids how you are snapping at them. If you don’t do something about it, you will end up as a lonely, grouchy old man.”
What hit me was the thought that my family would remember me as a grouch. I could not allow that to be my emotional legacy. The internal shift was instantaneous.
Categories: News, Parenting, Self Growth
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Tags: emotional, emotional legacy, family, family life, legacy, my family
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Posted by Dr. Neill Neill
I grew up in a world where young people were urged to stay in school and get an education. It didn’t matter what in; just get an education. At that time about 10% of high school students went on to get a college degree, less in non-urban areas. That all changed in the 60s and 70s at a time when university enrollment was skyrocketing. The big shift was in terms of specialization.
Categories: Parenting
| Tags: an education, college degree, young people
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Posted by Dr. Neill Neill
It seems to be happening increasingly these days. Children grow up, leave home, work, and then move back home. Sometimes it’s after five years. Sometimes it’s after 25 years. I’ve been there as a parent… a few times. Most adult children who move home do so as an expedient.
Categories: Parenting
| Tags: adult children, adulthood, children, move home
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Posted by Dr. Neill Neill
When two people get married for the first time, they seldom anticipate ever being part of a blended family. However, blended families, and how we transition into them, are facts of modern life.
Categories: Parenting
| Tags: blended families, ex-spouses, marriages, stepchildren
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Posted by Dr. Neill Neill
Parenting is not easy. In the fast paced competitive society we live in, many parents are concerned with their child’s self esteem. Building self confidence in children is important, but can there be a wrong way of going about it?
Categories: Parenting
| Tags: alcohol, Alcoholism, children, confidence, low self esteem, Parenting, parents, self confidence, self esteem
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