Thought 4 The Day

**annie** · 04-07-2010, 07:13 AM

Look and listen for opportunities to talk with your kids. The teen years can be particularly challenging, so anticipate those times when your child has just finished an activity, event, sport of high interest. Granted, most of what they say will be about themselves, but this is your opportunity to ask questions that allow your child to talk more about what he or she enjoys. The result of this conversation is that your child now understands that you value what he or she says.

**annie** · 04-10-2010, 11:03 AM

"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."

Mark Twain