The time to help your "almost grown" learn how to put their best foot forward - is NOW.  

Have you ever watched your child introduce themselves to others?    OR . . .  Watch them as someone is introducing themselves to your child?

If you do, you'll likely notice that they stumble through it.  

Here's the thing, they need learn how to do it effectively.  It is so much more than "Hello, my name is...".   You want them to feel confident, look confident, and to put the person they are introducing themselves to at ease.  Your child deserves to be remembered after the introduction.  You might call this "networking", but that's not quite accurate.  It's more like "life-working".  

Just in case you are thinking it is too...

Reality and Truth >>> Networking and meeting people face-to-face?  It's a very critical and MUST skill to have.  Is your child ready?

Sadly, our teens and college-aged kids have two (2)  strikes against them to mastering this skill. 

Let this statistic sink in:

In a survey conducted by TechJury.net, 81% of the respondents by the end of 2021 will have face-to-face meetings.  

So how can you help your child learn these skills?  They need to start with the basics.  They need to practice them.  In this podcast you'll...

Odds are high that you learned them by watching others.  Don't you wish you'd learned some of the basics earlier than you did?  Of course.

Your teen is in exactly the right spot to learn how to learn something crucial.  Some might describe it as "the" basic networking skill.  I won't argue with them.  

What is the skill?  How to introduce themselves to others.  It's a gift your teen needs to learn to how to give.  

In today's podcast (link above and/or below) you will learn:

• the quick 3-step formula to introduction success
• the 1 "twist" that will make that introduction even more successful
• how your teen can practice this new skill without pressure

Today's podcast is just 5-6...

Often, it's the little things.

It's the small steps that our kids that take slowly but surely build their connecting to the outside world.  

And the need to begin NOW connecting them to the "adult world" is important.  Less fear and more confidence, just to name a couple of obvious payoffs.  

But often we spend so much time looking for the BIG steps to getting our kids ready that we don't get anything accomplished.   

That's why today's podcast is special:

• you'll learn how to use a simple book, yes, a simple book to get them looking "outside" of that box they've built for themselves and connect to adults
• you'll plant a small seed that will let them feel that they can do more than they think they can.

For a super quick glance at this episode:

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If you were to ask me what one of the top 10 "need to knows" as a parent would be, today's podcast would answer that question.

Help your teen to connect to their future....post-home life one step at a time.  Often, without this progression, many kids struggle at first with the huge leap from your house to . . . the "real-world" so to speak.  

In reality, this transition from your teen's "small bubble" to their "world-sized balloon" is best nurtured by a caring parent.

That's why this episode is so important.  Today you'll learn:

• what most teens think of life after traditional school and why that's a myth you need to bust
• how to help them connect thru this first basic small step

Here's a glance at this episode:

• [1:02] what simple thing you'll need to get started
• [1:18] what the typical teen...

Can you find the mistake?

You are so excited.  You finally visit this HUGE museum.  It's several floors and each is olympic-sized.  The museum covers thousands of years of history.  You are overwhelmed with seeing beautiful paintings, artifacts, manuscripts, jewels, and ancient money.  Wow.  You and your best buddy and walk thru the whole museum.  It takes hours and your head is spinning with all you saw.  (you wish you'd worn more comfortable shoes). 

Two weeks later, you ask yourself . . . . "what did I see there?"  [cue the cricket sounds]. 

Note:  the answer to "can I find the mistake"  is found in the podcast.  

What went wrong? ...

 Podcast:   Parenting Your "Nearly Flown"   JUST.  GOT.  EASIER.   

So you have a High School freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior daughter that is considering college in their future.  You want them to get the most from college while, of course, getting a degree that propels them into adulthood successfully and with a job that can sustain them, right?

How can they make the most of college?  Generally it's only 2-4 years.  The first year is the toughest.  They need to set solid groundwork almost with their first foot on campus.

Lurking in the background looms the question facing many a household...do they go through "rush" and consider joining a sorority.  If "yes" might be the case at your house, then there are points you will want to know even if your daughter is in the early stages of high school.  If "no", I give you a way to explore alternatives.  That first college semester is...

 Podcast:   Parenting Your "Nearly Flown"   JUST.  GOT.  EASIER.  

It's time to get rid of the phrase . . . "the art of negotiating."    It is way beyond an "art".  It's crucial. 

In fact, you could describe it as a "survival" skill.  

Your child will not have unlimited resources and time as they move toward adulthood.  None of us do.  But we both know that when someone is first starting out they have even more need for resources just when they have even less resources to go around.  

Let's teach them a skill to help.  When you break this down into small steps, introducing "how to negotiate" isn't nearly as difficult as it might sound.

In this podcast you will hear 6 important steps you'll want to remember as you introduce this topic to your "nearly grown" teen or young adult.  

• Negotiation conversation starters
• What to do before starting those conversations
• The...