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Talking Around The Table

It's the time of year when families gather around the table, celebrating their holiday traditions and remembering what really matters.  Every family is different with a wide range of traditions and ways that they engage in conversation.  While some sit around the table, and talk of the day, politics, work or »

What is normal?

What is “normal behavior for our children?  When they are young we come up with cute expressions for their behavior like “the terrible twos or “the tantrum threes and “the fiendish fours.  We come to accept that all of us as parents go through this with our children.  Dr. Ari »

Making A Difference

I believe that every person can make a difference.  I believe that we can see change take place.  One person at time, we can make a difference!  And when we see change in one, we see change in others. Isn't that what each one of us as people long for? »

Seeing Change In Your Community

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Is change possible? What does it take to see change in your community? It starts with where you invest. Whether it is your time, talent, or treasure, your investment of any of these will bring about a return. Lives, families, and communities are forever changed when we give of »

What is Influence?

Simply put, influence is something you do. Words are not enough. If communication and information truly changed us, we would be the most changed generation in the history of mankind. It is not enough for us to instruct our children and assume that they are going to “do it right. »

Is This Community?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]               What does community look like? Clearly we are not living in a day in which we can say "All is well."  Currently there are 6.5 million teens and adults not in school or working. By 2020, America will not have enough qualified »

What is Responsibility?

Recently, I listened to a well-respected business leader say that his father taught him responsibility by often giving him small tasks that adults would generally be given. It gave him confidence that he was able to do things others his age were unable to do. As a parent, we certainly »

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