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Fostering Resilience in Children: Six Key Strategies

Doug Whitener

Apr 224 min read

Fostering Resilience in Children: Six Key Strategies

Heroes don’t give up; neither do successful children. How do you guide your child to have that “Pull yourself up and fight the battle”...

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Doug Whitener

Mar 112 min read

Parenting Tips: The Magnificent 7

Is it possible that enacting seven important parenting strategies in a home can provide a solid foundation to raise happy and successful...

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Doug Whitener

Mar 32 min read

Parenting With a Rudder

Successful parents have a family mission that guides daily living decisions. Strife and chaos are characteristics often observed in...

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Seven Easy Strategies to Raise Successful Children Based Upon a 70-Year Study of 70,000 Children

Doug Whitener

Jan 14, 20224 min read

Seven Easy Strategies to Raise Successful Children Based Upon a 70-Year Study of 70,000 Children

I. Introduction It is the National Championship Football game, and a beautiful female sideline reporter is interviewing...

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Surviving and Celebrating Adolescence: Five Important Strategies For Parents

Doug Whitener

Oct 4, 20216 min read

Surviving and Celebrating Adolescence: Five Important Strategies For Parents

“Helping teens learn to fly with their feet firmly planted on the earth requires more than knowledge; it requires strategy. If...

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Unlock the Purpose of a Child's Misbehavior, and You Free the Child to Change Course

Doug Whitener

Aug 24, 20215 min read

Unlock the Purpose of a Child's Misbehavior, and You Free the Child to Change Course

On the first day of school in the fall of 2005, nearly $2000 was handed out to my school students as they played tag and slid down the...

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Administrators and Politicians, Please Let the Teachers Do Their Job.

Doug Whitener

Aug 9, 20212 min read

Administrators and Politicians, Please Let the Teachers Do Their Job.

It is August 20th, and the 25 students in a teacher's 10th-grade geometry class have just taken their first test on right triangles. To...

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Four Brief Discipline Strategies that Help Children Develop Inner Discipline and Parents Relax

Doug Whitener

Apr 28, 20216 min read

Four Brief Discipline Strategies that Help Children Develop Inner Discipline and Parents Relax

"You have taught me the importance of respecting my child, listening to her, and teaching skills, but you have not helped me to stop her...

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Re-Thinking Child Discipline: Three Important Objectives

Doug Whitener

Feb 23, 20216 min read

Re-Thinking Child Discipline: Three Important Objectives

When a sister intentionally hits her younger brother after a pillow fight, a parent must respond to this misbehavior. Will the parent...

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Fostering Resilience in Children: Seven Key Strategies

Doug Whitener

Jan 29, 20217 min read

Fostering Resilience in Children: Seven Key Strategies

"My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do...

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The President's Narcissistic Rage Since Nov 3rd Merits Removal from Office

Doug Whitener

Jan 14, 20212 min read

The President's Narcissistic Rage Since Nov 3rd Merits Removal from Office

Donald Trump's fiery and self-serving behavior has always been a challenge to our country. After November 3rd, this behavior has become...

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Critical Learning Activities: Fun Explorations With Your Child

Doug Whitener

Dec 22, 20204 min read

Critical Learning Activities: Fun Explorations With Your Child

I. Introduction In the fall of each school year, most kindergarten teachers assess their incoming students to determine these students'...

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Pre-Reading Fun Strategies for Parents and Young Children

Doug Whitener

Dec 7, 20204 min read

Pre-Reading Fun Strategies for Parents and Young Children

I. Introduction In the fall of each school year, most kindergarten teachers assess their incoming students to determine these students'...

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Child Language Development: Five Easy Parenting Strategies

Doug Whitener

Dec 1, 20205 min read

Child Language Development: Five Easy Parenting Strategies

I. Introduction In the fall of each school year, most kindergarten teachers assess their incoming students to determine these students'...

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Suicide Prevention Starts at Birth: Eight Proactive Strategies for Parents to Consider

Doug Whitener

Nov 9, 202012 min read

Suicide Prevention Starts at Birth: Eight Proactive Strategies for Parents to Consider

"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." (Frederick Douglass) In the year 2018, 48,000 Americans died of...

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Building Strong Children: Recognizing And Developing Strengths

Doug Whitener

Oct 4, 20203 min read

Building Strong Children: Recognizing And Developing Strengths

"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." (Frederick Douglass) Sundials in the Sun Parents can be very...

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Building Strong Children- 3 Minute Strategies for Parents: Empowerment

Doug Whitener

Sep 22, 20203 min read

Building Strong Children- 3 Minute Strategies for Parents: Empowerment

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” (Frederick Douglass) It’s 8 a.m., and a busy mother is preparing her...

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Doug Whitener

Sep 3, 20201 min read

Donald Trump's Pandemic Bankruptcy

Donald Trump has filed bankruptcy on the Covid-19 pandemic. He is ready to ignore the disastrous health decisions his administration has...

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Building Strong Children: Family Responsibilities

Doug Whitener

Aug 18, 20204 min read

Building Strong Children: Family Responsibilities

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” (Frederick Douglass) As I was helping primary students line-up...

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Building Strong Children- Unconditional Love

Doug Whitener

Jul 31, 20204 min read

Building Strong Children- Unconditional Love

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” (Frederick Douglass) "I will love you when you are good, and I will...

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