Emily Gaudreau How To Raise A Maverick

We have expectations and things we "think" we need to live. Where do those expectations come from? 

Marijuana, University and Ulcerative Colitis. Should you give your kid their collage money that you have saved if they are spending $500 a month smoking weed and not going to school? How to get you kids a step up and ready for the "real" world. "My son has just been diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis..."

How Do We Deal With The Millennial Problem? Start by recognizing that they are NOT the problem. Mike Miles completely turned my brain inside out with this interview. Are we wrong about how we perceive each generation? Are we in fact just jumping on the bandwagon that is using the generation before and after theirs as the scapegoat. I can honestly say that this is one of the most important interviews I have ever done. Be prepared to have your eyes (and ears) opened.

You asked for it... and here it is. Why should you listen to me? Who is Emily Gaudreau?

Stop Telling Us and Our Kids It's OK To Fail! Everywhere I turn these days there is the message... "failure is what achievement is built on". Humm no. That's actually incorrect. 

Candace Joice who is the Education Director at i-empathize is tackling this drop in empathy head on. Today Candace shares with us the three elements that i-empathize teaches kids during their entertain events to build empathy, be open and proactive about their areas of weakness a.k.a "push points" and how to recognize the difference between a negative and positive pull.

What happens when you make a five-year-old do their own laundry?

I'm a mountain girl at heart and there are a few plants that will save your life if you know how to use them. Yarrow is one of them. Medicinal herbs.

120: I'm Afraid I Will Lose Listeners Because of This

We think that we are ruining our kid's life and setting them back because of hardships in our families. So often we want to soften the blow of divorce and other difficult things that have happened. But what if that hardship was where they will get their strength in the end, and trying to soften it is where the real damage comes in?

What can we learn about the effects of our media on kids from Ted Bundy? Is porn healthy sexual outlet? 2. Sex workers have the right to make money and can do what they want with their bodies. Is it just a sexual expression? 3. Does porn help marriages?

A great mindfulness practice to help kids understand basic etiquette of walking into a room.

Good Golly, I hope not! Well, all I can say is that in my house the moment you get behind the wheel of a car you had better have your "adulting" skills down pat!

Now is the time that we must stop relying on the government to keep the children safe.

Is our food getting to be too safe? With my history and being so close to the food industry, I have watched the FDA put more and more regulations on the food producers to create a cleaner and cleaner food. What could go wrong?