I have always been aware of my number one weakness: non-assertiveness. But I have come a long way from the time when I couldn’t say ‘no’ to a child molester and not understanding the importance of telling my parents. At my first job after high school, I had the misfortune of working for someone who told me that I could have it all but with no questions asked. He said so clearly that [...]

Parents want their children to succeed in school. However, sometimes their best intentions are misguided. Attempts to provide children with a wonderful life can, in fact, increase the stress of the entire family. One of parents’ most common mistakes is to want to make everything easy for their children. It’s painful for parents to see their children struggle. If children never do anything [...]