by Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller | Family
Are you at all interested in raising a thirty-year-old Nintendo player who lies around your house all day eating cold pizza and sucking up Diet Pepsi? Probably not. If you’re like many of the parents who attend our parenting workshops, creating a thirty-year-old...
by Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller | Family
Many parents do not know how, do not want to, or lack the communication skills necessary to talk to their children about money in general. So when a money crisis develops, the potential to pass fearful and negative attitudes towards money to the next generation...
by Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller | Family
You are your child’s first and most important teacher. You teach your children to walk, talk and ride a bike. You teach them about manners, respect, and the opposite sex. It is also your job to teach your children about the American way of life, our form of...
by Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller | Family
Dad when’s the big voting day? asked Ryan age eight. Pretty soon, Tim Replied. It’s the first Tuesday in November. Cool, do I get to vote for the president, too? Well, no. You have to be eighteen years old to vote. Why? Doesn’t it affect me? Yes, in...
by Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller | Spiritual
“Hello Jasmine,” Mrs. Roberts said as she passed the thirteen-year-old middle schooler in the hall between classes. Deliberate and sustained eye contact accompanied the simple greeting. Jasmine nodded and both student and educator continued on their way...
by Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller | Family
My teen came home with a poor report cart. How do I talk to her about it? I want to praise my son for his recent grades but I don’t want to go overboard. How should I handle it? What do you say to a child who has a decent report card but you know they could do...
by Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller | Family
My teen came home with a poor report cart. How do I talk to her about it? I want to praise my son for his recent grades but I don’t want to go overboard. How should I handle it? What do you say to a child who has a decent report card but you know they could do...
by Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller | Family
www.chickmoorman.com Six-year-old Carlos Melendez stood in line waiting as his first-grade teacher bid farewell to her students at the end of the school day during the second week of school. She was completing her ritual of placing a sticker on the hand of every child...
by Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller | Family
The drive to assign more and more homework to children at younger ages is in full force in some schools. The homework binge threatens to cut into prime family time, extra-curricular activities, and rest and relaxation. It also increases conflict over scheduling and...
