Blog Category: WISE Wednesday

February 4, 2015
Habit #4 – Speak Respectfully

Wise families talk to each other in ways that show respect and are clear and direct.   Back talk – smart mouth – sassing […]

January 7, 2015
Habit #3 – Being Together

Healthy families take the time to do things together.   Back in the day, parents were told that time with kids was ALWAYS quality […]

December 17, 2014
Habit #2 – Adult Relationships

Healthy families work to have a strong relationship between the adult caregivers.   I am well aware that families come in all shapes and […]

December 10, 2014
12 Habits of a WISE Family – Habit #1

Wise families thrive on commitment.   I know…sometimes you wish your family members were committed – somewhere safe and padded.    But seriously, commitment is […]

November 19, 2014
Q & A with Author Annie Fox

The Wise Family is so fortunate to have TONS of friends around the world and we couldn’t do the work we do with […]

July 31, 2014
The Parenting Puzzle

Parenting is like a puzzle (actually, it is more like the game of Whack-a-Mole but just stay with me here).  Successful puzzle building […]

May 15, 2014
Who is Amy Fortney Parks?

Amy Fortney Parks brings with her over 30 years of experience working with children, adolescents and families as both an educator and psychologist. […]

March 26, 2014
Have a little empathy (and teach it too) – Part two

I wrote a few weeks ago about the concept of having and teaching empathy. Boy have I had to channel mine in recent […]

March 19, 2014
Encourage Your Children

Courtesy of www.247moms.com

January 4, 2014
New Year–Wiser Parent

It’s time to put forth your best effort on achieving those new year goals! It’s the time of year when we all think […]

November 26, 2013
An Urgent Calling

My blogs are typically planned in advance, thoughtful essays written about topics related to children and teens like handling melt downs, understanding your […]

August 19, 2013
Dream With Them, Not For Them

My newly-minted High School Senior son announced this morning that there was very little chance he would get into the college of MY […]