Archive for May, 2011

POSITIVE PARENTING – NOT PERFECTION

Posted: 22nd May 2011 by Wendell Jordan Sr. in POSTS

When I was growing up in Brooklyn, New York, the one thing I never saw my parents do was make mistakes. It seemed that all of their decisions were perfect and always correct. It was not until I grew up and had my own kids, that I realized being perfect was not a requirement for [...]

POSITIVE PARENTING- HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY 2011

Posted: 8th May 2011 by Wendell Jordan Sr. in POSTS

Happy Mother’s Day!! I usually end some of my posts with the direction to stop what you are doing and tell a loved one, in this case your mom, how much you love her. Right now is the best time because you do not know if there will be another. In my opinion there could [...]

POSITIVE PARENTING – EMOTIONAL TURMOIL

Posted: 1st May 2011 by Wendell Jordan Sr. in POSTS

There are times, despite how positive I want to be, that I’m in a very negative space.  When this happens I do my best to try to pull myself out of it. The first thing I look at is to see if I am in the condition of HALT. (The acronym means Hungry, Angry, Lonely or [...]