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Dealing With People Who Talk When You Talk

Communicating with a variety of different people and dealing with different personalities can be one of the chief challenges for a home-based business entrepreneur. Small businesses can me made and broke with communication, after all. One of the communication “issues” that I have a hard time with is people who talk over the top of me, finish my sentences or just start talking while I am talking. I have had to learn some coping techniques in order to be able to both tolerate and communicate with those colleagues and clients who talk at the same time that I am trying … Continue reading →

We’ve Got to Be Ready for Kids’ Questions

Any body who has been at this parenting thing for a while knows that once your child starts talking—the questions begin. And they are not always the most practical and answerable questions either. As a general rule, any parent has to be ready for a child’s questions any time, any where… Now, just because we are ready for the questions, doesn’t mean we necessarily have all the answers. I have to admit that I’ve never been “stumped” for answers more than since I’ve had kids. They have a way of answer questions like “How do bees stay in the air?” … Continue reading →

Getting the Teens to Talk to Me—It’s Feast or Famine

Gone are the days when my three kids would de-brief with me at the end of every day—I would hear all the details of who said what and what they ate for lunch and how they scraped their knee. It is not that my kids don’t talk to me anymore now that they are teenagers; it is just that we might go days without a peep and then I’ll get caught in the kitchen and get a real ear-full of everything that has been going on. I do get a lot of “fines” now when I ask how the kids … Continue reading →

You Can Sit Here…But Don’t Talk To Me

I often write about the marvelous challenges of living with teenagers. But, I’ve also got enough parenting time under my belt to see that there a lot of similarities between teenagers and kids at other stages–the teens are just bigger and with better vocabularies. The push/pull between attachment and independence that kids go through in the process of growing up seems to be at its snarkiest height in adolescence. Yesterday, one of my kids illustrated it perfectly when she invited me into the living room after school. In her crabbiest voice she said, “I want you to sit here–but don’t … Continue reading →

“Open Your Mouth” Marketing

I’ve spent the last week opening my mouth! Though it seems easy enough, this is one marketing technique that many people have a hard time mastering. However, my sales and interest in Power Pops has increased a ton this week just by talking. Well, there is a little more to it then just “talking.” You need to share what you do with others. You need a catch phrase! For example: Toys: “I spent all week playing! I can’t wait to get my check!” Power Pops: “I have to let you know about my latest biz! I’m selling lollipops that help … Continue reading →

New Study Proves What Men Having Been Claiming For Years: “Women Talk Too Much”

I once read that we live in a “Culture of Communication.” That phrase has always stuck with me as I have often used it to explain why at times I can be “hyper-verbal” (someone once used that term to describe me during a war of words). But, today I found out that I may no longer have to offer up an excuse for my verbose ways. A new study conducted by a San Francisco psychiatrist says women talk three-times as much as men. Scientific certainty that women are blabber mouths… can it be true? Well, it is if you buy … Continue reading →

Toddler Talking Tips

One of the neatest transformations that you have a front row seat for is the transformation of your baby into a little person with their own thoughts, ideas and conversational gambits. For months after you child is born, you will have any number of conversations with them. Most of these conversations will be one sided – where you do all the talking. Sometime around their second birthday, your child develops the ability to talk back. Their conversations may only include a handful of phrases and they may not have the ability as yet to say all the things they want … Continue reading →

Talking To Your Kids About Drugs

Parents often fear that if they discuss a subject like sex or drugs with their child that will push them towards the behavior. In fact the opposite is true. Children whose parents are open with them and frequently discuss irresponsible behaviors are less likely to engage in the behaviors themselves. I’m sure you’ve all seen the ads that encourage parents to talk to their kids about drugs and smoking, but how do you do it? Here are some suggestions to make it easier: Be aware – Be aware of the influences that your child faces on a daily basis. Realize … Continue reading →

Top Ten Ways to Sabotage Your Workout (Part I)

We’ve all done it at some point. We’ve worked out regularly and we haven’t found ourselves improving or further challenged. Sometimes we just need to shake our workout program up. Sometimes we’re sabotaging ourselves. The following is Part 1 of the top ten ways we sabotage ourselves and our workout. 1. Chugging Gatorade before a workout – Gatorade is great for restoring the body during a really strenuous workout or when you are sweating profusely. But the problem with sports drinks and Gatorade is that they are very high in sugar and calories. If you aren’t going to be performing … Continue reading →

Your Child’s Development Pace

I wonder sometimes what is the right pace. My daughter didn’t start walking until she was 18 months old. She didn’t really run until she was 2. I know a lot of other parents who talk about how early their children started, but my daughter was a late bloomer. I read a lot of books about what to expect when your expecting and then what to expect in the first year. It’s important to remember that all of these books and advice pieces are talking about ‘averages’. What does average mean? Average is a single value (as a mean, mode, … Continue reading →