Good morning Sean, I wanted to thank you so much for coming yesterday. Your talk was incredibly informative and several parents have already expressed interest in their child seeing you for counseling. On a side note, the Whole Child Committee is going to order your new book in bulk. It’s always a pleasure working with […]
Why Do Good Parents Find Themselves Bullied? Parenting is a roller coaster ride filled with highs and lows, joys and despair — elation, dejection, euphoria, and hopelessness. Some children are easier than others. Some are more accommodating by nature, they accept your authority without protest, and go through their developmental stages with limited rebelliousness. They […]
When the late-great Grandma Grover turned 85 years old, she received an upsetting notice in the mail; she was ordered to surrender her driver’s license. She was regretfully informed that, due to her age, she was no longer eligible to drive. Exasperated, she wrote a letter the motor vehicle department director. He flatly rejected her. […]
Recently, I met up with one of my best pals. Like many old friends, we share a secret language, referring to events and situations with a single word or glance. A raised eyebrow, a sideways look, the phrase, “Tell me, are your bananas fresh?” and we erupt in fits of laughter as others look on […]
Dear Sean, Thank you for your workshop today, the “Five Things Every Teenager Needs” for our PTA meeting. It was insightful, intelligent, warm and above all easy to understand for those of us struggling with basic adolescent issues of our pre-teens and teens. You make us all feel as if we are not crazy to […]
Dear Sean, On behalf of the parents of Millennium High School, I want to thank you for your wonderful presentation at our PA meeting last week. The lively discussion you led brought both tears and laughter! We are so grateful for your caring, thought-provoking comments, insight and counsel. We would love to have you visit […]
Dear Sean, Thank you so kindly for spending the evening with the Quest to Learn parent community as our guest speaker at our PTA meeting. Your time and your insights are INVALUABLE! On each occasion that I have had the opportunity to hear you speak, I leam something new. Consistently I leave the experience feeling […]
Sean, Thank you for coming and speaking to our parents at Harvest Collegiate High School. You are the first speaker we’ve had and anyone who might come in the future will have a tough act to follow. You set the bar very high. I am including some quotes that parents sent me following your talk. […]
Are you baffled by adolescence? Does your teenager’s behavior trouble you? Welcome to the club. Please step inside my office. Let’s eavesdrop on other parents: “My son doesn’t sleep at night so he can’t wake up in the morning.” “My daughter procrastinates until she has a panic attack, then I have one myself!” “My kid’s […]