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Like a small plague, the rise of parental lying to and for their children is now being recognized as one of the most harmful forms of parenting. Learn about several types of dishonesty and the consequences for you and your children, and then learn how to make corrections.

The methods of helping people solve problems can also lead us to great ideas about how to promote wellness and happiness. In the last ten years, great strides have been made in the world of counseling. Learning about them will enable you to better understand what takes place and will help you make informed decisions when you or your family need help.

Most people find some conflict between the demands of work and the needs at home. It is often more difficult to manage when your family owns and operates the business. Learn how to create harmony between work and home, and understand some procedures you can follow to make sure your family business succeeds.

Girls face several challenges depending on the gender roles influenced by their culture. These challenges can be used by parents and mentors to help girls learn a form of honesty, humility, and realism that marks the lives of great women.

In this episode, Dr. Scoresby describes what mentors and parents can do to teach boys to be resilient in the face of adversity so they are confident and strong. When boys learn how to be resilient, they can also learn how to inspire others and make the same contribution that great men make to the lives of other people.

Parents should respond very quickly to several forms of child behavior, or problems can become more complex and opportunities to easily resolve misbehavior are lost. In this episode, Dr. Scoresby describes several situations when it is best for the child if parents seize the moment and respond quickly to prevent potential harm to a child. He also discusses several forms of parental response so parents can follow through and find a good solution.

Three personal characteristics are almost always found in great women: personal boundaries, grit, and positive social skills. When helping girls learn these three qualities, parents and mentors are also communicating how much they love their girls and how committed they are to their success. Both fathers and mothers play an important role in helping a girl acquire the skills of developing her own boundaries, carrying them out, and displaying the grit that makes it possible for her to do hard things, take risks, and finish what she starts.

This series is designed to identify several methods people can use to avoid instant certainty or not being certain about anything. This can be made possible by looking for patterns to help stabilize us and provide a starting point when we search for truth when confronted with something new. Searching for and finding patterns enables us to improve the possibility that what we believe is correct and will serve us well. Plus, it will help us maintain our moorings when we are uncertain.

Finding new ways to communicate love helps us learn to be free, to feel it more intensely, and to feel it more completely. This episode describes what many people have done to communicate love and how committing to love deeply and well makes one much happier and much more satisfied.

The human brain provides several natural methods that, when used well, can create high motivation, interest, and diligent learning. These include a child’s inherited learning style, brain functions children are born with, and several natural learning methods—such as logic, problem solving, creativity, etc. Teach these to your children, and help them progress toward mastering their own minds.