Women and Family
Bi-weekly blog from our resident expert, Brad Weisman
Is Home Drug Testing a Parental Necessity or Overreaction?
Since the beginning of time, good kids have been known to do dumb things. The same can be said of naïve and well-meaning parents. Because they don’t know what to say, some parents fail to talk to their children about drugs. Others develop a false sense of security after they do.
Expect and Inspect: How to Protect Your Teen in Three Easy Steps
By: Mason Duchatschek Young, wild, and free … isn’t that what it’s supposed to feel like to be a teenager? While it’s normal for teens to push and discover their limits, it’s also dangerous. Due in large part to the fact that parenting decisions are only as sound as the
Women and Family: He Did Measure Up by Brad Weisman
Close to 60% of young adults lack confidence in themselves for a number reasons. 20% of college age women have eating disorders. All of these awful statistics fall in that category of feeling like they do not measure up. This is common for young adults, however the long term affects of
Women and Family: Everyone Deserves Respect by Brad Weisman
Everyone Deserves Respect Everyone deserves respect even if we don’t see eye to eye. The world seems to operate better when we treat people with dignity and respect. Below illustrates how this applies in business, however it truly applies in all facets of life. Many companies have found themselves outsourcing
Women and Family: Is The Juice Worth the Squeeze? by Brad Weisman
I left a meeting recently and the comment that came out from the person on the other side of the table was “Is The Juice Worth the Squeeze”. Not even two days after this statement I heard it again in a meeting on the very same topic. We often in
Women and Family: Brutal Honesty by Brad Weisman
Brutal Honesty I see no honor in talking behind other people’s backs even if you have a valid reason to state what you might be stating to others. Who are any of us to judge who or what people should or should not do?? However, I find people who are
Women and Family: Be Careful What You Share by Brad Weisman
Today over 1.5 million people on average log onto Facebook daily. This is a 13% increase of active users from the previous year before. 68% of users of Facebook are daily user’s vs going on monthly. What does this tell you? Well, there is a ton of public activity on
Women and Family: Let It All Hang Out….
As a kid skinny dipping was a no no. It still is today, however sometimes you need to jump in the pool and be stripped down to the knees. We are not talking about profanity here…..but rather feeling vulnerable and essentially embarrassed. Man that is some scary crap….right? Well, that
Women and Family: Beat the Bully by Brad Weisman
We often watch the bully of the school own peoples words and behavior, but that is not right. We believe at an early age the bully is a person of great strength and power. However, it is actually not the bully that is tough. We can talk about that in
Women and Family: Learn to Live by Brad Weisman
I have noticed that so many people worry about their safety as it relates to personal security and their kids. There is valid reason for this, however some of the precautions they take in the end are useless. Do you really think by turning off your location on your cell