Some Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High parents have agreed to take a portion of the school's students "under their wings" in an effort to show them positive behaviors. ...more

January 7, 2009

After going into semi-retirement, Mack Payne decided to get involved with the local Toastmasters, but he discovered there was no local club. ...more

November 29, 2008

Have you ever noticed that the best communication usually happens at the end of the day? When we are so tired we don't feel like talking, and even less like listening, that's when the truest communication happens — between friends, between lovers, between marriage partners, between coworkers, even between parents and kids. One of the best ways to spend meaningful time with a child is to sit down together at the end of the day and simply ask questions, then listen — really listen — to the answers. You don't have to think up fancy questions. "What did you do today?" Or, "How was school?" can give your child a chance to vent. And telling him or her about your day shows the child you consider it a two-way relationship. That is coin of the realm when it comes to avoiding problems and heartaches down the road. ...more

October 28, 2007