Connie K. Grier offer parents of middle school boys tips on how to prepare their sons for college.
About Connie K. Grier
The Value of Friendships for Our Sons
Connie K. Grier shares a few tips for boys to develop healthy bonds with other males.
The Road to Redemption: A Cautionary Tale Transformed Into a Life Affirming Spark
Connie K. Grier shares the story of Kaliek Hayes, Founder of ChildhoodsLost and asks, “What is the “spark” that serves as your motivation for change?”
Helping Fathers Enjoy The Experience of Fatherhood
Connie K. Grier explores how to help all fathers appreciate themselves and the responsibility of fatherhood.
When Siblings Squabble….Strategies For Maintaining Parental Sanity
Connie K. Grier shares tips on how parents can support their kids in mending sibling squabbles.
Four Parenting Strategies for Re-Directing Behavior without Emotional Carnage
When it comes to parenting, Connie K. Grier suggests that you raise your standards but lower your voice.
Viral Chastisement…Does the Punishment Fit the Crime?
What’s the real lesson when parents shame their kids on social media?
Ten Lessons to Help Our Sons Grow Gracefully
Connie K. Grier shares 10 ways parents of boys can help their sons to grow with grace.
Encouraging the Art of Self-Forgiveness in our Boys
Connie K. Grier shares the power of self-forgiveness and teaching our sons how to forgive.
Teaching Young Boys About Social Justice
Crucial conversations about ethics with your son will not only reinforce where your family stands on matters of social justice, but also reinforces the quality of behavior he should not tolerate from his peers.
Room to Grow…When Our Sons Require Space
How can we best support our sons as they grow in their independence?
Express Yourself: Supporting Youth in Respectful Self Expression
Kids need a safe place where they feel comfortable sharing their thoughts and opinions, and where they can learn the nuances involved with self-advocacy.
Life After High School for Boys
While career selection should be done by your child, Connie K. Grier shares a few steps to make the process more youth driven.
Parental Engagement: Allowing our P.R.I.D.E. to Shine Through
Connie K. Grier believes that as parents, we always have the obligation to remain engaged with our children’s teachers and school. Giving up on our children is not an option.
Sky’s the Limit: Raising Kids Who Travel
Travel exposures our children to other cultures and helps them to learn from the world around them.
Letters of Courage, Stories of Healing: Letters to Trayvon
How often do we have the opportunity to hear the life story of our fallen youth? To hear the stories that make them the people that they were at the time of their death and a permanent fixture in our souls.