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Jeffrey S. Kreutzer, PhD, ABPP, is the Rosa Schwarz Cifu Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Medical College of Virginia Campus. There, he is also a professor of Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. Dr. Kreutzer serves as Director of Virginia’s federally designated Traumatic Brain Injury Model System and coordinates VCU Health System outpatient services for families and persons with brain injury. For the last two decades, he has been active in implementing empirically based vocational rehabilitation, psychological support, cognitive rehabilitation, and family support programs. Dr. Kreutzer has co-authored nearly 150 peer-reviewed publications, most in the area of traumatic brain injury and rehabilitation. Co-Editor-in-Chief of the international journals Brain Injury and Neurorehabilitation, he has also published a dozen books focused on topics including vocational rehabilitation, community integration, behavior management, and cognitive rehabilitation. Currently, he serves as Editor-in-Chief of the soon to be published by Springer, New York, Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Taryn M. Stejskal, PhD is a licensed marriage and family therapist and an Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) postdoctoral research fellow at Virginia Commonwealth Medical University (VCU) in the division of neuropsychology in the department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM& R). She received her masters degree in Marriage …
Deciding to become a franchisee and open your business is big decision to make. It will take a great deal of effort, time and money. With all other big decisions in life it is important to have a support system that will help you through. For most people this is their family, especially for those who are very tight knit with their family. Having your family to support you through the decision and process of becoming a franchisee can be great, and can actually help you step toward success rather than take leaps backwards.
Since starting your own business as a franchisee will take a deal of your effort, time and money it is important that you talk with those who it will be affecting. For example, your wife or husband, kids, or other family members you deal closely with. You will want and need their support to be successful with your new business. As we all know you and those you affect with your decisions will have to make some sacrifices whether with time or money. If your family knows upfront what those sacrifices are they can make an informed decision to support your business goals and dreams!
First of all talk with your family about the amount of effort you intend to put towards your new opportunity as a franchisee. Be realistic. If you plan to put all of your being into then tell them that. You may decide that you will put a great deal of effort into the new business but that you will still be putting big effort toward the family and the families’ success as well. It will be hard but important that you balance the two so that you don’t lose your family or your business.
Second, you will need to talk with them about how much time you plan to spend with the new business, including getting it started and maintaining it. Again be very realistic! If eating dinner as a family is important, you will want to make sure that you make the time for that. However the family must understand that you may not get to do everything with them all the time as they may be used to. It will be a sacrifice for both of you since they will want you there and you will want to be there. However, if they know ahead of time they will be more likely to support you through to the end!
Lastly, speak with your family about the amount of money it will take to embark on this great opportunity! Chances are you aren’t made of money, so some sacrifices will have to be made in this way as well. Although if you have their support from the beginning it will make things easier as time goes. You never know your extended family may even be able to invest in your future endeavor which may also help you out a little.
Keeping close with your family and having their support will help your reach for the sky. If not you will be torn between your business and your family, and family should always take priority. So, get your families support so you can a successful franchisee!
It can be a very scary thing when you think that you have a sleeping disorder. It can also be very unsettling when you want to go to sleep very badly every night and you can not fall asleep or when you have problems with breathing and other things when you do fall asleep. You might not know how to go about resolving this problem or you may not think that there is nay way to resolve it.
Sleep apnea plagues a large number of people. If you have this disorder it can be very scary not only for you but for your spouse and those around you as well because they do not know what they can do to help you out with what you are going through. Your friends and family likely want to help you out in some way but some may actually keep their distance because they do not understand what you are going through and therefore do not know what they can do to help. In cases such as this, it might be a good idea to let them know how they can help and what you need from them in order to open the lines of communication and bridge the gap that may have begun to form between you and them.
If you are suffering from sleep apnea and have not yet sought treatment, your friends and family may begin to urge you to visit a sleep center or visit a sleep specialist. You first impulse might be to take offense to what they are saying and become defensive, but you should keep in mind that they are only concerned about your health and have your best interests in mind. They are probably urging you to see a specialist because that is the only way that they know how to help and they just want to make sure that you are health and safe. Also, it is probably hurting them to see you suffer and just want to make sure you are happy.
Having sleep apnea can be a very frightening thing but you will probably want to visit a sleep specialist as soon as possible to get diagnosed and hopefully begin treatment to overcome this disorder. It can help to seek the support of friends and family to know that you have others by your side that are willing to do anything to help.
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Making friends is a skill, just like playing the piano or riding a bike. Skills can be learned and behaviors can be changed. While it may require more effort for some people to be comfortable in groups, it can be learned, especially if the child is willing to put forth the effort and knows that she has your support.
Be sure to encourage a child’s positive efforts to get along with peers and to find a friend, even when it appears that such attempts are not meeting with success. Remind her of the fine qualities that she has that will add to the friendship when just the right person comes along.
Another reminder is that making just the right friend for her may take some time and not to give up. Help her to see what she has to offer as a friend. For example, you might say: “I really appreciate it when my friends call me and invite me places. It makes me feel welcome and accepted. Even on the times when I am not able to go, I still feel good to know they thought of me. That is why I treat them with kindness and respect, because that is how I want to be treated.”
In my workshops I find it helpful to make a list of what people look for in a friend. You may want to make such a list with your child. After brainstorming it is easy to include such things as:
• Trustworthy
• Kind and compassionate
• Willing to share happy and sad times
• Loyal, will watch my back
• Sense of humor
• Positive attitude, upbeat
• Similar interests
• Fun to be with
• Not be too possessive or needy
• Cooperative
• Enjoys being with me
If you look at the list, almost never does it include psychical attributes, they are all character traits and inner personal skills. If we don’t have those skills, we can work on obtaining them by practicing a little each day until it becomes automatic action. It is this attitude of openness and willingness to share that is communicated to those we would like to be our friends.
The irony is that people, young and old, tend to blame outward appearances for lack of friends, when it is the inward attitudes and character traits that are longed for in friendship. We are not searching for lovely nearly as much as loyalty in a companion and buddy.
When we realize that it is not our big ears, speech impediment or color of skin that stops others from befriending us, as much as it is how we treat others and feel about ourselves, we will have more to offer a friendship. As you encourage making a list of what the child is looking for in a friend, be sure to mention that appearances may be deceiving. She may very well know many in her class who are also looking for just the right person to hang around with.
Hopefully, your child will draw her own conclusions that she is a valuable person and has much to bring to a relationship. And likewise, there may very well be many people who meet the criteria of a friend that she has been overlooking.
It is more empowering for a child to list her own positive qualities that will make her a valuable friend than for you to do it for her. This is her work, but you are the support team. You cannot make your child happy, popular, talented or attractive to other children. If you think you can, you will be setting both of you up for disappointment and a great deal of frustration.
What you can do is offer her suggestions, assistance, opportunities and options. Hopefully, she will recognize the clues of social interaction and ‘click’ with a good group of friends who will support her in her school years and become life long buddies.
How you manage social situations affects the way your children view social interaction. If you have meaningful relationships that add pleasure to your life, they will see that and want to have the same thing.
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What do children really need besides food, shelter and protection? Have you ever wondered what your responsibility is to ensure that your child will grow up to be a contributing member of society? As a mom, foster mom and grandmother as well as a family educator and relationship coach, I have learned a few things about what children really need. Surprise, it is not the latest toy or name brand clothing.
Following are a few notes that your child would tell you if he or she could. Relax, none of them cost anything but some time and attention.
1. Spend time with me. The most wonderful present you can give me is your presence in my life. Laugh and play games with me. Take me to the park and push me on the swings. Let me help with the chores. Read to me every day so that I will develop a love of learning. I want your attention.
2. Set boundaries and guidelines that will allow me the freedom to growand develop but keep me safe and teach me right from wrong. Be consistent in your expectations so I know what my limits are. Use natural and logical consequences for unacceptable behavior. I learn better when you tell me what you want instead of what you don’t want.
3. Discipline, but don’t punish me. Discipline is teaching and guiding. The root of the word discipline comes from disciple and means leader and teacher. Punishment is a short-term measure and hurts my feelings. Hitting, yellingand spanking will only teach me to hit, yell and spank.
4. Respect me as a child of God, as well as your child. Listen to me without passing judgment. Talk to me without nagging or yelling. Hug me for no reason and value me for being just who I am. I will do the same for you. Respect is a two way street and I learn how to deal with others as you deal with me.
5. Tell me you love me every day. You know you love me, but I don’t know it unless you tell me in words and show me in actions that your love is unconditional. Remember there is a difference between what I do (deed) and me (doer) Tell me you are proud of my progress and accomplishments. Encourage me as I learn to do better each day. Learning is a process and help me to know that you love me even if I do make a mistake or screw up occasionally.
It seems pretty simple, isn’t it? I said simple, not easy. If you grew up in a negative environment, you may fall back into old patterns of behavior under stress. But, you don’t have to parent that way. You have a choice.We always have options and choices. Our children deserve our best efforts.
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