11 Quotes to Remind Parents to Stop Focusing on their Child’s Weaknesses

Yesterday I wrote a review of Gallup’s Strengths Based Parenting book by Mary Reckmeyer.  This book makes a profound case for why parents should abandon the desire to raise “well-rounded” children.  Instead, decades of Gallup’s research shows that it’s better to focus on developing strengths and manage weaknesses.  Below are 11 quotes from Reckmeyer to […]

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The First Step to Strengths Based Parenting

I read Gallup’s Strengths Based Parenting book by Mary Reckmeyer about four months ago.  Every month since then I find myself referring back to it time and time again as I study how to unlock potential. The premise of the book is simple. Children do their best when you empower them to do what they’re best at.  […]

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