I'd like to tell you a secret about me....I don't like Pokemon Go! I don't play it, don't quite get it, and definitely don't want to walk around outside staring at my phone in hopes that Pikachu will appear. But guess what? My kids love it! So we talk about it. If you listen to their interests, their hobbies, their current obsession (and do so genuinely) children will get excited that you are actually paying attention to them. As you listen more and more to their interests,

By now you have probably seen the GIF of the Olympic parents reacting as they watched their daughter during the gymnastics competition. How many of you can relate to that mom and dad? I’m sure these parents worked hard to provide for their daughter’s needs and wishes….but they then had to sit back and watch her do her thing on the uneven bars. I know that’s exactly where I am when I sit on the sideline and watch my boys in their sporting events, or watch them complete an i