Author: Dr. Thomas Maples
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Practical Parenting: An Introduction into an Interactive Parenting Forum with Dr. Tom

Dr. Tom introduces Facebook Live Practical Parenting. If you have questions, Dr. Tom will answer!!! Stay tuned for great things to come.
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Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it. (Gregg Anderson)

Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it. (Gregg Anderson)
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To Become: Goal Setting Inspiration from Zig Ziglar

“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” (Zig Ziglar)
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Inspirational Quotes

Shoot for the Moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the Stars. (Les Brown) Life coaching is about dreaming, setting goals, charting a course, and achieving those dreams. Shoot for the Moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the Stars. (Les Brown). By aiming high, you achieve greater heights. By aiming low, there…
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CREATE – Opening the Door to Healthy Communication with Your Children

Have problems communicating with your children? We all do! Dr. Tom explores ways to overcome communication barriers with your child in order to promote positive values and healthy psychological development.
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How to Handle an Oppositional Teenager

4 Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. 7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love…
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Practical Parenting: The Art and Importance of Story-Telling for Childhood Development

In this article Dr. Tom explores the art behind and the importance story telling plays on the healthy psychological development of children.
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Practical Parenting: Why Do We Yell at our Children Anyways?

Ah, Monday! Time to get up and herd the children to get ready for school. Yay, Friday!!! Time to herd the children to school, get to work, and then enjoy the fruits of my labor through the week. No matter what day of the week it is, there always seems to be a battle over…




