Moving Mediation Center Stage

We are dependent on one another. We all know that. Here in American, we must come to understand that by taking more personal responsibility for addressing our conflicts rather than turning to third parties to impose solutions we can save so much money, improve our...

Monitor Your Tone for Good Communication

One way we demonstrate love to our children is by monitoring our tone. This is so important. Your tone sets the “tone” for any communication – be it with a business partner, spouse, child, neighbor, student, anyone! When we monitor our tone with our children our...

Aging Parents: What happens next?

So many families are exhausting all of their resources trying to care for an aging parent while caring for their own family. I personally spoke to three families today who are at odds at with “what happens next?” The parent is fearful that their future will be decided...

Rules without Relationship = Rebellion

Rules without Relationship = Rebellion…this applies not only to our own children which we have been entrusted to train up in the way of the Lord, but also for ourselves with our relationship with the Lord. Being a Christian is not about rules and a list of things you...

Strategy for Mediating – Tit for Tat

Negotiators are taught early on that which the evolutionary biologists and social psychologists know – the most effective strategy for ensuring your bargaining partner’s cooperation is to play the age-old game of tit for tat. According to the tit for tat theory – 1....