Author: Palmer Skudneski

Why It’s So Important to do! Family Dinners

I hope you guys had a great 4th of July! 🎆 I’ll be honest it’s weird being an adult and being worried about the risks of setting off a sparkler when I spent most my 4ths as a teenager being chased by the police for blowing things up…how the times have chagned. This is a different topic, but […]

5 Ways to Connect with Your Teen

Palmer here… What an experience it is to have and be a teenager… I sometimes dream about soaking in the highs and lows that will come with having a teen one day and then think about what I put my mom through and get a little terrified because I was not great. 😅 Two things […]

Great Summers Don’t Happen By Accident

You get me again…Palmer here 🙂 I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend and enjoying the summer sunshine 😊☀ I see something funny (and not surprising) happen with almost all my clients when summer rolls around each year, whether they are tweens or in their early 20’s. Things get chaotic. One week they’re busy at […]

Sending Love: A Simple Act with Lasting Impact 💕

Palmer here! I just ran across one of countless notes that my mom tucked under my pillow or into my backpack on some random day when I was in high school. Just recently, a good friend told me how each week, he writes three letters to different people in his life, telling each what he appreciates […]

From all us kids…mom, we wouldn’t be here without you 🤍

Palmer here! 😊 In case it hasn’t been said yet Happy Mother’s Day to you!  If you aren’t a mom here is a reminder to love on the moms you know. I know that not everyone’s mom is here to love on so I want to acknowledge how hard that can be. It’s something my wife […]

Happy Sunday you wonderful human!

Happy Sunday, you wonderful human!Palmer here! I’m writing this at 3am because jet lag is not taking it easy on me 😅 and I can’t get this one thought out of my head. You may know but my mom and I, along with our spouses, were just in Japan to speak at the International Family […]

How much is too much?

It’s Palmer here! I want us to chat about a topic that impacts all our lives for better and for worse. It’s one that if you are anything like me and just about every person I know, could use some more intentionality…It’s SCREEN TIME. 📱😅 It’s not just a topic for teens but one for […]

Monkey see, monkey do

Palmer here! Monkey see monkey do… My wife and I are on a flight headed to see her family down in Florida. We were up at 3am for our flight so I got a solid 2 or 3 hours of sleep…off to a hot start. 😆 It’s spring break season, so the plane is full […]

Getting the ratio right with your kids

Palmer here!  He’s got him wide open!!! Fans are on their feet!! He launches it down the field, the clock hits zero! HE CAUGHT IT!!!! They won the super bowl!!!! 🎉 I won’t say who I’m rooting for but I am pumped for the game today. 🏈 If you aren’t a football fan don’t worry, […]

“Prepare” instead of “protect”

Palmer here!  I was recently talking with a parent of one of my teen clients who asked, “How do I know if my son will turn out OK and make good decisions when he’s an adult?”  The trick is to remember that you are raising future adults, not kids. Yes, you want them to go out into […]