advice

Psychologists say that setting rules for how we’re treated can help us maintain connections that feel good. How well do you do that in your relationships?

Here is some of Clark’s advice, in bold, with his mother’s explanation below each idea.“You gotta say your affirmations in your mouth and your heart.”“Another mom on Twitter talked about saying affirmations with their kid before school. We tried it. Sometimes I tell him, ‘Say it like you mean it.’ I guess he translated that.”“You…

If you’re overwhelmed with school work or extracurricular obligations, whom do you go to for support? What about if you have a conflict with a friend or classmate?Are there specific circumstances when you seek support from your parents and other adults? Are there things you don’t like your parents to say or do when you…

What’s the best wisdom you ever received as you faced new opportunities and challenges in your own life?

What wisdom do you have for others?

Thirty-nine years ago, my college commencement was held in an un-air-conditioned gymnasium on the hottest day Alabama could serve up. I tried to talk my family into letting me skip the ceremony, but my grandmother, a retired schoolteacher, put her foot down. “We’re going,” she said. So we went. All I remember of the whole…