Blog

By EK Wills Many people struggle with finances their whole lives. And many feel they don’t know enough about how to manage their money. It’s too hard and too complicated so why bother? But given how expensive today’s economy is for housing, the idea of owning your own home seems to slip from more people’s grasp at an alarming rate. I grew up in the excess of the 80’s so always thought at a windfall of success would enable the lifestyle I wanted. But the crash that came after

By EK Wills I recently heard that perfectionism in a child can be related to having an authoritarian and critical parent. And since there are traces of perfectionism in our family, it prompted me explore it. In looking at parenting styles, there is a mountain of research on theories, stages, approaches and interpretations. One common approach, sometimes called the Baumrind or Maccoby and Martin parenting styles (because they all contributed to the model), is based on two pa