A good truck driver will pay attention to their surroundings so they can be proactive to avoid incidents. For instance, if you notice someone ahead tailgating, you know that you need to allow extra space or maneuver away from those vehicles. It is a potential hazard waiting to happen. A good truck driver will also pay attention to the state of their marriage and family life. They will notice if there are potential hazards that need to be addressed before leaving for a long haul and when to steer away from something that could possibly harm their marriage relationship. They will be proactive with their days off at home by planning ahead to spend time with their spouse and children. Let us know how we can help you be a good driver, spouse, and parent, and avoid problems before they start. Comment here.
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As you and your spouse go through the various ages and stages of parenting, there are ways you can support one another and stay on the same team. Husbands, show respect to your wives as you help them care for the kids and household chores, and allow your wife to have some time away. Also, keep in mind that just your presence in the home and in their routine shows your family that you care for them. Wives, he’ll be a better husband and father as you show respect to your husband in front of the kids and allow him to have some down time on his days off. Also, trust his way of parenting, which may be different than yours at times, especially when your children are younger, but they really will survive!If you haven’t been on the same parenting team lately with your spouse, give us a call. We’d like to help. Comment here.
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It’s very easy to notice when our kids are acting immaturely or making immature choices, isn’t it? As parents, we usually have much to say to them at these times, and probably should only say half of it. How often, though, do we offer words of affirmation when we notice them behaving or making choices in ways that show their maturity? I was reminded to do this with my son recently when he remembered, on his own, to go to his dentist appointment the same week he forgot to take money to school for lunch. We need to know when to overlook normal, childish behaviors and when to give some much deserved encouragement for making mature decisions. Your positive comments to your child will help build their character and self-esteem, help you to have a good relationship with them, and maybe most importantly, can strongly demonstrate your love to them. Comment here.
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Do you know when someone is really listening to you? They usually make eye contact, won’t interrupt or change the subject, and you can sense they are empathizing with what you are saying. How well do we listen to our kids? We should offer them the same consideration we try to show to the adults in our lives. I can remember when my mom would repeat something I said, just to show me that she heard me. A child, no matter how young, will know when someone is paying attention and really listening to what they are saying. This kind of consideration shows them that they are valued and important, and will benefit your relationship with them as they grow older. It’s never too late, no matter what age your children are, to begin actively listening to them. Start today. Comment here.
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Each stage of parenting has its own challenges, and one is not really harder than the other, just different. However, I have found that parenting teens has very unique trials. I have stepped onto the battle field with my teens over issues such as plans, movies, friends, music, and cell phones, just to name a few. Some of the best advice an older friend has given me is to pick and choose my battles carefully. Are issues such as the style of their hair as important as where they are spending their time? Not in the long run. Our relationship with our teenagers is more important than winning every battle. Let go of the minor issues, but stand firm on those that will impact their well being and future. Are you stuck in a power struggle with your teen? Give us a call. We can help. Comment here.
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Spending quality time with our kids in the midst of busy schedules today can be tricky, especially for a driver’s family as days can go by with little to no contact. With some strategic planning on your part, this can be a successful area for you and your family. Take advantage of those days off and plan to do something simple with your kids such as taking them to the store to pick out their favorite ice cream or playing ball in the back yard. I love the memories I have of pitching and catching with my dad throughout my growing up years. Even as a teenager, it helped us to connect. If you want to strengthen your relationship with your kids and build memories into their lives, give them the gift of your time. It will be one of the best investments you’ll ever make. Comment here.
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My college graduation gift to my son was to take him on a train trip across the country. Due to family circumstances, it was just the two of us. We had a wonderful trip riding the California Zephyr for three days and sleeping in a Pullman car. At one point during the journey, my son said to me, "You know, Dad, this is the longest time I have been with you that I didn’t get in trouble.” Wow! How had I been treating my son? What kind of father had I been to him? Happily, we now have a great relationship, even though he and his wife live several thousand miles away and we mostly communicate by phone and email. My son grew up before I realized I could have done it differently. Driver, what kind of father are you? What will you do differently? Comment here.
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No blog will be posted tomorrow Friday, April 2, 2010 in order to allow our employees to spend time with their families. We will resume blog posting on Monday, April 5, 2010. Drivers Wellness hopes you have a wonderful Easter.
We see signs of it in truck stops and in stores where we deliver. Easter Lilies, chocolate bunnies, and egg coloring kits. As a kid, I remember hunting for colored eggs in our backyard on Easter Sunday. That’s what we did for Easter. What does Easter mean to you? Comment here.
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One of my favorite photographs was of a young boy walking behind his father in the snow. The child was using his father’s footprints as his guide by following in his footsteps. Whether we like to admit it or not, we have been trained by someone else’s ‘footsteps’. Maybe it was your mother, father or your grandparents or even someone else. Bottom line, someone was an example that you followed in your life. Did you know that you are also an example for others? What kind of footprints are you leaving behind? Comment here.
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Kindness is a lost attribute in our society today. In regards to your family, we should show true kindness in all situations. This means that we avoid harshness and being punitive with our children during the discipline times. Yelling at your spouse or kids will get you nowhere fast (trust me, I know). Learn to show kindness in your voice, actions and words in both good and bad times. Doing this will pay rich dividends to you later in life. Give us a call. We’re here to help you learn more about kindness today. Comment here.
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Do you find real joy in your family relationships? I’m not talking about each and every day, day in and day out. Not every minute of our relationships with our spouses and children are fantastic. No, I’m talking about when you remember watching your kids grow up, seeing them mature and become adults. Or when you consider the development of your marriage relationship today from where it was a year ago. If these thoughts don’t bring you joy, then give us a call and see if we can help. Comment here.
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Who is showing interest in your family? If it’s not you the local drug dealers, predators on the internet and many others will show interest in them. They will devote their time to your kids if you don’t. You should be the one that shows the most interest in your kids. Our family members must be on the forefront of our minds and hearts each and every day. Now I know that this is very difficult for truck drivers. However, you can show interest by simply calling every day, or by sending flowers once a week, or by sending post cards from where you drive. The time and money involved are well worth it, guys! Share with us how you showing interest in your family while you’re on the road. Comment here.
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One of the most desired goals for our families should be that each and every member possesses good character traits. At the foundation of good character lies honesty. If everyone in our household not only displays honesty, but actually uses it as a personal standard, then many of the other positive character traits will follow. Of course, it starts with us, the parents. We can’t just talk about these standards, we must live them ourselves. So Dad or Mom, if you haven’t done this already, a great place to start is with honesty. Comment here.
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What do you use as the guide for your family standards? Everyone uses something to guide them through life whether by choice or by default. It could be money, cars, the cottage, or whatever. If you haven’t chosen something yet, please pick carefully. What you choose will set the cornerstone for moral, ethical, and spiritual decisions your family members will make for the rest of their lives. Not sure what to choose? Give us a call to talk about it. Comment here.
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If you have children, there are a lot of outside influences competing for their devotion and attention. Even if your kids spend time a great deal of time at other places like school, sports activities, church youth group or going to the mall with their friends, their family should be the center and primary influence in their lives. Think of it like the solar system. At the center is the sun (family) and the planets are all the other things in their lives that circle around them. Make sure your family is at the center of their lives. Let us know if we can help. Comment here.
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What do you expect from your family? Do you expect perfection? Perfection will leave you dissatisfied with their performance which will only lead to other issues. Let me encourage you to strive towards what is best for your family instead of what’s perfect. The best will lead you toward caring in specific ways for each individual in your family. This will allow you to love them and train them in a way that will satisfy everyone. Expect the best. Comment here.
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There is a difference between discipline and punishment when it comes to your children. Anybody can impose a punishment. It takes no leadership qualities at all to “dish” it out. Usually, we punish our kids only when we are angry at what they did. However, it takes a real man to discipline his children. Discipline should be filled with love and concern for the direction of our kid’s lives, not merely focused on our anger about the bad act they just committed. Temper your anger and discipline them correctly. Let us know if we can help. Comment here.
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As a truck driver, being present at all of your family functions is very difficult. In fact, being present is not really what it’s all about when it comes to your family relationships. That’s because even though someone is physically present, they may be so preoccupied that it’s as if they’re “not there”, if you know what I mean. Give your family your presence by showing your interest and love for them even though you are not at home. Call them up just to find out how they are doing or to let them know that you love them. Generally speaking, your family understands why you can’t be there all the time. Your attention or presence is really what they need. Comment here.
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Part of loving your family is accepting them for who they are. Love the members of your family unconditionally. That means regardless of what they do or don’t do, what they become or where they are headed, love them totally. Tell them you love them today. Comment here.
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When I was growing up, I played a lot of little league baseball. Every spring, I eagerly awaited the tryouts thinking of nothing else but the competition. Afterwards, we’d be picked to play on a certain team. You could be a great player but if you weren’t picked for a winning team it seemed like the end of your life. At least, it was the end of your season. I don’t play baseball like I once did, but I still have a team that means everything to me. It’s my family. Your family can make mistakes, and maybe sometimes not even show up, but they are still your team. Families just like teams need a great coach. Hey Coach, are you in the game? Comment here.
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Some years ago, I got adopted into a family. My benefactor has resources that seemed to be endless. The neat part of it is that I am receiving benefits in one way or another all the time. I don’t mean that money, grand houses and lots of stuff are raining down upon me, yet when I look around me, I have more than enough. What I’m really talking about is protection, direction, and a deep love that is not available anywhere else. My benefactor is looking to adopt others, too. Want to know more? Contact us. Comment here.
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We live in a real pressure cooker today. Life’s demands are overwhelming and almost impossible to keep up with. As drivers, we have even more stress added to our daily routine than most other careers. Your family needs you even though you are far from home. However, trying to meet those needs long distance is challenging which multiplies your stress level. Can you meet their needs while on the road? Are you meeting their needs at all? There are ways to manage our family’s needs, but we have to make sure that we know the difference between needs and wants. As well as knowing who should be allowed to set them in the first place. Make a list. You can prioritize or divide the list to make sure the needs are taken care of first. Then set a goal to reach the wants later. Don’t confuse the two. Another way to relieve stress when managing the needs of your family is to always look at your glass as half full, not half empty. Comment here.
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Are you a parent? We’ve talked in the past about how difficult it is to maintain relationships while out on the road. Even though we spend a lot of time away from home, this does not exempt us from our duties and responsibilities of parenting. Drivers face additional stresses of parenting, but there are ways to head our families in the right direction without blowing our stacks. Remember that we are not to push our children to anger. We are supposed to teach and train them how to grow up and be responsible adults. Getting angry doesn’t do this process any good at all. Comment here.
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Back in the 70’s, there was an animated TV show called “Wait till your Father Gets Home” which revolved around the Boyle family. The show’s theme song opened like this:
“I love my Mom and Dad and my brothers too
And the groovy way we get along
But every time the slightest little thing goes wrong
Mom starts to sing this familiar song:
Wait ‘til your father gets, until your father gets,
Wait ‘til your father gets home.”
Isn’t that a familiar concept with truck drivers and their families? The discipline of children is very difficult while out on the road. Don’t get me wrong. It still needs to take place. After all, who wants their kids to struggle with self-control, anger or a lack of respect for others when they grow up? We don’t want our kids to think there are no consequences in life or learn to be demanding and self-centered do we? No, we all want our children to grow up and be responsible. Who is going to discipline them? Is up to Dad or Mom? How can this get done in a trucker’s family? Comment here.
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Are you carrying the heavy load of a broken family? Is your family on the verge of breaking? Have you been married more than once? Unfortunately, this is not that uncommon among truck drivers. No one likes the situation and most people wish it could be different. There is a lot of pain and sleepless nights for everyone during a divorce. Let me share with you three things: First of all, we all make mistakes. No one is perfect. Number two, it’s never too late to start rebuilding your family, and number three, it doesn’t have to be this way. We can help you start rebuilding you family life today. Comment here.
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Have you ever thought about how many things come and go in your life? I mean when something doesn’t work anymore, we dispose of it, right? If we don’t like our job or where we work, we can find a new company. If our truck wears out, we can trade it in for a new one. If our house doesn’t meet our needs anymore, we can buy a new one. In society today, it seems that all too often we treat our families the same way. This should not be. Jobs, trucks and houses come and go, but a family should remain forever. Doing that is not always easy. It will take real work on your part. Let’s make the effort to invest in our family relationships. Our overall lives will become more content when our families are well taken care of. Let’s start today. Comment here.
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Have you ever noticed that even though you run a twenty-four hour log and keep track of every hour of every day that there never is enough time to do all the things that are important to you? Spending time with family is a real issue when you work in the trucking industry. If the wheels aren’t rolling, you aren’t making any money. Being gone all the time is nearly unavoidable. So what can you do? How about making the most of the time you do have with your family. Did you know that effective time with family is not always about the quantity you spend, it’s more about quality you experience? As yourself these questions: What can you do to make time with your family at home great, restful, and happy? What should you avoid doing when you’re home so you don’t leave more frustrated than when you arrived? These are very good questions that have very good answers. If you’re not sure what those answers are, we’d like to help you find out. Comment here.
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You’ve heard the old saying “Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” I’m not so sure the person that said that was a truck driver. As a driver, absence poses many difficulties that other people simply don’t have to face when it comes to their family. For a driver, time with the family is usually the first and foremost problem. You don’t have the luxury of attending all the concerts, plays, teacher conferences, bumps and bruises-let alone spending quality time with your spouse. Mix in the difficulties of communication, child rearing and household repairs such as broken water pipes, tires that need changing or the lawn that needs mowing and you’ve created a lifestyle that would break most people. If you then consider how high the divorce rate is among drivers, there’s no way you can tell me that absence is a good thing. However, there are many good ways of dealing with being gone all the time. Let us help you make your heart grow fonder towards the ones you love. Comment here.
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