NEWS
"This post comes from Jeff Nelligan, author of Four Lessons from My Three Sons – How You Can Raise Resilient Kids, now in its second edition.
Calling All Pirates:
My two eldest sons attended an all-boys middle school and one spring its sister school (i.e. all girls) was putting on a theatrical production, “The Pirates of Penzance,” which required — you guessed it — a lot of pirates.
Naturally, the show’s producers came to my sons’ school to recruit boys to fill out the cast of pirates to be on stage during key scenes."
Jeff Nelligan is featured on The Good Men Project
"How to Give Your Kids Bad News: Model Calm
Annapolis, Maryland – It was a chilly November Sunday at the high school for me and my three sons. We’d had contests to see which duo could get 50 consecutive throws of a lacrosse ball without a drop, played the end-zone tackling game, kicked soccer balls all over the place and ran sprints up and down field. Most fun of all was throwing routes to the boys, even though I have an erratic arm."
Jeff Nelligan is featured in NPR.
"When it comes to raising resilient children, Jeff Nelligan knows more than a thing or two.
He has three sons, dripping with hustle and composure. One of them is a senior at West Point, another graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and the third from Williams College, where he played lacrosse. "I've raised three bad*****," Nelligan says bluntly (as he does often). "I hate to say it that way, but these kids have the ability to get over adversity, and that's resilience."
Jeff Nelligan’s piece, “Learning about life on the playing field, one Saturday at a time” is featured in the Baltimore Sun.
“Competition on Saturday’s fields have a priceless benefit. A supercharged, 4th-grade lacrosse coach once lectured me and other parents sitting in bleachers on the eve of what he called “a make-or-break” season: “Folks, this field is the only place your Johnny puts himself out there to be judged by a bunch of strangers. And half of them are screaming at him to fail.” Coach Firebreather could have been talking about every young person on the fields today. And amen to that. On-field competition is where Johnny succeeds or fails, and he does so in direct relation to his preparation, resilience and teamwork. No excuses. There’s no app for grinding.”
Jeff Nelligan's Article "Another generation unfit to serve" is published in the New York Daily News
"Ten years later, the unfitness rate is now 71%, but it’s with a different group, Generation Z."
Jeff Nelligan's Blog "Talking To Kids About Money Is Way Easier If You’re Honest" is featured on Fatherly.com
"They don't need to know everything. They just need to know that you're willing to look reality in the face and do something about it. "
Jeff Nelligan's Blog "Developing Basic Courtesy for Life" is featured in The Good Men Project website
"Being early shows respect and pinpoints an individual who is organized. Being early for anything allows you to see how situations are shaping up and gives a kid a sense of calm before whatever event he is attending heats up. "
Matt Lewis of CNN and The Daily Beast interviews Nelligan on Raising Resilient Kids
"...drive home to your kids that good isn't good enough, that they should always aim to exceed in everything they do..."
