
Millennials and Baby Boomers at Work, Parenting Different Kids, Personal Style, Tech and Girls, Monster Mash: Vampires, UFOs
The Lisa Show - Season 1, Episode 278
- Oct 14, 2019 6:00 am
- 101:15
Millennials and Baby Boomers in the Workplace (0:00:00) We’re used to dealing with generational gaps in the home—whether it’s grandma struggling to understand why her grandson’s YouTube channel is a big deal, or dad trying to get his kids to appreciate the music he loved so much in high school—its apart of life. But what about generational gaps in the workplace? While baby boomers and millennials seem constantly at odds with each other, our guest today sees it differently. So how can baby boomers and millennials find enough common ground to communicate and cooperate with each other? Here to talk us through it is Bob Fisch, featured ForbesBooks author of "Fisch Tales: The Making of a Millennial Baby Boomer" and founder of Rue 21. Parenting Different Kids (0:15:57) Any parent who has more than one kid will testify that no kid is born the same. Your first might be introverted and responsible, and your second wild and argumentative. And let’s not even get started on the third or fourth children. Just trying to live in peace together as these kids grow up is a challenge in and of itself, but as a parent you feel responsible to teach yourkids the skills necessary tothrive regardless of their personality. So how can parents adapt to individual personalities and help each kid reach their full potential? Betsy Brown Braun, author of "Just Tell Me What to Say: Sensible Tips and Scripts for Perplexed Parents," joins us to show parents that it is possible to raise all their kids, even with all these crazy personalities. Personal Style (0:35:31) Carrie Ann Rhodes talks with Lisa about how we can establish our own personal style and when we can know if it's time to make a change. Technology and Kids (0:50:38) Phones and technology are a blessing in so many ways. They have the ability to help us stay involved, connected and informed. But when those great tools are in the hands of our kids, they can potentially become dangerous. The internet is a space that kids enter by themselves, even if you’re in the room with them, s