"Parenting" Part #1 Free Webinar from Speaking Professional Thomas Gagliano

Parenting Part #1 of 2 Webinars

When my son was nine, we were watching a baseball game together on television. As the camera 

panned over the cheering fans, he asked me why the kids in the stands were so excited. I said that the 

players are heroes to those kids. I suggested that someday one of those players might be his hero. He 

paused and said, “They may be my hero someday, but you will always be my first hero.” The message 

was clear -- we are our children’s first heroes, whether we want that responsibility or not. Regain or 

maintain that hero status with your children.

We are all products of the messages we receive in our lives; messages from peers, media, and friends. None of these messages are as powerful as those we receive from our caregivers in childhood.  Our childhood messages impact the intimacy we have or don’t have, our parenting skills, even the careers we choose. We become imprisoned in these roles, guided by inner voices created in childhood.  I help people silence those intrusive inner voices, so they can be who they truly want to be not who they were set up to be. 

Thomas Gagliano, MSW

Life Mentor, Author & Speaker

(732) 266-4952