THAT PARENTING ISN'T ALWAYS A
WALK IN THE PARK THIS MORNING
WE ARE JOINED BY LOCAL FATHER
AND BUSINESSMAN, MATT CONNELL,
TO LEARN HOW HE IS WORKING TO
MAKE THAT JOURNEY A LITTLE
EASIERMATT CONNELL - CT
BUSINESSMAN AND EDUCATOR
DEVOTED HIMSELF TO THE
CREATION OFYELLOWBRICK.ME AN
ONLINE COMMUNITY TO HELP
PARENTS NAVIGATE PARENTHOOD. I
UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAD A
PROBLEMATIC YOUTH. HOW DID YOU
FIND A WAY TOTURN YOUR LIFE
AROUND TO BECOME AN EDUCATOR
AND BUSINESSMAN? AS A RESULT
OF YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES, YOU
CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT
MANYPARENTS BLOCK THEIR
CHILDREN'S SUCCESS BECAUSE OF
THEIR OWN UNRESOLVEDPROBLEMS
AT HOME. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY
THAT?
YOU SPENT SOME TIME ON A
KIBBUTZ IN ISRAEL. DID THAT
EXPERIENCE CHANGE YOURLIFE? IN
WHAT WAY? YOU DEVELOPED AN
ONLINE COMMUNITY OF PARENTS
AND TOP EXPERTS TO HELP
FAMILIES THROUGH DIFFICULT
TIMES. CAN YOU DESCRIBE THAT
COMMUNITY? HOW CAN AWEBSITE
HELP? WHO ARE YOUR EXPERTS? DO
THEY PROVIDE SPECIFIC ADVICE
TO PARENTS? HOW DOYOU KNOW IF
THE ADVICE THEY GIVE IS
APPROPRIATE? YOUR WEBSITE IS
CALLED YELLOWBRICK.ME. HOW DID
YOU DECIDE ON THAT NAME? YOU
ALSO HAVE AN ONLINE SHOW
CALLED PARENTING FROM THE
TRENCHES. WHAT'STHAT ABOUT?
ARE YOU A
PARENTING EXPERT?
FOR MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN
ALWAYS GO TO OUR WEBSITE..
WTNH.COM... GO TO THE ON-AIR
TAB AND PULL DOWN TO THE GOOD
MORNING CONNECTICUT WEEKEND
SECTION...