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The Seriousness of Suicide

June 16, 2018 by admin 2 Comments

Sadly, media coverage of suicide may weaken suicide prevention efforts. Recently, it seems that we are losing an increasing number of key public figures and […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Negative Moods & Emotions, Social Media, Well-Being Tagged With: Emotional Wellbeing, mental health, suicide, Suicide Prevention

How to Increase Compliance in Children

February 22, 2016 by admin Leave a Comment

Whether your child ignores your commands completely, or dawdles for what seems like endless amounts of time before eventually complying, parents are often frustrated when […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Parenting, Relationships Tagged With: addiction, cell phones, happiness, health, worry

Combating Test Anxiety Part II

May 15, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

As I discussed in my last blog, the experience of test anxiety is unfortunately quite common. Although some anxiety before a test is normal and […]

Filed Under: Educational Support, Happiness & Well-Being, Mindfulness, Mindfulness - Book & Media Recs, Uncategorized Tagged With: anxiety, Coping, Mindfulness, relaxation, Stress Management, test anxiety

The Greatest Harm of Screen Time

May 14, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

In my previous blog, I covered some concerns that parents have about kids’ technology use. As parents, we all want our kids to grow up […]

Filed Under: Brain & Neuroscience, Cyberpsychology - Technology and You, Happiness & Well-Being, Parenting Tagged With: attention, boredom, brain, creativity, diminished attention, happiness, harm, multitask, screen time, sexting, technology

Combating Test Anxiety

April 27, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

You may know (or remember) the feeling – you have a big exam coming up, you’ve studied for hours, but when you finally sit down […]

Filed Under: Educational Support, Happiness & Well-Being, Happiness & Well-Being - Book & Media Recs, Negative Moods & Emotions, Parenting, Parenting - Book & Media Recs, Uncategorized

Motivation and Organization for Adolescents

March 4, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

Motivation and Organization for Adolescents! In my last post, I discussed the difficulties parents and children often experience with staying organized and managing a hectic […]

Filed Under: ADD/ADHD, Educational Support, Happiness & Well-Being, Parenting, Parenting - Book & Media Recs Tagged With: educational support, motivation, organization, parenting, strategies

Alternatives to Time-Out

December 3, 2014 by admin 1 Comment

I hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving full of gratitude and savoring! This week, I am following up to my last post about how […]

Filed Under: Parenting, Parenting - Book & Media Recs Tagged With: alternatives to time-out, effective strategies, parenting, positive discipline, praise, take a break

Steps for an Effective Time-Out

November 5, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

 Last week, we talked about how to effectively prepare for using time-out by working on hitting the “magic ratio” in your interactions with your child, […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: consequences, consistency, effective, parenting, positive, positive discipline, praise, rules, time out

Preparation for Time-Out

October 29, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

As I discussed in my last blog, decades of research have shown that, when used correctly, time-out is an effective discipline strategy for the majority […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: child, children, discipline, effective, family rules, time out

Time-Out! Are Parents Hurting Children With Them?

October 16, 2014 by admin 1 Comment

Most parents have probably heard of time-out and have likely tried it with their children. It is a practice promoted by many parenting experts (including […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: abuse, Dr. Daniel Siegel, hurting, research, Siegel, time out

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