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At What Age Should Children Be Allowed to Play Video Games?

December 1, 2009 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

When should children be allowed to play video games? This is a difficult question with which many parents struggle and can apply to many forms […]

Filed Under: Articles, Parenting Tagged With: children, kids, video games

The Myth of Multitasking

December 1, 2009 by Dr. Mike Brooks 1 Comment

Nowadays, it seems that we have much to do…oftentimes too much. So, what’s the solution? Multitasking, of course! Let’s do that cell phone business call […]

Filed Under: Articles, Happiness & Well-Being Tagged With: multitasking, productivity

Can Praise Be Harmful to Children?

December 1, 2009 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

It seems like it is common wisdom to praise our kids for things like their athletic skills, musical ability, intelligence, creativity, talent, and so on. […]

Filed Under: Articles, Happiness & Well-Being, Parenting, Relationships Tagged With: children, effort, parenting, praise

My teenager and I are constantly arguing. How do I change that?

December 1, 2009 by admin Leave a Comment

Parent-child conflict in the teen years is common as teens begin to exert their independence and as parents try to maintain appropriate boundaries. However, if […]

Filed Under: Articles, Parenting

Happiness in Our Relationships

December 1, 2009 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

As I discussed in an article about our happiness and relationships, most of our happiness in life comes from our relationships with others…around 70%. To […]

Filed Under: Articles, Happiness & Well-Being, Relationships Tagged With: happiness, Relationships

How to Get Motivated

December 1, 2009 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

For some strange reason, identifying what we need to do is a lot easier than doing it. We all have those long lists of things […]

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The Importance of Social Relationships

December 1, 2009 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

THE LINK BETWEEN HAPPINESS AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS The quality of our social relationship is integrally related to our sense of well-being. Countless studies have demonstrated […]

Filed Under: Articles, Happiness & Well-Being, Relationships

The Importance of Nutrition

December 1, 2009 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

As you’ve heard and read, obesity in America has reached epidemic proportions. About 2 out of 3 Americans are overweight and about 1 out of […]

Filed Under: Articles, Happiness & Well-Being, Negative Moods & Emotions Tagged With: diet, emotion, happiness, health, mood, Nutrition, well-being

The Importance of Exercise

December 1, 2009 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Exercise is a powerful method to improve emotional and cognitive functioning that is relatively simple. We’ve all heard it – the mind, body, and spirit […]

Filed Under: Articles, Happiness & Well-Being Tagged With: emotions, Exercise, happiness, health, mood, well-being

The Overstuffed Life

December 1, 2009 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

I’ve been listening to a presentation from a psychology conference by Dr. Peter Fraenkel on “Living the Overstuffed Life” in which he discusses the negative […]

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