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Last Minute Gift Ideas

December 23, 2016 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Here we are – it’s almost Christmas! Did you procrastinate on your holiday shopping…again? I know that feeling all too well. We promise ourselves every […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being Tagged With: Christmas, happiness, hedonic adaptation, hedonic treadmill, last-minute gift, procrastinate, shopping

We Can’t Reach Our Potential

August 2, 2016 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

I wrote a blog not too long ago about some bad parenting advice – always try your best! With the Olympics upon us, I’ll tackle another […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Parenting Tagged With: happiness, Michael Phelps, Olympics, potential, success

Bad Advice – Always Try Your Best

March 23, 2016 by Dr. Mike Brooks 2 Comments

As parents, we are always trying to teach and guide our children. We all want our kids to grow to be happy, successful, well-adjusted adults. […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Parenting Tagged With: advice, always try your best, anxiety, failure, happiness, parenting advice, try your best

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

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

Concerns about Kids’ Technology Use

April 20, 2015 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Technology isn’t good nor bad – it just is. In that way, it is like books. Books aren’t inherently better than computers or other technologies. […]

Filed Under: Cyberpsychology - Technology and You, Happiness & Well-Being, Parenting Tagged With: cyberbullying, happiness, harmful, hedonic adaptation, multitasking, sexting, success, successful, technology, video game violence

Be a Positive Influence

April 9, 2015 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Another typical day at the Miller residence. Meghan has been critical of her 10-year-old son, Jackson, all morning. He was slow to get ready for […]

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Savoring Thanksgiving

November 25, 2014 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. There’s not the pressure of finding the “perfect” gifts, shopping mall madness, the trimmings and trappings…wait! I’m sounding like […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Mindfulness, Relationships Tagged With: grateful, gratitude, happiness, Relationships, savor, savoring, thanksgiving, well-being

Engagement Leads to More Happiness, Mind-Wandering Leads to Less Happiness

April 14, 2014 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

I recently watched a TED talk by Matt Killingsworth entitled, “Want to be Happier? Stay in the Moment” that reinforces what countless sages, philosophers, psychologists, […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Mindfulness, Negative Moods & Emotions Tagged With: engagement, happiness, mind-wandering, mood, pleasant, unhappiness

Why Is Mindfuless is the Master Key to Change?

February 26, 2014 by Dr. Mike Brooks 1 Comment

You might have seen the recent cover story on “The Mindfulness Revolution” in Time magazine. It gives a nice introduction to the practice as well […]

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