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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

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

The Keys to Being an Effective Parent

November 6, 2011 by Dr. Mike Brooks 3 Comments

As parents, we all try to do our best to do a good job. But with thousands of books on the topic of parenting as […]

Filed Under: Book & Media Recommendations, Happiness & Well-Being, Negative Moods & Emotions, Parenting, Parenting - Book & Media Recs, Relationships Tagged With: children, effective, effective parent, happy, healthy, parenting, parents, success

A Response to the “Tiger Mother” and a Thanks to Disney

October 2, 2011 by Dr. Mike Brooks 2 Comments

First, before I jump into this topic, I want to apologize for the long delay since my last blog. I recently had a third child, […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Parenting, Parenting - Book & Media Recs, Relationships Tagged With: education, happiness, parenting, parents, positive psychology, prize, success, tiger mother, tiger parenting, tiger parents, winning

What is Success?

January 6, 2009 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Another issue, and an important one, that I’d like to touch on from Malcomb Gladwell‘s excellent new book, “Outliers,” is the issue of success. This […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being Tagged With: happiness, opportunity costs, success, well-being

"Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell (book recommendation)

January 2, 2009 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

I recently finished Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book, Outliers. I highly recommend it as an enjoyable and informative read. In this book, Gladwell engagingly analyzes what it takes […]

Filed Under: Book & Media Recommendations, Happiness & Well-Being, Happiness & Well-Being - Book & Media Recs, Parenting, Parenting - Book & Media Recs Tagged With: achievement, children, happiness, parenting, perfection, Stress, success

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