Is all this drama going to serve our children?
Drama, Drama Everywhere: Why the Big Deal?
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Motivated Toward The Desired? Or Away-From The Unwanted?
How do we motivate ourselves toward new tasks and activities that we know will serve us? Especially when these endeavors inevitably bring us challenges. And yet, it is through these challenging moments that we are given the opportunity to learn, grow, and evolve. Agreed?
Dopamine, Control, and Satisfaction: Part 2
Dopamine is the source of drive, motivation, desire, and wanting. When dopamine is compromised, we lose our drive and motivation. Yes, if hungry, we will still eat. We just won’t put much effort into eating well. Open the bag of chips, order a pizza, and we are still sitting on the sofa.
Dopamine: Wanting, Choice & Getting No Satisfaction
There are more toys, more gadgets, more clothes, more electronics, and more to do than most of us could even have imagined 20 years ago.
“My Child Won’t Listen… What Should I Do?”
As kids get older and mature with a dysregulated set of behaviors and emotions, home life can get miserable. Equally important, the child’s life is on a trajectory of misery and struggle, and no one wants that for their child. Thus, we must think about what genuinely changes an out-of-control child and that brain that is causing such misery at home…
Neurofeedback and ADD/ADHD
As a psychologist now focused primarily on changing brains in measurable ways using Neurofeedback, I get calls weekly from parents or adults asking about the impact of Neurofeedback on distractibility, attentional problems, focusing issues, and over-activity.
Are You A Leader or A Dictator?
Leaders nurture a positive vision and keep their focus there. Children need parents who have a vision of just how good the family can be.
Part 2: From the Normal to the Abnormal: The Path to More Satisfaction
Go the other way. Seek growth over comfort. Do: Don’t talk about doing. Practice good ideas rather than forgetting them. Write down all the good stuff, so you can cherish all that you have the good fortune to experience. Allow life to share some of its abnormally sweet rewards with you.
It’s Not Gonna Happen…So Please Stop Pretending.
For you, how many times have you sought out good information and then ignored it? You listened to an inspiring Ted talk and then forgot about it by bedtime.
Thanksgiving: Tips for Nurturing Gratitude at Home
Let’s consider giving and gratitude. The very act of giving, when offered without hope for reward or return, brings fascinating benefit. Even when feeling some ‘lack’ in our lives, these moments of giving yield a reward of immense gratitude, instantly and automatically. It just flows into us with overwhelming feelings of warmth and appreciation.
Clinging to the Familiar Is a Trap!
We are creatures of familiarity. We tend to seek out the same experiences, over and over, regardless of whether those experiences are fulfilling. We can be quite dissatisfied, frustrated, anxious, or depressed, and yet we tend to repeatedly turn to the same solutions.
Part II: The Antidote to Raising the Wimpy Child
We want our children to be strong, resilient, and eager to tackle the challenges ahead. So, let us discuss how to get there.
