Stop Trying To Make It Easier
In this persistently challenging world, don’t you wonder how best to successfully equip our...
Read MoreIn this persistently challenging world, don’t you wonder how best to successfully equip our...
Read MoreIn today’s digital era, teenagers are practically married to their phones. As parents look...
Read MoreA few years back, I traveled to Chicago and had an interesting conversation with my new friend for...
Read MoreDaily, the news is filled with horrific incidents worldwide, such as terrorism or the seemingly...
Read MoreMost of us go through our daily lives not recognizing the power of focus. If we’re listening...
Read MoreHow 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?
Read MoreDopamine 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.
Read MoreThere are more toys, more gadgets, more clothes, more electronics, and more to do than most of us could even have imagined 20 years ago.
Read MoreLife is often challenging. Few argue with that conclusion. And what is needed in those challenging moments is not a wimpy attitude and more whining. Despite this, many of us are raising our children to be wimps. They tend to lean away from challenges, from struggles, and effort. This rarely works out well.
Read MoreTemper tantrums are a topic of perennial relevance, except more now than ever. Why? Because Covid has pushed the limits of many homes, with children and teens learning to ‘rule the roost’ through demand and tantrums.
Read MoreAs a psychologist working with individuals and organizations, I am frequently offered numerous...
Read MoreIn recent years, there is an explosion of children and adults struggling with anxiety disorders....
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