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Parenting Mishaps: The Shame Game
It’s a common complaint from parents: “Our kids spend too much time on their screens and they don’t listen to us when we try to set boundaries.” Some parents feel so helpless about this—and other parenting issues—that they resort to parenting techniques that seem creative but only serve to undermine the authority they’re attempting to…
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Which Friend Are You?
If only there was a handbook that offered a simple model for navigating interpersonal issues and helping you become that special person that everyone gravitates toward. Oh wait. There is . . .
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Good News for Retailers: Self-Love is Blind
Today a study about narcissism came across my press feed, and I found it a bit disturbing. Not so much because of what the researchers discovered, but because of the use to which their discoveries were being put. Most of us are interested in the kind of psychology research aimed at helping individuals overcome mental health challenges,…
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Teaching Your Kids To Give: Establishing the Mentality of Life-Long Generosity
Today’s guest post comes to us from family and non-profit advocates Jennifer L. Jacobson and Gretchen Barry. At a time of year when the message of “getting” comes across loudly and clearly to children, what can parents do to foster a more constructive mind set? While raising kids has never been easy, it can be one of the most rewarding…
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Feeling Judgy? Take Home Some Lessons from the Parking Lot at Trader Joe’s
A dear friend of mine (we’ll call her Lizzy) is the single mom of two daughters. Lizzy spends her days working at our school and her evenings and weekends engaged in activities aimed at enriching the lives of her children—and often those of their friends as well. I admire her for a number of her…
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A Parent’s Guide to Depression and Suicide in Young Adults
Before we quite leave September’s topic of suicide prevention to focus on Bullying Prevention Month in October, I wanted to offer up this informative guest post from Dr. Jesse Viner, Founder and Executive Medical Director at Yellowbrick. Dr. Viner is a recognized expert in the treatment of eating disorders, difficulties resulting from trauma and abuse, and bipolar disorder. He has…
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World Suicide Prevention Day: Breaking the Silence
Suicide is a widespread public health problem, albeit one that many people find it difficult to talk about, whether they are at risk themselves or have a loved one who is at risk. To combat the stigma that encourages silence, World Suicide Prevention Day was established by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) on…
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Liebster Award Nominations: 5 Worthy Psych Blogs to Follow
Information is like oxygen, it has been said. It can’t be stopped by walls or barbed wire, and it has the power to wake the groggy and revive the listless. Not everyone uses it well, of course. But anyone who has read The Onion‘s recent report that “Most of Earth’s Oxygen Is Used for Complaining” will be…
