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謝謝你的安排，有一定的得著。聽君一席話，勝讀十年書。內容豐富，準備充足，說話清晰，節奏快慢恰當，適當時候帶有幽默感，令整個講座不會沉悶，座客非常熱愛聆聽，唯獨時間稍短。繼續努力！ 家長

How to Overcome Being Anxious About Being Anxious

Anxiety sensitivity is “the tendency to respond fearfully to bodily sensations associated with fear and anxiety.” Put simply, it’s “the fear of fear.” People who are prone to anxiety sensitivity tend to catastrophize, or automatically assume that the worst will happen. According to authors and clinical psychologists Margo C. Watt, Ph.D, and Sherry H. Stewart, Ph.D, in their excellent book Overcoming the Fear of Fear: How…

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想再一次多謝你用心的教導, 响課程中真係學到很多實用的東西, 又可應用在生活上, 感謝你呀! 大學學生

“Helicopter Parents”? “Monster Parents”? “Free-range Parenting?” – Part 4 Free-range Parenting

Definition Free-range or slow parenting (just like slow food), refers to parents who try to give their kids more independence—those who step back and let their kids learn from experience. Free-range parenting is based on the notion “that we can give our children the same kind of freedom we had [as kids] without going nuts with worry”. The idea is to “Prepare the child for…

Five Things to Know About Anger

Anger is a frequently misunderstood emotion. People confuse it with aggression and violence, they think of it as mostly unhealthy, and they fail to recognize the times in their lives when their anger has been positive. To try and rectify those misunderstandings, here are five important things to know about anger. Anger is different from aggression Often, anger is confused with aggression. However, the two…

“Helicopter Parents”? “Monster Parents”? “Free-Range Parenting?” – Part 3 – Monster Kids: The Case in Hong Kong

“Monster Kids” refers to a group of children who are spoiled by their parents, resulting in lack of basic self-care ability. Characteristics of Monster Kids in Hong Kong “Princess / Prince Disease” – they are unable to brush their teeth, to eat, to get dress and even to go to the toilet. They need a maid or their parents to do it for them. Bossy…

Making a Digital First Impression: Why You Can’t Fake Your Facebook Profile

The photos in your Facebook profile provided a very accurate reflection of your personality in real life. The Facebook study found that accuracy was strongest for judging extroversion and openness. The study on the role of physical appearance in creating first impression found that you can actually learn a great deal about a stranger’s personality from appearance alone. When people stood in a natural position,…

“Helicopter Parents”? “Monster Parents”? “Free-Range Parenting?” – Part 2 – I Am Not a Monster Parent

Definition 
 “Monster parents” is used to describe a group of super-aggressive parents continually find fault with the way teachers treat their kids, and suggest unreasonable ways in how they can do their jobs better. They are “super-aggressive army of complainers”. Monster parents can also refer to parents who repeatedly make unreasonable demands to their children’s school and prevent it from functioning normally. Origin The…