Two Tongues Can Be Too Much Too Soon

Academic urges one language at a time for toddlers if parents can’t speak two well. Reasons for “One Language At A Time For Toddlers” 1. Parents should avoid teaching their toddlers two languages simultaneously if they themselves cannot speak both languages well. 2. Babies raised in homes where two or more languages were spoken may sometimes appear to have learning disorders, leaving parents puzzled and…

Overwork / Underwork – Two Sides of Male Depression

Overwork and Underwork; two sides of worthlessness in male depression. How insistence on social connections can break through. The case of overwork Al commented: “I have never been a guy who can just take time off without feeling wrong and guilty. So I work 70 hours or more a week. It is killing me, I think, but what in the world would I do with the time…

Tips For Improving Your Teen’s Sleep Schedule

Many parents wrestle with helping their teenagers get enough sleep, especially when high school classes start before dawn. Battling early school start times and teens’ changing body clocks, which pressure them to fall asleep later, can be overwhelming for parents. Few teens want parents setting their bedtimes. Most of the adolescents resisted their parent’s requests to stop texting or Web-surfing late at night. And don’t fall for the…

Your Will Seems Stronger in the Future

For decades, psychologists have repeatedly documented the basic human tendency to display unwarranted overconfidence. People attempting to lose weight believe that on this next attempt they will succeed despite numerous failed attempts in the past. Gamblers remain optimistic that this time they will beat the house, despite a history of evidence to the contrary. All of us experience the “planning fallacy,” or the tendency to…

The Key To Raising Confident Kids

As parents, we believe we’re meant to instill confidence in our children. That building self-esteem is the number one priority of raising, and educating, children, and that regular praising will encourage them to believe in themselves. And if kids believe in themselves, the thinking goes, they will take risks, meet goals, and generally achieve great things. Praise might actually undermine kids’ success Except it turns…

Adolescence and the Teenage Crush

Teenage crushes have a significant role to play in the journey of adolescence. Consider crushes of two kinds – identity crushes and romantic crushes. In both cases, the teenager feels smitten by a compelling person who captivates their attention for good and ill. Identity crushes are formed by finding someone they much admire, want to become like, and treat as a leader or model they are eager to…

How To Cultivate A Discipline From Childhood

Self-discipline is a vital quality to have if you want to be successful in the things you attempt during life. What we often don’t realize, however, is that we learn the skills for self-discipline during childhood. Here are some ways that you can cultivate personal discipline from your childhood experiences. Take the carrot and stick approach As a child, you were no doubt rewarded for…

7 Keys To A Healthy And Happy Relationship

Here’s just a little primer of 7 signs of a healthy relationship. 1.  Mutual Respect If you don’t have this – well, it’s going to be a tough road.  This doesn’t mean you agree with everything your partner says or does.   It does mean that you have admiration for each other, and steady undercurrent of love and trust throughout your relationship. You also have…

How To Spot A Liar In 20 Seconds Flat

A little snap judgment goes a long way toward making friends: Marc Salem, Ph.D., a behavioral psychologist says , all it takes is 20 seconds to decide whether or not a stranger is trustworthy. 1. Inconsistent behavior If normally someone is very still, and suddenly they become very animated, or vice versa, that change-up is a red flag. The same goes if a person is speaking…

5 Strategies To Help Your Child Combat ADHD

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, commonly referred to as ADHD, is a neurobiological disorder characterized by developmentally inappropriate impulsivity, inattention, and hyperactivity. People with ADHD can be very successful in their life. For example, some well-known people have been diagnosed with ADHD such as Albert Einstein (scientist), Dwight D. Eisenhower (US President), Hillary Duff (actress/singer), Whoopi Goldberg (actress), Jason Kidd (basketball player), and Suzanne Somers (actress). However, without appropriate…