Who Says That Coffee Is Bad For You?
While most of us wouldn’t think of giving our kids a double espresso alongside their yogurt and banana for breakfast, it turns out that many people’s preconceptions about the negative effects of caffeine may be based more on fiction than on fact.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 18, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dennis Rosen, M.D. Tags: Parenting Sleep caffeine coffee preconceptions stigma Source Type: news
Finding the Wonder in the Ordinary
Parents can help kids find their own particular kind of genius by encouraging their sense of wonder in the ordinary. You may or may not want your child to be a genius—an exceedingly rare and extraordinarily high achiever in a field—but you can help him develop his intelligence, creativity, and talents, by ensuring he has enough time for unstructured play and daydreaming.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 18, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dona Matthews, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Creativity Intelligence Parenting curiosity daydreaming effort free play genius ordinary patience persistence reflection wonder Source Type: news
Leading Wild Horses: Why Parents and Schools Must Unite
Like wild horses, parents and teachers can be head-strong in their positions. Can they work together to benefit child development by changing their perceptions of education?
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Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 18, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marilyn Price-Mitchell, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Education Parenting leadership parent-teacher parents schools systems theory Source Type: news
Cool Kids
Being popular may be losing popularityread more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 18, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Stephen Gray Wallace, M.S.Ed. Tags: Child Development Parenting Source Type: news
The One Thing Parents Don’t Need to Stress About
What are your fondest childhood memories? Many parents go above and beyond to provide memorable experiences for their children—from pricey vacations to elaborate themed birthday parties. A new study says there’s more power in the mundane.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 18, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Susan Newman, Ph.D. Tags: Behavioral Economics Memory Parenting harvard business school memories of childhood psychological sciences Source Type: news
How to Get Your Kids to Listen the First Time
Feeling ignored by your kids? Try these 7 steps to teach your kids to listen to you the first time, without yelling or naggingread more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 18, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Erica Reischer, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Parenting Procrastination Relationships communications skills habits ignoring raising kids Source Type: news
Malala’s Nobel Prize and the Question of Children’s Rights
Lack of respect for children is revealed in the language used by the Nobel Committee in their award of this year's Peace Prize. It's also revealed in the United Nation's Declaration of the Rights of the Child. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 17, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Peter Gray Tags: Child Development Education Ethics and Morality Happiness Parenting children ' s rights educational freedom malala nobel peace prize Source Type: news
The Family of Schizophrenia
This article examines devastion that emerges within the family constellation as a conquence of the schizophrenic diagnosis of one of its family members. It should be noted that the newly diagnosed will experience raging fear and grief as a result of this diagnosis. Both the family and the schizophrenic may view each other as unrecognizable, and this reflects extreme loss.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 17, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ann Olson, Psy.D. Tags: Parenting Personality Philosophy Source Type: news
Parents Cut Off by Adult Children: Clueless?
A recent spat of letters to advice columnists were written by parents who have been cut off by their adult children, and who complain that they have done little or nothing to deserve having been treated in such a manner. Once the full story about the estrangement starts to come out, however, it usually becomes apparent that they really do know better.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 17, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: David M. Allen, M.D. Tags: Parenting Personality Relationships adult children Amy Dickenson Annie ' s Mailbox cut offs denial distancing invalidation Source Type: news
10 Gems of Wisdom for Life on Earth
If there were a few kernels of wisdom you think a parent should pass on to his kid, what would they be? Here is my original list of ten gems of wisdom for my young son, but I think they apply to you and me, as well. Let me know if I've missed something.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 17, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Douglas T. Kenrick, Ph.D. Tags: Ethics and Morality Evolutionary Psychology Happiness Parenting advice friendship positive psychology relationships self-discipline wisdom work Source Type: news
Gems of Wisdom for Life on Earth, Part 2
If there were a few kernels of wisdom you think a parent should pass on to his kid, what would they be? Here is my original list of ten gems of wisdom for my young son, but I think they apply to you and me, as well. Let me know if I've missed something.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 17, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Douglas T. Kenrick, Ph.D. Tags: Ethics and Morality Evolutionary Psychology Happiness Parenting advice friendship positive psychology relationships self-discipline wisdom work Source Type: news
Ten Kid-Friendly Rules for Texting With Respect and Dignity
There isn’t a simple one-age-fits-all guideline for texting and social media use, but parents can teach kids how to use technology in safe, dignified, respectful ways.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 17, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Signe Whitson, L.S.W. Tags: Education Parenting Self-Help Social Life bully bullying bullying prevention cyberbullying parental control for social media texting Source Type: news
Plank as Parenting Metaphor
When as parents we have the strength to "hang in there" through difficult moments, we may be rewarded with new levels of growth, development, and connection.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 17, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Claudia M. Gold, M.D. Tags: Child Development Parenting Source Type: news
Who Is Responsible for Your Teenager's Behavior?
Yes, a teenager is responsible for his actions. But he is still learning, and learns from taking responsibility. He still needs his parents’ vigilance, guidance, boundaries and love, so that he does not go too far astray, as well as being well-enough raised from the very beginning. So in that sense we have responsibility, too.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 17, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Robert Berezin, M.D. Tags: Child Development Ethics and Morality Evolutionary Psychology Parenting Personality Source Type: news
Between Parent and Adolescent: How Meaning Can Matter
To the extent you can, say what you mean and show what you mean. Meaning matters.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 17, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Carl E. Pickhardt, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Happiness Parenting Relationships act with consideration acts of courtesy keeping word mean what you say mean your word meaning meaning in communication meaning of actions meaning of promise meaning of words p Source Type: news
