Group items tagged

1.  Describe the behavior – What specifically is the person doing or not doing? 2.  Share your reaction – how you feel about it 3.  Explain the impact of their actions 4.  State what you’d like this person to do in the future – what you want 

Give the person a chance to respond and commit to making the change. If there are issues to discuss, you've increased the chances of both parties being honest and open. This approach strengthens your relationship with that individual and you can feel good about the way you handled the situation.

What works better is praise for effort, and feedback that encourages kids to try different strategies (“Can you think of another way to do it?”)

Planning is an important component of self-discipline

Any time we ask kids to play by the rules, we’re encouraging them to develop self-control. But some games are more challenging than others.

here’s been a lot of talk recently about introverts vs. extroverts and the fact that social media seem to stifle the participation of the not-so-socially-comfortable among us

blogs really do encourage slow thinking space and offer a place of choice for thinkers

blogging and perhaps to a lesser extent other social media interactions change the way we think and write, but I think for the better

But just as physical fitness gives you greater endurance when you're running around, "stress fitness" makes you more resistant to the negative effects of excessive pressures and demands, says Sydney psychologist Sarah Edelman. And it's something we can all develop if we work at it.