Parenting

Every Wednesday is Tip Day or List Day. This Wednesday: 8 strategies to help you boost your happiness. This is an exciting week for me! Read More

I appreciate the anonymous comment about "another label" as it referred to Parent Frustration Syndrome (PFS).  While the response is provocative it is also erroneous.  Read More

Some months back, PT bloggers were asked to comment on their relationship with money, with a special focus on any quirks we have. This is a more personal perspective than many of us take in our blogs, but still interesting and worthwhile. I hope you like it. Read More

So What's Wrong with Criticism, Anyway?

It's something absolutely crucial to grasp. Criticizing another makes them feel attacked. Not that it's our intention--at least consciously--to attack them, or even to make them feel bad. But the immediate experience for almost everyone being criticized is to feel "invaded," as though under assault. . . . Read More

This is the first in an occasional series of interviews with individuals whose notable creative work encompasses a unique story of adoption, family, and love--and finding one's truth. Read More

As an entertainer, Michael Jackson was obviously second to none. His spellbinding "pop" artistry was mesmerizing to virtually everyone who watched him perform. And in the few days since his passing, the tributes made to his creative musical gifts have drawn an extraordinary amount of attention. Still, in the past two decades as much probably has been said about Michael's psychological quirkiness (if not downright pathology) as about his prodigious talent. . . . Read More

They don't think so at the time, but when adolescents cheat in school they hurt themselves. Here's how it all works. Read More

The serenity prayer is more than how they close AA meetings. That thing is deep and speaks to the fundamentals of the human condition, including everything that drives psychology and the behavioral sciences in general--the pursuit of wisdom whereby we can make better decisions, trekking the winding mountain ridge of life in the dark about the future without sliding down the slippery slopes on either side of the ridge top. Here are some new variations on that greatest of prayers. Read More

The purpose of the Mindful Motherhood blog is to provide new moms with the opportunity to engage with ideas, practices, and a community of like-minded moms that can help you navigate the ups and downs of pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood. Read More