Reaching a turning point in life is almost always a combination of exhilaration and anxiety. You know there are going to be consequences to whatever decision you make and you want to make sure you get it right. That’s why many people, when confronting an obvious major...
What ADHD Looks Like In Adulthood
Medical disorders come in all sizes and shapes. People unfamiliar with a particular disorder may only be vaguely aware of causes, symptoms and treatments. Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), for example, receives a fair amount of attention in the news....
Great Leaders Are Made, Not Born
High school and college kids spend a lot of time thinking about majors they’d like to pursue and ultimately about a lifetime vocation or profession. There’s a lot to consider. You have to reflect on what you are truly passionate about. Then there is the issue of...
Using Questions To Help Raise Your Kids
As any parent can tell you, raising kids is an adventure. Watching them turn from infants to toddlers to children interacting with their friends is magical. Along the way, of course, kids need a lot of guidance: learning to share, respect others and observe boundaries...
Cognitive Bias In The Internet Age
In our sports-crazed world it’s easy to find people who practically live and die by their team’s victories and defeats. If you ask them who the best team in the league is, or who their favorite athlete is, no surprise! It’s their home team and their team’s superstar....
How Resilient Kids Become Healthy Adults
The old Japanese proverb says Fall down seven times, stand up eight. As with so many proverbs there is a lot of wisdom packed into a simple phrase. As anyone who has endured a series of misfortunes can tell you, resilience is the key to not only maintaining mental...
When Will This Heartache End?
There’s a good reason that country music songs have a long tradition of lamenting romantic breakups. From What If I Never Get Over You to Die From a Broken Heart, breakup songs are popular because almost everyone can relate to them. The simple fact of life is that...
Tips For Becoming An Expert Conversationalist
One of the joys of parenthood is witnessing your child’s “firsts.” Their first smile, their first step walking and, most preciously, their first words. Many parents sit in awe as their child almost magically learns to talk. Although this is a natural process — with...
New Fronts In The Battle Against Addiction
It’s a sight that verges on both the comical and the tragic: teenagers in a social setting all with their eyes locked on their smart phones. Research is piling up fast that there’s a lot more going on here than kids keeping tabs on their friends’ social activities. In...
Five Seconds To A Better Life
Evolutionary biologists keep discovering new ways that our physiological development affects our everyday behavior. One of the fascinating things about our development is that brain function that developed over countless millennia may simply not have a good use for...