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Acknowledgement of Self-Protection is Required
— We all self-protect. We are built that way, as mammals. We have mechanisms in our brains that scan the environment for threat and allow us to guard against that threat. This is helpful, but how does...
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Could a Lack of Humility Be at the Root of What Ails America?
Frank T. McAndrew, Knox College There are a lot of reasons behind the political polarization of the country and the deterioration of civic discourse. I wonder if a lack of humility is one of them. In...
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Fathers Develop Children’s Social Skills To Make Friends
— Fathers are vital for development of children’s social skills, their relationships with peers and friends, their capacities to resolve conflict and their abilities to concentrate. Dad is also an...
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The 5 Most Common Reasons For Divorce (and 5 Very Unusual Ones)
— People have a multitude of motives for wanting to know the reasons for divorce. Maybe they want to understand why their spouse has chosen divorce instead of working on their marriage. Maybe they want...
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Community Ecology: Feel the Love – Crash Course Ecology #4
— Interactions between species are what define ecological communities, and community ecology studies these interactions anywhere they take place. Although interspecies interactions are mostly...
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Chronic Stonewalling Imprisons a Relationship
— Stonewalling is a warning sign that your relationship is ailing. Have you ever watched a child try to get attention from their mom or dad? “Pay attention to me.” “Look at me.” “Mommy, daddy, watch...
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Hiding Emotions [The Gender Knot Podcast]
— Episode description What sort of sexism takes place in the workplace that we still don’t acknowledge or talk about? There’s been a lot of talk about sexism in the technology industry, and over the...
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Children Of Divorce: The Key Role Of Self-Esteem In Recovering From The Trauma
— According to a new study, one key factor influences how well or how badly children respond to the trauma of divorce: self-esteem. For every level of trauma children of divorce report, children with...
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Your Relationship: The Value of Thinking Out Loud
— Allie and her husband, Jase, just had a disagreement, with a few harsh words. It all started with a comment Allie made that set Jase off. Here’s what happened: Jase has been hitting some rough spots...
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Parental Alienation Is Child Abuse Say Researchers Of Child Development
— Based on new understandings of how family relationships fundamentally affect child development and wellbeing, three researchers, Jennifer Jill Harman, Edward Kruk and Denise A Hines are arguing that...
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The Simple Way I Turn What Might Become Angry Arguments Into Loving...
— What is this simple way to avoid turning disagreements into arguments? It boils down to one thing: changing statements which begin with ‘you’, to start with ‘I’ instead! In other words, if I’m...
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Antisocial Behavior and Violence in Men: How it Can be Predicted at the Age...
By Duncan Fisher A very small group of boys grow up to become involved in persistent antisocial behavior and violent offending. Research has confirmed that there are reliable predictors of antisocial...
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Coping Support Is Needed for Children of Divorce, Particularly in...
A study of children of divorce has found that differences in children’s coping styles during the first three years after the divorce predict the degree to which they experience mood/anxiety problems...
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7 Steps to Forgiving Your Ex Once and For All
By Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW Forgiving others and yourself is infinitely terrifying yet necessary for achieving healthy relationships. It’s about being willing to acknowledge that you are capable of...
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Teenage Risk Taking and the Social Influence of Friends May Reflect Maturing...
By Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore Research on adolescents’ brains and behaviour is beginning to yield some answers. The findings could have implications for education, criminal justice, mental health...
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Silencing the Mother Tongue Makes It Harder for Bilingual Children to Learn...
By Professor Allyssa McCabe The best way for children to excel at English is to be good at their own native language. The message from academic research is that, at home, smart parents should stick...
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Let’s Talk More About Racism in Indonesia
— Jenny Munro, The University of Queensland Racism is ubiquitous in Indonesia, but it’s rarely discussed. The country is seeing one of the biggest uprisings so far in its easternmost region Papua,...
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Relationship Alive! How to Benefit from Conflict
— Conflict in relationship is often viewed as a bad thing. It’s uncomfortable. It’s tense. It makes us feel bad, and often makes our partners feel bad too. But what if you’re missing out on an...
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Children Adopted by Same-Sex Parents Do Just as Well as Those Adopted by...
A study has found no differences in family functioning between same-sex parents and heterosexual parents of adopted children. Nor did it find any difference in how family functioning influences...
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Spanking Children Does Not Make Them ‘Nicer’ but Hugging Does
By Dr Elizabeth Gershoff , Dr Inna Altschul & Dr Shawna J. Lee Hitting young children on the bottom doesn’t make them better behaved in the long term. Spanking or smacking has no impact on the...
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