Encouraging People To Like You: The Golden Rule

If you want people to like you, make them feel good about themselves. This golden rule of friendship works every time – guaranteed! The principle is straightforward. If I meet you and make you feel good about yourself, you will like me and seek every opportunity to see me again to reconstitute the same good [...]

Survival Tips For The Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)

I’ve written about being a Highly Sensitive Person on this blog several times now, and each time I’m amazed by the intensity with which people respond to this topic. There are always a few critics who belittle or question the HSP concept, yet based on the huge number of page reads and overwhelmingly positive (and [...]

How To Raise Children Who Don’t Bully

Science Daily (May 1, 2011) — With all of the media attention on young people being tormented by bullies and cyberbullies, parents may wonder what they can do to protect their children. The question they may want to ask instead is how can they prevent their child from becoming a bully.

New research presented on [...]

Why Having A Purpose Is More Important Than Being Happy

The relentless pursuit of happiness may be doing us more harm than good. Some researchers say happiness as people usually think of it—the experience of pleasure or positive feelings—is far less important to physical health than the type of well-being that comes from engaging in meaningful activity. Researchers refer to this latter state as “eudaimonic [...]

How To Deal With Children’s Temper Tantrums

Michael Potegal, Ph.D., a pediatric neuropsychologist at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis, has spent the latest part of his professional career studying tantrums and how and why young children have such brutally emotional explosions. And what has he learned in that time? That their outbursts are as normal a biological response to anger and [...]

Time To Quit? No Smoking Day 9th March 2011

Every January sees smokers make valiant attempts to give up tobacco, but often the stress of sticking to this date and other New Years resolutions make many attempts unsuccessful. That’s why No Smoking Day is such a powerful event for many people as it gives them the extra encouragement and motivation they need [...]