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When investigating why meditation may lead to better mental health, scientists discover meditation may allow you to be less critical of yourself. Minimizing self-criticism can have a snowballing impact on your happiness. Meditation can lead to greater self-compassionA major component of self-compassion is being less critical of yourself.Self-compassion is particularly helpful when your going …
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Every new year beginning is met with a list of almost unattainable goals. After many years of failed tries, a list was compiled to turn failure into success. Lets start with replacing goal with behavior which allows us to be more specific in what the task is at hand. Next take baby steps rather then one huge commitment and do so with a trusted close friend which will be your cheerleader to stay …
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Tweens often get caught up in the social circles that we often find in schools and other social settings. How to approach your tween if you find out she is a "mean girl" is important. You never want to create a moment in which your child may not respond positively to a heart to heart talk. Females are constantly competing with each other for a place in society, as well, as showing that they are …
The awkwardness of discussing the subject of politics could cause feelings of unease if you are discussing politics with someone who you hold a close relationship with. Everyone has different views on politics and it can often cause disagreements with people that you may fear can retaliate against you if you do not believe the same as they do. The fear of discussing politics because your opinion …
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Key Takeaways: A persons "parent" state of mind is dominated by attitudes, feelings and actions we learned from our authority figures during our early childhood. Our "child" state of mind is made up of the emotional freedom we experience as children. We tend to between these states of mind in response to situations we find our self in. "Building a strong "Adult" state begins with becoming …
Loss of a first love can feel devastating, as if your whole world is falling apart. While it may happen more suddenly, losing that first love is actually one in a series of losses that people experience throughout childhood and adolescence. As we grow, we begin to lose the comforts and certainties of childhood. We realize that our parents aren't perfect, we outgrow friends and toys, and we begin …
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In a relationship, conflict is inevitable; it is simply a matter of how the belligerents in a conflict react to each other. A study was conducted among over one hundred couples to see how they responded to direct conflicts with their significant other. Four types of resolution strategies used were avoidance, actively fixing the problem, seeing a different viewpoint, and simply conceding. In terms …
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Joint custody can be damaging to a child's growth and development. With equal time at mom and dad's house, children can learn to ignore their developmental needs. Commonly, they will learn about each parent's differences and learn to rely on only one of them. Joint custody can also cause a child to feel emotional distress and an immense amount of pressure. The emotional pressure is usually caused …
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Some parents tend to coddle their children, protecting them from the world, but it's important for children to learn independence to become better problem solvers. Parents can achieve this by asking their children lots of questions about their feelings, and even asking them how they go about basic processes throughout the day. Although, the most important factors in a child's independence is …
Throughout the course of a relationship, romantic affection may change. Studies show that the men tend to have consistent sexual desires compared to the beginning of the relationship, while women's sexual desires tend to fade over time. The same thing holds true when there are kids involved. While these gender differences in sex drive may cause a strain on the relationship, they should be …
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