I’ve now written three books with a few more coming, and I think I know a few things that could save you some time. These three books have taught me a lot about what you need to know in order to write a book or before you write it. The first thing to ask is, […]
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Some of our viewers have asked for some self-calming techniques for their preschoolers. I think we can help you with that. Vicki: Young children really don’t have emotional self-regulation. It is pretty common for them to be out of control, and so, learning self-soothing techniques is going to take some time. Just expect that and
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Let’s take on the understanding of low self-esteem first. One of my college professors was a leading researcher in this field. Dr. Richard Bednar and his colleagues did a landmark study back in the 80’s that was published by the American Psychological Association that shook up what we knew about self-esteem. We used to think
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Money is one of the most common things that people worry about. How do you stop worrying about money? I’ve got 3 easy steps for you today, and the last one is the most powerful. Step one is understanding worry. We are going to stop worrying about money. Let’s understand worry first. What is it?
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It’s one of the most gut-wrenching things I’ve had to deal with in recent years. How to deal with the loss of a pet. I’m going to approach this topic from two perspectives because you might be considering how you or someone you love is going to deal with the loss of a pet.
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Why are we even having this conversation? Because it’s challenging, it’s difficult. If you’re in a relationship with someone and then a separation occurs, usually that separation is a result of a number of different factors. And you know what they are, right? Oftentimes, it’s because there were some difficulties, there were some challenges. Some
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Paul: One of our YouTube viewers recently asked, “What age should a teenage girl start dating?” There’s a lot of considerations. Let’s go over 4 of those today. You know, Vicki, it’s interesting how this comes up in the questions and comments that we get here on the YouTube channel. “What age should I let
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Teenagers aren’t lazy, they are just really efficient in how they use their time. I’m guessing that since you are the one reading this blog, you are not the lazy teenager, but you may know one. You are probably a parent of one. If you are a teenager and you are wondering what I’m telling
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Your brain is created for efficiency and one way it accomplishes this is through neural pathways or programming. Think of cruise control or autopilot. If you want to change your programming, it’s going to take some intention and you are going to have to do this intentionally. The first thing that is required is an
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When I shifted over to positive psychology, I quit giving diagnoses to my clients. I haven’t done it in a decade. And yet, my experience in child psychology had me working a lot with children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD. Whether your child has a legitimate diagnosis or not, I think some of
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