Because time is money, your boss may demand that you and your colleagues do not take too many breaks while at work. Similarly, parents believe that time equals their children’s grades. Guided by this notion, parents insist that their children bury their heads in their school books for hours on end. This could backfire. In
We all know that there’s power in a meaningful connection. If you do not have a lot of time for deep and meaningful conversations, there are still many opportunities to make micro connections with another human being. Each day presents us with countless opportunities to take a micro-step and make a personal connection with someone.
Imagine you have been told by your doctor that unless you lose ten kilograms soon, you run the risk of suffering a heart attack. It’s been three months since you drew up a plan to achieve the goal but you have neither started on the diet nor hit the gym. Is it because you lack
To unwind after a stressful day at work, some will go for a drink and others go for a run. What’s your go-to method to unwind? A recent study has revealed a most unexpected way to rest and restore our overworked minds. Andrea Mechelli, a psychologist at King’s College London, was searching for answers to
Imagine that the bicycle you are riding suddenly transforms into a high-powered motorbike. After recovering from the initial shock, you would be tempted to push the motorbike to its limit and see what it can do. The same is happening in your teen’s brain during puberty. When your child enters puberty, his brain undergoes an
There are many books out there that will help you attain better health and many others that claim to bring you the secret to happiness, as well as others on having better relationships. In this video, I will share with you one activity that can unlock many benefits without having to read a single book.
Do your kids misbehave once in a while? Do you think that they will behave better if they wanted to? Dr Stuart Ablon and his team have discovered that kids do not behave well not because of a lack of willpower but because they can’t. To behave better, children need more skills, not will. Childhood
Parents know how addictive video games can be. Kids, particularly boys, prefer to spend hours playing them than doing other more important tasks, like homework and exercise. Apart from the dopamine rush that kids experience while gaming, there is another aspect of video games that is not often talked about, and it is something parents
Teaching children good behaviour is our duty as parents. The most common method parents use to achieve this is setting rules and punishing children when they break them. However, there is a different and better way of achieving this. To teach children to behave well, setting rules is not the only way. Adam Grant, father
Parents, I am going to give you five seconds to answer this simple questions: How many family rules do you have currently. 5, 4. 3. 2. 1. Time’s up. If you were not able to give me a number, then you most likely have too many. Every parent knows the importance of having rules for their
