Caring Matters
The recent horrific, shooting at Robb Elementary School, Uvalde, Texas raises the pertinent question of responsibility. Who is responsible for the senseless massacre of 19 students plus 2 teachers? Since 1970 there have been 2052 [Read More]
Scoliosis causes your child’s spine to become curved, sometimes in a C or S or double S shape. When your child develops idiopathic scoliosis, don’t panic. Think calmly, weigh your options, and make decisions in [Read More]
Exposure to a diverse range of microbes is what your child most needs for a good start in life. These microscopic overlooked heroes can positively affect every aspect of one’s life – mental and physical. [Read More]
One very crucial life skill a child needs to know is how to be unapologetically assertive. Every social situation requires two things communication and self-protection. From early on a child should be taught early how [Read More]
One huge parenting fail is undermining a child’s reality. Most parents, either dismiss or invalidate their child’s perceptions. They fail to understand that their child is a thinking, feeling entity, completely separate from them. And [Read More]
Kids who are intrinsically motivated have a greater chance of reaching goals and succeeding. Psychologist, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi describes internally driven people as having autotelic personalities. They have a tendency to engage in an activity for [Read More]
Critical thinking is the careful and intentional analysis of facts in order to make better decisions. As parents, it is vital we hone this skill in our children. The reason why most smart people fail [Read More]
To optimally function in the world, one must be adept at inferring the mental states of other people. We need to understand they are different from our own. This cognitive mechanism is known as the [Read More]
Life does not always go as planned. That’s why we need to train our kids to be anti-fragile. To deal with an unpredictable world, one always has to have a plan B, C, D, etc. [Read More]
To survive an abusive childhood one has to suppress the cognitive dissonance one regularly experiences. Depending on their moods our caregivers would swing from being a raging lunatic to a saccharine puppy, all in a [Read More]