No parent likes seeing their child upset. But moments like these can also be opportunities to help kids build emotional skills.
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When you’re upset, finding a new way to think about a negative situation can help you feel better. But researchers find the process takes some effort to really work.
Resilience is often presented as feats of bravery and endurance. But everyday practices like journaling, drafting a text or even writing a to-do list are manifestations of a capacity to adapt.
One’s about behaviour, the other about emotions. Here’s how to respond to tantrums and meltdowns without losing your cool.
The Let Them world is far removed from the interconnected reality of social life, writes Nick Haslam. But books such as this may be useful.
What are we really doing when we go online? New research suggests much of our digital activity is about regulating our own emotions.
In the time of the coronavirus, learning how to adapt to adversity belongs in your toolkit.
Childhood adversity is linked to social and mental health problems later in life. New research suggests brains that aren’t as good at recognizing rewards and responding to change may be to blame.
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