Self Regulation

Do You Yell at Your Kids? Do You Think They Deserve It?

Jennifer Lehr | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Punishment, Anger, Patience, Parenting, Yelling, Self-Regulation, Compassion, Discipline, Parents News
Jennifer Lehr

You are the adult in the relationship and so it is up to you to calm yourself so that you don't take your anger (likely derived from fear) out on your kid.

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Why Teaching Kids Self-Regulation Skills Is Essential

Yalda T. Uhls | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Digital Media, Education, Teachers, Parenting, Self-Regulation, Families, Technology, Children, Parents News
Yalda T. Uhls

In order to guide youth who access digital media to focus on scholarship we must develop children's learning strategies in a way that helps them resist the hundreds of thousands of distractions available with these tools.

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The Need to Believe in the Ability of Disability

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: No Child Left Behind, General Education, High IQ, Average Iq Test Scores, Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Self Regulation, Ability, Educational Policies, IQ Testing, Education Week, Educational Psychology, Students With Disabilities, Educational Services, Disability, Education News
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

So what tips the scale of achievement one direction or the other for different students? We believe that expectations play a much larger role than most people realize.

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The Weaknesses of PMSC Self-Regulation

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Private Military Security Contractors, Self-Regulation, Global Administrative Law, Ipoa, Pmsc, Codes of Conduct, Richemond Barak, Business News
David Isenberg

I am critical of largely self-regulation efforts, such as Codes of Conduct. It is not that such codes are bad. Rather, the problem is that in order to make it really work, some other things need to go along with it.

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Treat Yourself Like A Toddler

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Holiday, Unhappiness, Relationships, Behavior, Vacation, Self-Control, Self-Regulation, Happiness, Family, Sleep, The Happiness Project Gretchen Rubin, Unplug and Recharge, The Happiness Project, Healthy Living News
Gretchen Rubin

It's easy to expect that you "should" be able to deal with a particular situation, and of course, to a point, it's admirable to be flexible, to be low-maintenance.

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Finding Fido

Jane Pak | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Understanding, Society, Goodwill, Love, Self-Regulation, Self-Awareness, Civility, Los Angeles News
Jane Pak

What if we, as people, thought and behaved a bit more like our canine counterparts -- happy to be sharing a sidewalk with someone we don't know, eagerly expecting that they too will be happy to see us.

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It All Depends on What You Mean by Cost-Effective

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Globalization, Private Military Contractor, Civil-Military Relations, Self-Regulation, Business News
David Isenberg

The July issue of the journal Armed Forces & Society had a section devoted to the issue of military privatization which is worth looking at. The art...

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We Need to Reinvent Brain Care

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Working-Memory, Chief Medical Officer, Sharpbrains, Comprehensive NeuroScience, Merit Behavioral Care, Cornell University, Cognitive-Enhancement, Neurocognitive, Mental-Health, Medicaid, Cognitive-Reserve, Nimh, Mental-Wellness, Cognitive, Neuroscience, Digital Technology, Neuropsychologist, Brain-Resource, Digital, John Docherty, Self-Regulation, Cognition, Webneuro, Meditation, Health, Healthy Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

An assessment of basic neurocognitive function should be an essential part of any psychiatric evaluation. The mental health field should adopt a brain-based model for diagnosis and treatment.

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Oil Self-Regulation Happens All Around The Globe

AP | KARL RITTER and IAN MacDOUGALL | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gulf Oil Spil, Oil Regulation, Self-Regulation, Bp, Britain, Norway, Australia, Canada, Deepwater Horizon, Mms, Mineral Management Service, Interior Department, Green News

STOCKHOLM — The U.S. government is not alone in ceding responsibility to the oil industry for the design of key safety features on offshore rigs...

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Balanced Life -- Act the Way You Want To Feel

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Emotions, Philosophy, The Balanced Life, William James, Pragmatism, Psychology, Autonomy, Self-Regulation, Happiness, Healthy Living News
Gretchen Rubin

Although we presume that we act because of the way we feel, in fact, we often feel because of the way we act.

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New Ways to Think About Guilt: Inside the Human Brain

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Srini Pillay, Lies, Conscience, Guilt, Sociopathy, Gambling, Reward, Brain, Sociopath, Srinivasan Pillay, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex, Self-Regulation, Risk, Happiness, Vmpfc, Healthy Living News
Srinivasan Pillay

The message here is that although we may be fixed in the ways in which we handle guilt, we can teach our brains to become smarter about how we handle our desires.

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How Many More Bites Before Dessert?

Donna Fish | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Treats, Childhood Nutrition, Limit Setting, Dessert, Self-Regulation, Healthy Eating, Parenting Tips, Eating, Parenting, Healthy Living News
Donna Fish

Every family has their own value system and comfort level with sugar. Figure out your comfort level and consider whether you need to be a bit more flexible, or perhaps more limit setting.

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Tithing is So Republican

Paula Gordon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Liquidity, Wall Street, Bailout, Tithe, Henry Paulson, Financial Crisis, Solvency, Self-Regulation, Politics News
Paula Gordon

In the tradition of Republican the-business-of-government-is-business governance, Wall Street is reported to be skimming 10% off the top of the bailou...

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