How to Help Teens Become More Self-Compassionate
Self-compassion may be key to supporting teen mental health. Dr. Karen Bluth shares lessons from her mindful self-compassion program.
How to Help Teenagers Manage Risk
Jess P. Shatkin explains why teens take risks, and how we can help keep them safe.
Three Steps to Say “No” Gracefully
“Yes” often feels better than “no”—but that doesn’t mean it’s always the right thing to say.
How to Raise Kids Who Are More Tolerant Than You
This is a time of intense political partisanship. How can we avoid feeding hate and distrust in our children?
Can You Cultivate a More Secure Attachment Style?
If intimacy doesn't come naturally to you, new research suggests ways to improve your romantic relationships.
Four Ways to Gain Perspective on Negative Events
Here are four simple techniques for “self-distancing,” a research-tested way to break cycles of rumination and recrimination.
Can Mindfulness Help Reduce Postpartum Depression?
A new study finds that mindfulness training may better prepare mothers for labor (and beyond).
How to Get Better at Achieving Your Goals
Christine Carter follows these research-backed steps to turn her good intentions into successful achievements.
How to Get Better at Achieving Your Goals
Christine Carter follows these research-backed steps to turn her good intentions into successful achievements.
Four Ways to Gain Perspective on Negative Events
Here are four simple techniques for “self-distancing,” a research-tested way to break cycles of rumination and recrimination.
How Parents Can Start to Reconcile with Estranged Kids
In his latest guest blog post, psychologist Joshua Coleman explains that to repair a relationship with estranged children, parents today need…
Three Steps to Say “No” Gracefully
“Yes” often feels better than “no”—but that doesn’t mean it’s always the right thing to say.
Can You Cultivate a More Secure Attachment Style?
If intimacy doesn't come naturally to you, new research suggests ways to improve your romantic relationships.
Tips for Helping Kids Adopt a Growth Mindset
Parents and educators can teach kids to change their fixed mindsets and see more potential in themselves and other people.
The Cost of Blaming Parents
Anger toward parents is still at the heart of a great deal of therapy. But has this approach gone too far?
How to Raise Kids Who Are More Tolerant Than You
This is a time of intense political partisanship. How can we avoid feeding hate and distrust in our children?