I am probably the only author who has used a quote from "Chicken Run," a very funny movie that's set in a chicken farm that oddly resembles a World War II concentration camp.
Many of us spend our lives, or at least parts of them, in self-imposed prisons. If this is our own doing, why do we not simply decide to release ourselves? Why not indeed? Unfortunately, many of us believe that we...
What are the most frustrating years of being a parent? An overwhelming consensus of parents believe it is when children are two, and then around fourteen.
Neuroscience now gives solid validation that something striking is happening during these times. It all comes down to brain-wiring.
Virtually overnight, around age two, the first significant change appears when a child recognizes that...
Clear thinking is crucial for carrying on a conversation, making decisions, and practically everything we do. Thinking can be clouded by a host of conditions including stress, dehydration, and poor nutrition. Now, studies reveal that rejection and criticism have a significant influence on how well a person thinks.
In a series of experiments at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland,...
