Category Archives: Communication
Discipline with Babies and Toddlers
Even the most endearing of babies manage from time to time to do things that are provocative. It's best though to eliminate punishing them or even getting mad. There's less stressful, less hurtful, and far more effective ways to take charge.
Do More Things Bring Less Love?
Recent research suggests that stylish clothes and a big house may indicate that the person inside the showy clothes and home is at risk for narcissism, marriage problems, and less happiness. It may be though that upgrading your marriage communication skills can let you have it all.
Does Compatibility Predict Marriage Success?
Research has made it clear that who shall stay married and who shall divorce depends on skills for staying cooperative. If instead you get argumentative.....
Doubles Tennis Champions
Doubles tennis requires perfect partnership and mental skills as well as highest level athletic training. How did two strong individual players become world champions?
Emotional IQ Alone Is Not Enough For Marriage Success
Does talent alone lead to great performance as a husband or wife? Or do you also need to learn strong marriage communication and conflict resolution skills.
Excessive Anger Is An Emotional Disorder (Shh! Don’t Tell!)
What pervasive psychological disorder was left out of the new diagnostic manual? Here's some hints: It's the habit most likely to make you look bad, and make you dislike others.
Collateral Damage
How does a sudden outbreak of war amongst civilized people in a sophisticated world-class city impact the life of a child? A psychologytoday.com reader shares her experiences.
Couples Therapy: 15 Essentials That the Best Therapists Do
If you are a therapist, to what extent do you follow these guidelines? If you are choosing a therapist, or evaluating whether to stay with one you've been with, here's help.
Couples Therapy: The Four Questions
Leonardo Niño Rodríguez, a journalist in Colombia South America, recently asked me for a state-of-the-art assessment of couples therapy.
Couples Therapy: What 5 Ingredients Create a Great Outcome?
Does your couples therapist provide these essentials? If not, what can you do about it?