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ARTArticleRoller Coaster Emotions: Some Thoughts on How to Deal With Your Child’s Roller CoasterI went to a conference over the weekend that was aimed mainly at therapists who treat adults. However, one of the presenters talked about how children learn to understand their own feelings and those of others in the course of interactions as they grow up. I found the talk was really relevant to helping parents teach children about their emotions and about emotional regulation. Many children who have ADHD, Asperger Syndrome or other learning disabilities have difficulty with emotional modulation.ARTArticleSince I'm Right, you must be Wrong! Part 1 in the Change My Life seriesThe way you see things, you know you are right. And that's true, you are indeed right from your perspective. But when someone disagrees with you, they see things differently, and from their viewpoint they are also right. But how can two contradictory things both be right? Simple! Here's how to change your life... Business Card Take a business card printed on one side only. Show the blank side to the person sitting opposite you. Ask them to describe exactly what they see, rather than what they know, and they'll say the card is blank.ARTArticleSummer Time (and the living is easy?)In my hometown it is officially summer. I know, the season really starts later this week on June 21, but school got out here last Friday. Last night the neighborhood children were out shooting baskets and hooting it up in the evening, a sure sign that they had no homework to do. So, is the living easy? I know that for many working parents it has been a scramble to find the coverage they need for the summer. They are planning their time off around the times that they do not have child care or a camp for their children to go to.ARTArticleThe Addictive Properties of Cocaine Vary Depending on Who you areFor years and years cocaine was one of the most dreaded drugs. It was labeled as highly addictive and then along came crack cocaine and that was placed in a league of its own, one that was extremely lethal. Maybe it is the hype surrounding the surge in prescription opiate addiction but it seems that the talk about cocaine has been reduced to a low roar. Does this mean that fewer people are abusing cocaine? The answer to that question is no. Are there less people that are addicted to cocaine now? No.ARTArticleThe Rugby Equation©Arlene R. Taylor PhD ARTArticleThe Spirit of Change -- Part 2The more you follow the path of exploration into the mystery of life, the more life becomes revealed to you. Life begins to express its secret, its nature. What is required of us, for deeper understanding, is a commitment to follow earnestly the laws of life into self discovery. Few things have ...ARTArticleThe Spirit of Change: A Highly Conscious Approach To Business ManagementFor many years I have worked with people who are keen to work effectively as possible. The most successful people I have encountered in this time are moved by an expansive vision. They are fascinated by life and driven to experience it fully. They respond well to change although they do not ...ARTArticleTop Ten Strategies for Getting Things Done with ADDTop Ten Strategies for Getting Things Done with ADD 1. Commit to one vision. You may have many brilliant ideas and plans, but without implementation, none are worth much. Choose ONE idea to flesh out and commit to. Write it down in detail. Picture exactly where you’d like to be with that ...ARTArticleWhat is Moral Development?Not long ago I heard an interview on the radio show, Humankind, about what parents can do to help children develop a moral core. The host interviewed Richard Weissbourd, a child and family psychologist on the faculty of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. What is a moral core? Weissbourd believes that a moral core involves being able to take another’s point of view, being able to value that point of view, and being able to manage difficult feelings. He believes that these and related qualities are more important to long term happiness that the much touted self-esteem.ARTArticleWhat’s in Your Toolbox?In the past few weeks there have been more anxious children and adolescents in my office than usual. This is probably just the randomness of the universe. Anxiety is often a feature with children who have ADD, learning disabilities and Asperger Syndrome. The situation has caused me to reflect on how treatable anxiety is. Deep Breathing ARTArticleWhy Argue? Disagree and Increase your Personal Power Instead. Part 2 in the Change My Life seriesYou argue when you both decide the other person is wrong. Two people are needed to argue, yet stopping an argument actually only requires one. You both insist you are right, which causes the argument. And from the viewpoint you each have on the issue, both of you are right. But are you effective? Remember, you may be very sincere, but your opinion can also be sincerely wrong! Explore Their Perspective ARTArticle5 Worst Mistakes Recovering Addicts Make1. Trying to control your alcohol or drug intake - If you're really an addict and not someone who has made a lifestyle choice, then controlling your use of alcohol or drugs is completely impossible. Some addicts try, and fail, at this for many years until they finally realise it can't be done. The very nature of addiction means that it is impossible to control your use of a particular substance once the first drink or drug is down the hatch.ARTArticleADHD Couple Relationships: Three Signs it’s Time to Get HelpI have found that for many ADHD couples it is hard to see the true warning sings that their relationship may need outside help. When immersed in our own conversation and behavior patterns with each other, it would be unusual for us to be able to see the larger perspective of what is really going on. That is exactly what makes the miscommunications in our relationships so frustrating.ARTArticleAnger Management Classes to Change Your LifeAnger is a normal human response to life’s daily annoyances. However, some people get out of control. They find themselves getting so angry at the slightest issues that it impedes them from functioning properly at work and at home. Moreover, they can destroy long-term relationships because of one angry moment. It is how one handles the anger that determines if it has become problematic. If a person finds himself raising his blood pressure, ranting and raving, driving aggressively on the road, or possibly getting into physical altercations then seeking professional help is a must.ARTArticleAre You Experiencing A Divorce With Children Involved?Of course, when two people make the decision to get married and start a family, they never intend to someday end up getting a divorce. However, the sad fact is that today, about half of all marriages end in divorce. And even more tragically, a lot of the time, these divorces happen after the couple has already had children together. This puts parents in an extremely difficult situation as they attempt to work through the legal terms of the divorce, fight their own emotional battles as a result, and try to keep their children well taken care of. It can be a lot to handle.ARTArticleAre you responsible? Totally responsible for your life? Part 1 in the Choice SeriesAs an adult, are you responsible for the circumstances of your life? Or someone else? It's comforting to believe that someone else is responsible, but is it true? Other people and situations have had some influence, large or small, but you are responsible. Why? Because you did whatever you did to get to your current situation, and you could have done something else. You're responsible! Furthermore, this is good news! In fact, it's outstandingly good news! Huh, I hear you ask, how come? Actions have Consequences ARTArticleBeing Friends AND Lovers: Is it Possible?Some people feel very strongly that a person cannot be both a friend and a lover, as one will undermine the other. It’s one or the other, these people say, and cite the importance of mystery and the excitement of the new and the exotic as powerful forces that fuel sexual passion and physical attraction and lust between two individuals. How can you feel the attraction, they say, if you know the other person as an open book? When do you ever feel passion for a friend?ARTArticleCo-Parenting Skills Classes Online For Divorced Parents Living In Different StatesIn an era where everything moves fast, coping with everyday errands is quite a struggle. If you want training or education, or need to take a court-ordered class on successful parenting skills, you might feel overwhelmed with all the options available. You could comb through lists of local classes in your areas, but often times they will not be in close proximity. Trying to find the right class at the right time to fit in your schedule can be an additional stress.ARTArticleControlling The Desire To StealWhen therapists and researchers look into why people steal, aside from absolutely needing something to survive, the most common answer seems to “I don’t know”. Sometimes the individual started stealing at a young age to impress friends or maybe just for the thrill of getting away with it. Sometimes individuals steal things that are high-end that they couldn’t otherwise afford. It is a rebellious act that needs to be psychologically dealt with in order to end the behavior. "I Seem to Steal to Collect Things"ARTArticleCouples Therapy: “…But My Problems are Different…”At times people wonder how a stranger – i.e. a psychotherapist or a counselor – can help them with their problems as they feel they are so different from other struggling couples. “How do they – i. e. marriage counselors and couple psychotherapists - know why we are at this point in our relationship?” they ask, and “How do they know what we need to do to get reconnected with one another again?”ARTArticleDealing With the “Gimmes": Four Steps to Teaching Children an Attitude of GratitudeIs Your Child a Materialist?ARTArticleDid You Know That Two Out of Three Divorces are Initiated by Women?It is part of popular knowledge that in romantic relationships women want commitment from men, and at some point push, openly or subtly, for a marriage certificate. Men, on the other hand, are assumed to want to explore and experiment, but “cave in” to women’s pressures at some point or another in the course of a romantic relationship. So, how come women, who allegedly want the commitment and security of a stable relationship, are also the ones who are more likely to initiate divorce procedures and give this commitment up?ARTArticleDid You Know That Virginia Has The Highest Shoplifting Rate In The Country?According to the FBI's UCR report, the state with the highest shoplifting rate currently is Virginia. Back in 1929, the US government sanctioned a report which was called the UCR (Uniform Crime Reporting). It was prepared by all the chiefs of police together in order to present to the nation a uniform and reliable report on crime statistics. Government officials were pleased with this report and so in 1930, the FBI was brought in to it and making of this report was handed over to them. They were responsible for the collection, publication, and archiving of the records.ARTArticleDo you Think Consciously or Unconsciously? Part 2 in the Choice SeriesThoughts can be seen as one of two types. Thoughts that just appear, random ones you haven't chosen to think. And thoughts that you choose to think. The first are generally far more numerous. Normal thinking - random thoughts - bring the regular consequences which people experience much of the time. These consequences are often unforeseen with emotions, negative feelings, and you don't feel great! Think consciously rather than unconsciously ARTArticleDo you Wonder What To Do? Yet your Real Choice comes Earlier! Part 3 in the Choice SeriesYou always have a choice, they say. And they are right, you do have a choice, always! But not the one you think you have. Some people look at their possible responses, asking themselves how to react in the situation; should they do this, or that, or the other? Do you ever wonder how it will change your life? Yet some call this a life of Illusion. And in some ways it is, since the decisions you seem to make are part of the Illusion. This is rather a bold statement, so I'll type real slow to explain. You Do what You Think is Right ARTArticleDo your Thoughts Sabotage or Support You? Part 6 in the Self-Sabotage SeriesWhere do thoughts come from? Do you have control over what you think? Sometimes, yes, but not always. Thoughts can just spin round and round, ignoring your screams of enough! Some seem to arrive from nowhere, and some thoughts come from your beliefs. Change your Perspective What are beliefs? If you know something is true then you say "I know this is true" rather than just "I believe this is true." Which suggests a belief is something you hold to be true without evidence, an unsubstantiated perspective. Yet your beliefs influence your thoughts.ARTArticleDoing Things TogetherDo you remember when you and your partner were getting to know each other? I bet that, when you think back to those early times of your love, you remember what you did together: perhaps you both liked the same music and went to concerts together; or you liked the theater, and went to many plays; or you had meals at favorite spots, or you cycled, hiked, walked, worked out together, sailed or went out for happy hour and these turned into whole evenings of conversation and fun.ARTArticleDon’t Take it PersonallySeveral times lately I have met with parents who are hurt and angered by the things their children have said in anger. It makes sense that they are hurt. These are parents of “quirky kids” who get set off easily. Once your child is angry, she stops using her pre-frontal cortex to exercise judgment about what she says. Parents report remarks like, “You’re the worst Mom ever.” “I know you hate me.” “Go ahead, kill me now.”ARTArticleFinding Support When Coping with Your Child’s Learning DisabilityWhen a child has a learning disability, ADHD, or Asperger Syndrome it affects the whole family. Parents and children deal with a host of feelings as they find their way to a diagnosis and proper services for their child. At first parents may be frustrated with a child who does not do as well in school as his aptitude would predict. Children with undiagnosed learning disabilities can have confusing academic performances. They might do quite well for elementary school and be utterly overwhelmed in middle school. They might do well in one subject but be stymied in another.ARTArticleFour Important Questions which Improve - or Worsen - your Life. Which do You Choose?Do you want to improve the results you achieve? Better understanding of your subconscious motivation is crucial to reduce self-sabotage and change your life. The ability to make effective decisions makes a big difference! How to make effective decisions How do you make decisions with the wisdom to improve your life? The first step is usually to know your goal. As they say, "If you don't know where you're going, any road will do!"

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