Archive for January, 2012
Compass – 6 Ways to Keep Your Resolutions
January 1st symbolizes a fresh start, an opportunity to reflect and let go of anything that has not worked in the past and to make positive changes for the future. Unfortunately, statistics show that 49% of people who make New Year’s resolutions experience infrequent success and 24% never succeed. To avoid becoming another statistic, we’ve [...]
Parenting – My Resolution With ADHD
I am the mother of two wonderful boys. This year I can celebrate a successful resolution: I no longer put my little one, Ayden, in the “bad” category and my eldest, Christopher, in the “good” category. I am happy to have realized they can both be good with necessary encouragement. [...]
Arts – Meno Mosso
As I arrived home in New York after a whirlwind early holiday vacation to my hometown this past week, I found my January issue of the periodical “Real Simple” in my mailbox, its cover emblazoned with a typical New Year’s message: BREAK YOUR BAD HABITS! ONCE AND FOR ALL! I stashed the magazine in my [...]
Nutrition – A Resolution for Everyone: Be Where You Are
Every year around this time the buzz begins about New Year’s resolutions to get fit, lose weight, eat better or get organized. While the impetus for healthy change is well-intentioned, sometimes we get so focused on the future, on achieving the ultimate goal, that we forget about the realities of our present-day lives. I recently [...]
Psychology – Reflect, Ask, Connect, Support.
To a certain extent every child, especially younger ones, have difficulty managing emotions and controlling impulses. Impulsivity–acting before thinking–is part of being a kid. As a child Psychologist, I work with children who can be highly impulsive and often times, very aggressive. Many of these children are not born aggressive; they have learned that aggression [...]
Cause – Resolving Adolescent Conflicts
Giving a consequence to someone who experiences herself as bad is a difficult task, because the consequence only provides further data supporting a negative self-assessment. Adolescents are particularly skillful at creating evidence to support their underlying beliefs about themselves. Adolescents in residential treatment facilities have provided ample evidence that their coping strategies are less than [...]
Education – Resolutions in the Classroom
Students returning from the holidays are usually happy to be back in school. The month of January lends itself to new beginnings and I take advantage of teaching the concept “Resolution.” The new bulletin board begins the resolution discussion. It’s brightly decorated with left over party favors from a past New Year’s event: hats, streamers, [...]
