Our sons used to fight like hell as kids. One fine day, I told our younger son to think...
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Holidays with People You Love: Respecting Outsiders and Reacting To Insiders
admin, , Thinking Life, adolescent, art of living, child, discipline, frustration tolerance, kindness, mani pavuluri, mindfulness, parenting, peace, problem solving, stress, thinking, 0You would think you are genuine, happy, with all the guards down, and easy- peasy being at home! It...
Holiday Shopping with Champagne Taste and…
admin, , Helping Parents, adolescent, art of living, gifting, holiday, reward, spending, thinking, 0“Holiday Shopping with Champagne Taste…. and beer pocket money!” – a wise mom reports to me recollecting her family...
A reflection…sometimes life has no last paragraph…
admin, , Thinking Life, art of living, death, grief, kindness, life, loss, mani pavuluri, purpose, resilience, 0You know, life itself is much like the act of breathing. We don’t need to think of death (let...
Intimacy: “Capture the moment”
admin, , Thinking Life, adolescent, art of living, grief, intimacy, loss, mani pavuluri, problem solving, resilience, stress, suicide, 0There was a crisis in Oak Park, a suburb right next to Chicago. A 15-year old girl ended her...
Overwhelming Anxiety: Finding Stability and Loving Life
admin, , Helping Parents, adolescent, anxiety, art of living, awareness, cbt, emotion, Emotion Processing, executive function, frustration tolerance, GAD, Generalized anxiety, kindness, mani pavuluri, mindfulness, problem solving, relaxation, stress, thinking, 0From youth to adults, problems of anxiety seem to be similar with the dimension of normal to pathological. When...
Easier Ways to Talk to Your Children: Hop on Stepping-Stones, Avoid Swamps
admin, , Helping Parents, adolescent, anxiety, art of living, awareness, bipolar disorder, brain, child, communication, conduct, discipline, emotion, executive function, feeling, flexibility, frustration tolerance, impulse control, irritability, kindness, learning, mani pavuluri, parenting, parenting tools, positive parenting, problem solving, relationship, resilience, 0A quick tip that is so simple yet barely practiced. It is told in so many ways by so...
Impulse Control: What To Do Than What Not To Do
admin, , Helping Parents, adolescent, amygdala, art of living, awareness, bipolar disorder, brain, child, cognitive, discipline, emotion, executive function, feeling, flexibility, focus, frustration tolerance, impulse control, learning, mani pavuluri, parenting, stress, substance abuse, thinking, whole brain networks, 0Impulse control is a critical element of our day-to-day functioning both as an individual and in building the strength...
Podcast: Impulse Control
admin, , Explaining Brain, adolescent, amygdala, art of living, bipolar disorder, brain, brain function, child, cognitive, conduct, discipline, domain, emotion, executive function, fight, fighting, impulse buying, impulse control, impulse control disorder, impulses, impulsivity, mani pavuluri, medial prefrontal cortex, resilience, sex, substance abuse, teacher training, traumatic brain injury, whole brain networks, 0Tune up with Mike and Mani: Thinking and Feeling Good Brain Science Step by Step: Impulse Control In this...
“First, I want to know who I am”- Building Self Esteem
admin, , Helping Parents, adolescent, art of living, awareness, empathy, executive function, forward planning, frustration tolerance, impulse control, kindness, mani pavuluri, parenting, problem solving, relationship, self esteem, thinking, trust, 0Self-esteem (SE) is not just for kids, but something ongoing and every living person needs in order to survive...