Brain health explained in lay terms by leading psychiatrist Dr. Mani Pavuluri Each week, Dr. Mani Pavuluri talks with...
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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...
Turning Homework into a Passion
admin, , Helping Parents, Uncategorized, adolescent, child, cognitive, discipline, executive function, frustration tolerance, HOMEWORK, learning, mani pavuluri, parenting, problem solving, stamina, 0Time and again, homework time turns into a battleground to complete it. Homework is eliminated from school for some,...
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...
Podcast: Cognitive Flexibility and Brain Function
admin, , Explaining Brain, adaptability, adolescent, cognitive, domain, flexibility, mani pavuluri, parenting, problem solving, ventrolateral prefrontal cortex, whole brain networks, 0Tune up with Mike and Mani: Thinking and Feeling Good Brain Science Step by Step: Cognitive Flexibility Domain In this...
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...
“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...
“Framework:” A Powerful Concept Of Parenting
admin, , Helping Parents, adolescent, bipolar, child, conduct, discipline, empowering, family, happiness, happy, help, influence, mani pavuluri, mothering, operant conditioning, oppositional, parent and child, parent training, parenting, parenting tools, prefrontal, problem solving, relationship, role model, shaping, tantrum, teenage, 2Framework is a parenting paradigm that we intuitively adapt. I came to reflect on the topic since parents frequently...
How About A Checklist for Siblings?!
admin, , Helping Parents, adolescent, art of living, child, compassion, leadership, mani pavuluri, parenting, problem solving, relationship, resilience, sibling rivalry, 0I just finished reading the book ‘The Checklist Manifesto’ by Atul Gawande how we can benefit by approaching any...
Loving Too Much: So?
admin, , Helping Parents, adolescent, affection, bond, boundaries, boundary, caring, child, kindness, love, mani pavuluri, parenting, Respect, 0I recall hugging, playing, dancing and kissing my toddler sons with such joy and intensity. I asked a lot...