I often feel enamored by fresh ways to think. We all know problems are like a jukebox. They repeat...
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NEST through Pandemic
admin, , Thinking Life, adolescent, art of living, awareness, brain, cognitive, emotion, executive function, EXERCISE, mani pavuluri, NUTRITION, problem solving, relaxation, ROUTINE, SELF CARE, SLEEP, stress, thinking, time management, 2I want to give you some simple acronyms to find some stability and peace, and maybe extra joy for...
Actionable Items and Suggestions to Invite Fun and Stability: Maintaining the Wheel of Life- Part 3.A
admin, , Thinking Life, adolescent, art of living, awareness, brain, brain function, cognitive behavior therapy, dialectic behavior therapy, emotion, feeling, focus, forward planning, frustration tolerance, learning, mani pavuluri, problem solving, relationship, resilience, stress, thinking, 4Actionable items are like the rim of the wheel of life. Where the rubber hits the road. Constantly people...
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...
RAINBOW Therapy for Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
admin, , Helping Parents, bipolar disorder, cbt, cognitive behavior therapy, emotion, mani pavuluri, mood treatment, moody kids, problem solving, programs that work, psychotherapy, resilience, 0Our book is finally published! This is a gift for clinicians across the world who work with moody kids!...
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...
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...