By now you’ve probably heard and read countless articles about James Damore’s memo. Google has found itself embroiled in controversy … More
Tag: Psychology
Ask
One skill taught in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy involves helping folks use Socratic questions to challenge unhelpful or ineffective interpretations of … More
Alternate Rebellion
Remember when I said I would return to the Parenting series this week? Well, I’m going to table it. Why? … More
Don’t Think
I’m going to take a break from the series on parenting this week and shift gears a bit. I’ll wrap … More
Behavioral Techniques In Parenting, Part V- Instruction, Modeling, Role- Play and Reinforcement
We are going to revisit reinforcement in this article within the context of another behavior change strategy. This strategy involves … More
Behavioral Techniques In Parenting, Part IV: Correction-Overcorrection
In our second article of the series, we discussed positive and negative punishment. In this article, we are going to … More
Behavioral Techniques In Parenting, Part III: Extinction
In our first article in the series, we looked at how positive and negative reinforcement is sometimes used by parents, … More
Behavioral Techniques In Parenting Part II: Punishment
Our last article in the series discussed reinforcement, a term used to describe a technique that seeks to increase a … More
Why Terrorism Makes Us S.C.R.E.A.M.
The recent terrorist attacks that killed dozens of innocent people are a stark reminder of just how senseless this sort … More