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You ask your child to do something simple, and instead of cooperation, you get pushback, tears, or silence. It’s easy to interpret this as defiance or inappropriate behavior. But many of these moments are less about discipline and more about a child’s reduced capacity to cope. The connection between stress, sleep, and self-control in children is often overlooked. When this conne...

As a practitioner, coach, therapist, educator, or HR professional, you already know that what gets measured gets understood. Yet many practitioners using applied positive psychology tools still rely on intuition alone to track client progress. This article helps you to change that. As an executive coach and social psychologist who has worked with positive psychology measures sin...

Social media can affect our mood, self‑esteem, and sense of connection, but how do we move from feeling drained by our feeds to using them in a way that truly supports our wellbeing? Research increasingly shows that the effects of social media depend less on the amount of time we spend online and more on how we engage with digital platforms (Vanden Abeele, 2021). It is not simpl...

In the modern world, it is unlikely that we can completely detox from digital technologies, as they are integrated into our everyday lives. So, it is important to focus on digital wellbeing to ensure we use technology in ways that align with our goals and values. You may wonder, “What does healthy use look like?” Well, when we engage purposefully and intentionally while remainin...

Avoidant attachment style does not always look the way we expect it to. It can show up as independence, composure, and capability, qualities that are often valued and reinforced by society (Wardecker et al., 2016). With some of your clients, this seemingly high-functioning behavior belies a learned expectation that closeness is uncomfortable, unnecessary, or even unsafe. Rather ...