The following are tips on how to build a healthy relationship with your significant other. It is not an extensive list but it is enough to build a core foundation.When it comes to choosing a partner, choose someone wisely. Evaluate a potential choice as you would a friend; look at their personality, values, character, their generosity of spirit, the relationship between their words and actions, their

Only one in four children prescribed medicine for attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have heath insurance to receive some form of talk therapy, according to a new study This raises concerns about the prescribing of medicine to children. Many feel that doctors may just be prescribing this medicine for behavioral problems, rather than targeting kids’ specific difficulties. It is suggested that kids on ADHD medicine should

Many people have a negative view about attending therapy. Many of the views are misunderstandings that can prevent people from seeking help and getting better. The following are some myths about therapy and answers to why they are not true. 1. Myth: Therapy is for people with “serious” issues. To see a therapist you do not need a psychological disorder, or have serious issues going on

Chris Peterson summed up decades of research by stating, “Other people matter.” It was his way of highlighting how significant relationships and connection with others are to your happiness and well-being. High-quality relationships are the gold standard of connection, and researcher Jane Dutton cites four ways to make your relationships more high-quality: 1. Respectfully engage others by communicating supportively and being an effective listener. 2. Facilitate

“Many highly sensitive people have asked me why they so often end up in relationships with narcissists or other negative types of people, who take advantage of us, drain our energy and take our kindness without giving anything in return. Whether these people are co-dependents, addicts, abusive, or narcissists, they disrespect our boundaries, blame, criticize and make us feel so bad about ourselves that we don’t

Recent studies have shown that depression can strike at any age, even in children as young as 4. And if it does strike, the odds are that the disorder will reappear throughout childhood, a new study shows. The study revealed that preschoolers that showed symptoms of depression are two and a half times more likely to continue to experience those symptoms throughout their schooling, a research

A new study demonstrates a connection between reduced sleep quality and faster rates of decline in mind quality. According to researchers, sleep is the “brain’s housekeeper,” operating to patch-up and repair the brain. The study from researchers at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom included 147 adults between the ages of 20 and 84. Researchers observed the connection between sleep complications, such as having

Train your brain to crave healthy not unhealthy foods, a new study using brain imaging has shown it is possible to train your brain to prefer healthy low-calorie foods over unhealthy higher-calorie foods. As posted on the web from the journal Nutrition & Diabetes, researchers from Tufts University and at Massachusetts General Hospital conducted a study on the brain with adult men and woman. They believe

Tackling test anxiety is a growing concern for professionals who work with adolescences and young adults within the education system. According to a new study, showing students how to deal with test anxiety may help them handle built-up angst and concerns about other issues. Carl Weems, Ph.D., has been conducting a study at the University of New Orleans. His study has shown that anxiety intervention programs

Working together is something people struggle with every day in society. Over the decades, people have begun to slip deeper into their own little worlds. With the electronic world rapidly evolving, it makes it easier to keep to yourself. Beginning in the ’70s an annual survey began to show a stead decline in concern for the larger community and the environment, while self-regard and materialism have