Taming temper tantrums: Are you doing it wrong?

Research shows that 70 percent of children throw temper tantrums, according to parenting expert Michele Borba.

Wait, what? Who are these 30 percent of calm children, and where can I get one?

Mark Myers Expert Answer to: How can an anxious person prevent, or reduce the effect of, irrational health fears and worries?

Mark Myers Expert Answer to: How can an anxious person prevent, or reduce the effect of, irrational health fears and worries?

Mark Myers Expert Answer to: How do I handle being married to an addict / alcoholic who refuses treatment?

The decision to stay or leave your relationship is not an event but a process. This process is going to take a lot of work. For significant others, there is no clear indicator to let you know when enough is enough. Addicts/Alcoholics will make promises about quitting, minimize the impact and extent of their use, cut back for short period's of times, and show you the person that you knew before the addiction took over, believing change could happen.

7 Tips to Avoid Family Holiday Travel Tension.

Ah, the holidays. It's filled with joyous moments where family gathers to share food, fun--and

generally tries not to get too annoyed with one another.
Flying or driving to that Thanksgiving dinner can be stressful enough. But then there is the added extra stress of cramming into Grandma's one-bedroom condo in Florida or staying with the overbearing in-laws for for longer than you'd care to.


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Could zapping the brain with magnets help you overcome aggression and social anxiety?

Our emotions can be controlled by stimulating the brain with magnets, scientists have revealed.
A study using magnetic stimulation (TMS) found people could not control their impulses as much when the front part of the cerebral cortex was less active.
Experts believe it could be used to help people overcome strong urges to avoid social situations, such as a party.

Focus on the Behavior, Not the Argument

A parent's job is to teach, guide, direct, and protect their children. At times, this job

description may require different actions on a parent's part when it comes to addressing the needs of their child. For example, if a child is staying out past curfew that would be a directing moment(when to come home and what consequences will be if late) more than a teaching moment(explaining the dangers and problems of staying out late). Furthermore, the longer the discussion goes on about the why it is important to obey curfew, the longer the child will feel this expectation is negotiable. Children do not have to agree with a rule, just understand the need to follow it. The longer you get caught up in the argument, the less effective you will be in addressing the behavior.

Mark Myers Expert Answer to: How can I become a happier person?

Happiness is an individual and subjective experience. How someone defines it and views it, is what happiness is to them. A moment of happiness for a teenager or adrenalin seeking adult could be a going down a high thrill roller coaster ride. For others (those of us more ground based) this could be a very unpleasant activity. There is not one universal accepted experience or state of mind that defines happiness. An individual concept of happiness is formed by subjective interpretations of events and expectations set forth by themselves or others.