Don’t be a Sith

Remember this scene from Episode III? Yes, yes – Obi-Wan’s statement is in and of itself an absolute but … More

Practice makes Tolerable

Desensitization is a technique used in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to … More

Taming Interpersonal Chaos

We’re going to revisit Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) this week and poke into Interpersonal Effectiveness, Goals of Interpersonal Effectiveness to … More

Laugh

When practicing Mindfulness, Participation is a “What” skill which involves throwing yourself completely into an activity – engaging in the process … 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