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Question: From the onset of the Covid-19 crisis our kids have experienced a roller-coaster of emotions—fearful, sad, anxious, angry,...

Question With all of the changes, interruptions and instability our son and daughter have experienced over the past several months,...

Question Every year during winter my wife becomes extremely emotional and depressed. The only reason I can figure is that she’s affected...

Emotional self-control is the ability to keep our potentially disruptive emotions in check and to replace unhealthy reactions with...

Accurate self-assessment is having an honest and unbiased perception of your own strengths and weaknesses. This means being able to...

Empathy is the ability to sense and value other’s feelings and perspectives, and take an active interest in their concerns and in what’s...

Anger is one of the most powerful and controlling of all emotions. It’s experienced much more frequently than people would like to...

Emotional self-awareness involves knowing what our emotions are and recognizing how our emotions affect our performance. Being aware of...

True Friends All of us need friends. But what is a friend, and how do you know when you have found one? With a true friend you feel:...

Question Our teenage son was rejected by several of his friends and his hurt has turned into a bitterness and hatred that concerns us. ...

Question We’re preparing for a major move from the only home our three kids have known. At 6, 8 and 11 they’re already experiencing a...

Question Our teenage son has become more withdrawn and isolated in the past few months. Is this normal? Is it something to be concerned...

Question Our 10-year-old daughter is painfully shy around others. She’s quiet but still a lot of fun at home with us and her two younger...

Question My husband and I divorced a little more than a year ago. The kids live with me and visit their dad (and his new wife of three...

What is Emotional Intelligence? Have you ever wondered why some people seem to succeed at school, at work, in relationships, etc. while...

Question Our 17-year-old son is obsessed with a fear of failure. So much so that he is withdrawing from normal activities and afraid to...

Question In the last six months we’ve had loss of a grandmother, an uncle, and a close family friend.  These have impacted our entire...

Question My husband and I divorced a little more than a year ago. The kids live with me and visit their dad (and his new wife of three...

Question We have two young boys who are 19 months apart and they both struggle with anger. We’re doing a better job at managing our...

Stress is the “wear and tear” our bodies experience as we adjust to our continually changing environment; it has physical and emotional...