Emotional regulation includes the ability to pay attention to and accept our emotions, and to differentiate emotions.
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Growing core coping skills isn’t just a matter of learning not to be triggered by children’s strong feelings; it’s also about creating positive meaningful activities that promote mutual bonding.
Rituals like hand-washing help spread hygiene practices that are essential to health and survival.
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People often turn to rituals to promote health and reduce anxiety during periods of high risk.
Presidential pup Major Biden stretches his legs on the White House lawn.
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Research shows the presence of dogs increases overall human well-being, which can come in handy in high-stress work environments like the White House.
It’s time to snap out of bad habits.
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The brain is surprisingly changeable.
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When setting a new year’s goals, look closely at the reasoning behind it. Is it something you want to do, or think you should? The answer can help predict the outcome.
As the pandemic continues, many are looking for ways to replace parkrun safely.
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Parkrun gave participants a sense of community, belonging, and accomplishment. Here’s our take on how temporary alternatives can do the same.
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Assessing around 500 of the composer’s correspondence, we are able to see how a rise in sadness and other negative emotions resulted in increased creative productivity.
Daydreaming in lockdown? Keep it future focussed.
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Being nostalgic about the past can lead to a sense of loss in tough times.
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Contact with family and friends is as important as ever – we will just need to be more creative this year.
It’s hard to beat a good laugh with a friend.
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Whether in the form of a discreet titter or a full-on roar, laughter comes with many benefits for physical and mental health.
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Australians report high levels of life satisfaction but there are gaps — Indigenous Australians, immigrants and the unemployed fare worse. And COVID-19 won’t have helped.
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Hope and religion can be important coping resources for people during strict lockdowns - but also a source of struggle.
Deep worry about climate change and biodiversity loss can affect kids’ mental health.
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Here are four ways adults can help kids work through their worries about the environment.
How to be resilient when everything feels out of control.
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Locking down again? You need a wellbeing plan.
For the Aztecs, Day of the Dead rituals helped people find balance in their personal lives and social ties.
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Day of the Dead rituals help people connect with their ancestors, which the Aztecs believed was key to well-being.
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The current chaos means there is perhaps greater receptivity to alternative ways of thinking and being.
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Hope can energise, motivate and help us see through to a time when things will be better. To pull together in a crisis, we should put hope to work.
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Here’s how to make sure nature-based prescriptions are actually effective.
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The perception that you are negatively treated because of your background is psychologically damaging.
Half full, half empty, or just some water in a glass?
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Optimism and pessimism can lead to poor decision making.