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How to Help Teenagers Quit Vaping

While e-cigarettes swept onto the market about a decade ago on the perception that they were largely benign — useful tools, in fact, to help smokers quit ... Many forces bore down to compel your child ... read more

How to handle the return of a long-lost family member during the holidays

(THE CONVERSATION) Humans are social animals who crave connection with others. It’s a drive that seems hard-wired into our systems so that when we experience rejection or estrangement ... behaviors be... read more

6 Lessons we can learn from our children

Maybe your child has made a tower out of blocks for the first time, after trying for a month, or managed to put his foot into a sock, which was a big deal ... loneliness or rejection in some ... read more

How to Deal with Social Awkwardness

Many of us have experienced awkward moments, where we don’t understand a particular social situation and put our ... children’s tendency to become overwhelmed by social situations and find ways to coa... read more

Ask Laura: Considering buying your kid a smartphone this holiday season?

And while it’s tempting to give in and make holiday dreams come true, your child’s first smartphone is a huge deal -- not just for ... even knows about them. The Social Institute has a free weekly new... read more

How parents can help kids handle disappointment

The morning routine isn't always smooth, but our 3-year ... consider the pressures kids face from their peers at school and through social media. "This is the crux of the entire matter: The number one ... read more

How to Help Your Kids Handle Peer Pressure

What isn't, and thankfully doesn't, is social rejection ... If you and your child are only exchanging one-liners, it's important to deepen the connection. [See Teen Stress: How Parents Can Help.] But ... read more

Willpower: How to Unleash Your Greatest Potential

But, you consume the same supply of willpower to deal with wildly different ... These tactics enormously help the sustainability of your resolutions by preventing you from going ego-depleted. read more

Experts Offer Tips For Coping With Holiday Stress

Side Effects Public Media asked the Dolcoses about their research—and about some of those tools for coping with stress: In your ... can help us achieve new insights that may help us deal better ... read more

Michael Flynn, Shutdown, China Trade: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

Trump Foundation will close in response to a lawsuit filed by the New York attorney general’s office, which has accused the Trump family of using the charity for self-dealing and political ... some wa... read more

Learning to Deal With Rejection

“Social rejection is inevitable in society,” said Anett Gyurak, a graduate student who co-authored the study with Ozlem Ayduk, a UC Berkeley assistant professor of psychology. “But our findings sugges... read more

Can Mindfulness Help Your Brain Cope with Rejection?

The VLPFC is the lower-frontal part of the brain that helps regulate negative emotions, especially after social rejection ... fight is really no big deal! I should be calm…”) can be energy-taxing and ... read more