Think back to the last time you were eating a bag of plantain chips. Did you eat just one or did you end up eating the whole bag? What about the last time you opened up a half gallon of ice cream – ...

Combining a script from a popular movie, with the wisdom from the famous rational therapist Dr. Albert Ellis, Kingston Canada psychologist, Dr. Irwin Altrows, spun a charming story for teaching ...

Raising children today that can resist temptation and delay gratification is a bigger challenge than ever before. Temptations abound! According to Walter Mischel, the author of the famed Stanford ...

I refer to the recent cases of youth violence, such as the one reported in “Teen who attacked foreign workers out of boredom jailed” (April 21), as well as the ongoing case of Amos Yee. These cases ...

As educators, we dream of self-directed learners who are empowered to take responsibility for their own learning. A critical skill is self-regulation. Self-regulation is the ability to monitor and ...

Finding self-control can be a struggle for many. Here’s how to fight impulsive decision-making and live by your true values. Self-control can feel like an uphill battle. Whether it’s resisting the ...

Researchers find that preteens who have good self-control are more likely to have better health and social well-being in their early 30s. Some of the resulting policy recommendations are a bit ...

Re “Virginian-Pilot reporter among those killed in Granby Street shooting in downtown Norfolk” (March 19): After the tragic shootings on Granby Street came the usual statements from politicians that ...