If you have been following this column you have undoubtedly noticed that I frequently use food and sports as metaphors to illustrate psychological concepts and life lessons. I suppose ...
Category: Mind the Mind
Video Game and Movie Ratings: Parental Judgment
Dr. Michael Osit My previous column focused on how casual we have become toward privacy and communication with strangers due to social media and excessive screen time. Piggy-backing ...
Social Media Casual -The Psychology of Posting
By: Dr. Michael Osit Imagine you are on the register line at Costco and you blurt out, “Does anyone have a good recommendation for a Podiatrist? Or, you ...
Managing Expectations: What to Expect When You Expect
What is your reaction when you expect something to happen, and it doesn’t happen? What happens when you expect someone in your life to do something, or be a ...
Conflict Resolution – What Is The Goal?
When two people are experiencing a conflict, discussion and understanding are essential to the resolution of the problem. Many of my patients, whether it be a couple’s dispute or ...
Screenagers and ScreamParents
Yelling is the most commonly used form of discipline with teenagers. It is also probably the most ineffective form of discipline because it hardly ever changes your child’s ...
DEVELOPING CONFLICT INTIMACY -Beyond Couples’ Emotional and Sexual Intimacy
Disagreements, arguments and conflicts are certainly a normal, and perhaps, even a necessary part of long-term loving relationships. They are certainly an occurrence experienced by all couples. If ...
Acts of Kindness – Extinguishing Bullying
Answer the following questions. What is the opposite of “up?” What is the opposite of “left?” What is the opposite of “hot?” What is the opposite of “bullying?” Ah, ...
Please Don’t Clap for my Failures: Developing Self Esteem in Children
Recently, I was watching a rising comedian doing his standup routine. At one point in his performance he told a joke that did not elicit any laughter from ...
How do you measure your self-worth?
How do you measure your self-worth? Do you perceive yourself as a competent person? Are you successful? We live in a highly competitive society where self-worth is most ...