behavioral issues, child development, communication skills, digital balance, digital distraction, emotional neglect, emotional wellbeing, family dynamics, family interaction, family life, healthy habits, mental health, parent-child bond, parenting, phone addiction, quality time, screen addiction, screen time, smartphones, technology impact

Smartphone Addiction: How Phubbing May Be Undermining Your Parenting

Parenting is a complex journey of nurturing, protecting, and guiding children toward independence. While no universal manual exists, parenting choices significantly influence a child’s development. In the modern, technology-driven world, the pervasive use of smartphones presents a new set of challenges, possibly hindering children’s growth and affecting family dynamics. The integration of smartphones into daily ...

Nathan Machoka

Dad sitting on the couch using his smartphone and ignoring his bored, young daughter.

Mastering the Storm: 7 Coping Strategies for Thunderstorms

The dark clouds gather, and thunder rumbles in the distance. Your heart starts to race as the storm approaches. For some, the anxiety and fear caused by thunderstorms can feel overwhelming. However, it’s possible to find serenity even as a storm looms. 7 strategies to help you remain centered and calm during thunderstorms 1. Prepare ...

Viena Abdon

Toy figure of a woman in a raincoat holding an umbrella standing on top of a globe.

Excessive Screen Time Can Affect Young People’s Emotional Development

A recent Beyond Blue survey of more than 2,000 teachers identified mental ill-health and excessive screen time as the biggest problems facing their students. Comments from teachers revealed a perceived lack of social skill development in children and teens. As one wellbeing specialist said, young people: are not learning social awareness. They’re not learning how ...

Troy Oakes

A boy using a smartphone.

Forgiveness, a Powerful Tool for Empowering and Healing Yourself

There are times when people wrong us or harm us intentionally or unintentionally. Getting angry with them is the most natural reaction in such situations. Feelings of revenge may even pop up. But what about feelings of forgiveness? Have you stopped to think that all your reactions may hurt and harm yourself? Buddha said: “You ...

Raven Montmorency

White stones spelling forgive.

Mental Wellness: Protective Factors that Keep You Healthy

Mental wellness is an important factor that helps you have a fulfilling life. Therefore, a focus on improving your own mental health will mean you will feel even happier. Strong psychological health is referred to as mental well-being. Becoming mentally healthy entails having an organized mind and working for your best interests. You possess the ...

Viena Abdon

An Asian man looking contented.

Cherish Your Health by Avoiding Anger

It’s often stated that negative emotions can affect your overall health and immune system. The prolonged presence of anger, this negative emotion, if left unchecked, can threaten your health and life inadvertently. Rarely do we stop and reflect on the sinister and lethal effects of this negative emotion, anger, which makes avoiding anger a key ...

Emma Lu

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How to Avoid the ‘Kick the Cat’ Effect

Nearly everyone has experienced the “kick the cat” effect, but what is it exactly? Here’s one example. After his boss heavily criticized him, a man went home and saw his child jumping on the couch, so he yelled at him. Feeling very upset, the child went out and kicked the cat that was rolling around ...

Emma Lu

A black and white cat sitting on a fence.

6 Ways to Stop Overthinking

Many people have a tendency to overthink. When troubled by something, they keep mulling it over with no end in sight. Research shows that overthinking can increase your chance of mental illness, interfere with your ability to solve problems, and disturb your sleep. Even your life might be shortened due to incessant overthinking. How to ...

Emma Lu

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4 Ways to Always Be in Control of Your Emotions

There will be moments in your life when you feel so charged that you cannot control your emotions and how you act, only to regret these actions later on. In fact, your entire life might be ruined just because of a single outburst that could have easily been avoided. If you have such a temperamental ...

Raven Montmorency

A happy couple.