How to Overcome Anxiety by Making it Your Only Option. Dr. Douglas Fields: Rudeness Is a Neurotoxin. Americans are rude. I say this not to preach, which is neither my right nor my intention, but as a scientist, a developmental neuroscientist. My concern about American rudeness relates to my scientific research and knowledge about the development of the human brain. My conclusion comes from a recent trip to Japan, and from a reminder of times past, the death of actress Barbara Billingsley, who died Oct. 16, 2010. Billingsley portrayed June Cleaver, the sympathetic and iconic, nurturing mother on the popular 1950s sitcom "Leave It to Beaver. " Remember her signature line? "Ward, I'm worried about the Beaver. " One can debate how accurately television entertainment reflects reality, but there is no doubt that it represents the ideals of the time.
American children today are raised in an environment that is far more hostile than the environment that nurtured today's adults. Unlike the brains of most animals, which are cast at birth, the human brain develops largely after we are born. Robert Leahy, Ph.D.: What Not to Say When Your Loved One Is Upset. Imagine that the person that you love is upset about something -- her job, his health, her feelings about the relationship. Let's say she is worried about her health, worried that she might have some terrible illness -- and that even if you think she is going to be OK, you want to comfort her, make her feel better. What are the worst ways and best ways of talking?
What should you say, and what should you avoid saying? Let me give you a hint. The most important thing in talking to someone who is upset is to communicate that 1) you understand they are upset, 2) you care about how they feel, and 3) you respect their right to have their feelings. What Not To Say Let's start with the biggest mistakes in talking with your partner. Minimizing. What To Say So, what should you say? Hint: Your partner wants to feel that 1) you understand that they are upset, 2) you care about how they feel, and 3) you respect their right to have their feelings. Consider some of the following. The Art Of Dealing With Other People's Kids.
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