Family Enrichment Center

01/01/2022

Want to start a new habit? Think small. That's the counterintuitive idea in BJ Fogg's book, Tiny Habits. Fogg explains that making small behavior changes requires just a little motivation and lots of celebrating — and can lead to big change.

10/30/2020

Great article! Highly recommend Lyubomirsky’s “The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want”

This one idea may help you conquer the dread of pandemic winter.

03/27/2020

This site has many resources to assist parents and students with questions about mental health, community mental health options, special education programs and services and much more. We hope you find this helpful. If you need additional information or a referral to a private, local mental ...

08/14/2019

If you’d like to see the ways your mind is leading you astray, it’s not enough to look at what you’re thinking. You need to examine how you’re thinking, too. Psychologist Joan Rosenberg names five …

03/17/2019

Gratitude messages are, put simply, expressions of appreciation. For example, one form of a gratitude message is simply saying ‘thank you’.

02/08/2019

While many people believe that how we feel and express anger is hard-wired, some scientists suggest our experience and culture help shape it. One way to get a handle on it may be to personalize it.

10/23/2018

Why in the world did I do that? How can I do better? Chances are you’ve asked yourself these questions at least once today. To understand how your mind works and how you can improve your deci…

08/14/2018

Today, I had the pleasure of speaking with the amazing parents and teachers in the Big Life Journal - Raising Kids with a Growth Mindset Facebook group. Their dedication to raising their children in a prosocial collaborative manner with a positive mindset was inspiring. We spoke of the inherent valu...

07/23/2018

Self-Regulation Definition Self-regulation refers to the self exerting control over itself. In particular, self-regulation consists of deliberate efforts by the self to alter its own states and respo

06/19/2018

Mindfulness is a branch of positive psychology that has numerous proven benefits. In this article we focus on 7 core benefits on both the body and brain.