Relationships
Articles on the applied positive psychology of relationships and communication based on the latest scientific insights.
Taming Temper Tantrums: Behavior Management for Toddlers
All parents have been there: whining, screaming, crying, throwing things, lying down on the floor, and refusing to get up. Hopefully, it’s the children doing [...]
Authoritative Parenting: Guiding With Warmth and Firmness
Parenting is rarely taught, so it must be learned quickly on the job. The parenting styles we adopt may not always be the most effective, [...]
Setting Boundaries: Quotes & Books for Healthy Relationships
Rather than being a “hot topic,” setting boundaries is more of a “boomerang topic” in that we keep coming back to it. This is partly [...]
14 Worksheets for Setting Healthy Boundaries
Setting healthy, unapologetic boundaries offers peace and freedom where life was previously overwhelming and chaotic. When combined with practicing assertiveness and self-discipline, boundary setting can [...]
Victim Mentality: 10 Ways to Help Clients Conquer Victimhood
Life isn’t always fair, and injustice is everywhere. However, some people see themselves as victims whenever they face setbacks or don’t get their own way. [...]
23 Family Therapy Techniques to Strengthen Your Relationships
Dealing with a family feud? Family therapy can provide an avenue to both individual and collective healing for a multitude of different issues. The origins [...]
8 Attachment Style Questionnaires & Tests to Assess Clients
Attachment styles describe how clients relate to those closest to them. They form in childhood but influence lifelong behavior in several ways, including coping with [...]
How to Overcome Fear of Abandonment: 6 Helpful Worksheets
As humans, we depend on others for survival. Starting from birth, the need to be fed, bathed, clothed, sheltered and cared for is essential for [...]
What Is Relationship Coaching? Ultimate Tools to Help Couples
A healthy relationship requires the appropriate interpersonal skills and attitudes to build and maintain a lasting connection (Nelson-Jones, 2006). Yet we all know it’s not [...]
How to Practice Family Constellation Therapy: 3 Interventions
Families can be a source of great happiness, warmth, and love, yet they also suffer from trauma and conflict, resulting in damaged connections and broken [...]