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Conflicts among siblings are normal. But sometimes these disagreements can go too far. When normal conflict turns into bullying, parents need to step in. Allowing your kids to fight it out is not the best approach, especially if one child has more power than the other. If you discover that one of your kids is bullying the other, here are some things you can do to confront sibling bullying. Stopping Aggressive Behavior If your children react to one another in aggressive ways including hitting and pushing and even name-calling, you need to intervene immediately....

If someone you know has Alzheimer’s disease or vascular dementia, they may be experiencing a variety of non-memory-related symptoms, including aggressiveness, agitation, delusions, and hallucinations. To address these challenging symptoms, doctors often prescribe antipsychotic medications. But the adverse events associated with antipsychotic use can be dangerous, especially in older adults. To warn people of these risks, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a black box warning for all antipsychotic medications....

Communication is vital for healthy relationships. Being able to talk openly and honestly with the people in your life allows you to share, learn, respond, and forge lasting bonds. This is a vital part of any relationship, including those with friends and family, but it can be particularly important in romantic relationships. In this article, learn more about why communication in relationships is so important. Also, explore some of the characteristics of good communication, learn to spot the signs of potential problems, and explore tips that can help you improve your communication skills....

Being diagnosed with anorexia is life-changing. Anorexia is an eating disorder marked by restrictive eating that results in low body weight, a fear of gaining weight, a distorted body image, and mental anguish. There can be both relief and despair in receiving this diagnosis. The relief can be from knowing that there is a reason why you’re experiencing this and that there are options for recovery. The despair can come from feeling overwhelmed by the road to health that lies ahead....

Anger is a normal human emotion that we all experience from time to time. Like other emotions, anger can be a useful signal of our physical or psychological needs. Anger can take several different forms, ranging from mild irritation to intense fury. It may be directed at a person (such as a parent, sibling, neighbor, or complete stranger), a situation (such as a delayed train or missed flight), or an object (such as a pair of tangled earphones)....

Due to COVID-19 quarantine protocols and lockdown measures, researchers continue to see a widespread decline in mental health. Whether or not people have been diagnosed with a mental health condition in the past, the ongoing crisis puts everyone at risk. Key Takeways The coronavirus pandemic has led to significant decreases in mental health around the country.Lockdown and stay-at-home orders have the potential to trigger and exacerbate PTSD symptoms. As the pandemic drags on into the new year, one such threat is post-traumatic stress disorder....

As a former fitness editor, I love a good workout. I got my personal training certification in my late twenties, and have taken so many boutique fitness classes (read: hundreds) in New York City that I could theoretically lead my own workouts. There is something about being a student in a class setting that pushes me in the best way possible. And there’s nothing like that next-day soreness to make me feel accomplished....

Throughout the first trimester of my first pregnancy, my body constantly surprised me. It would change so quickly that I’d outgrow my work clothes by the end of the day. And then there was the bloating, which regularly struck at the most inopportune times. There was one summer day during my second month of pregnancy when I’d impulsively worn high-waisted pants to work. I’d been leading digital content and social media at a New York City-based weight loss company for almost two years, and I often ran late due to outfit indecision....

Manipulative skills involve moving or using an object with the hands or feet to achieve a goal or complete a task. For fine motor skills, that object might be a pencil or button. For gross motor skills, the object might be sporting equipment or toys such as bats, balls, racquets, or jump ropes. These skills are also sometimes called object-control skills. Types of Manipulative Skills In the gross-motor area, these skills include:...

If you’re looking to improve your memory or remember several important things, try chunking. Grouping small bits of information into a whole leverages the brain’s natural tendency to recall large chunks better than it does those bits. This article discusses how chunking works, along with examples, uses, and techniques. What Is Chunking in Psychology? Chunking is a method of facilitating short-term memory by grouping individual pieces of information into larger, more familiar (and therefore, more easily remembered) groups....

So you’re ready to homeschool, huh? Well, “ready” might be an overstatement, but you’ve made the commitment, picked out a curriculum, and are busy figuring out how to actually do this thing. However, homeschooling is a skill best learned through experience. Now the next step is planning your homeschool schedule—deciding when you and your kids will learn, when you’ll lunch, and when you’ll call it a day. But you also have to think beyond day-to-day planning and consider your long-range schedule....

Follow Now: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts Every Monday on The Verywell Mind Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Amy Morin, LCSW, interviews authors, experts, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, and other inspirational people about the strategies that help them think, feel, and do their best in life. Meet Ethan Suplee Ethan Suplee is an actor who is known for his roles on TV shows like “Boy Meets World” and “My Name Is Earl” as well as movies like “American History X,” “The Wolf of Wallstreet,” “John Q,” and “Remember the Titans....

If you haven’t been feeling like yourself and think you might be depressed, start by scheduling an appointment with a primary care physician. Many people feel embarrassed to ask for help with depression symptoms, but you don’t have to be ashamed. Depression is a very common condition, and your doctor is already quite familiar with it. It will not seem strange or shameful in any way to your doctor that you are feeling depressed....

As a parent, you have to pick your battles with your child, even when it comes to hygiene. If your kid hates having their hair brushed, you can negotiate a shorter cut that requires less maintenance. If they want to keep wearing their favorite pair of pants long after both knees are ripped, you can chalk it up to their unique style and let it go. One thing you can’t compromise on?...

APA format is the official style of the American Psychological Association. It is used in writing for psychology and other social sciences. These style guidelines specify different aspects of a document’s presentation and layout, including how pages are structured, how references are organized, and how sources are cited. This format also stipulates the use of an abstract designed to briefly summarize the key details contained in a paper. While it is sometimes overlooked or only an afterthought, an abstract is an important part of any academic or professional paper....

A mental set is a tendency to only see solutions that have worked in the past. This type of fixed thinking can make it difficult to come up with solutions and can impede the problem-solving process. For example, imagine that you are trying to solve a math problem in your algebra class. The problem seems similar to ones you have worked on previously, so you approach solving it in the same way....

Most encounters with the police do not involve violence. A U.S. Department of Justice Report measured contact between police and the public in 2018. Trigger Warning Information presented in this article may be triggering to some people as it describes various examples of police-related violence. If you are in crisis, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 for support and assistance from a trained counselor. If you or a loved one are in immediate danger, call 911....

No pressure, Mom and Dad, but the post-game chat can make or break your kids’ youth sports experience. These talks handled well, will make sports participation more meaningful for your children. And as a bonus, they’ll strengthen your relationship with them too. There’s a difference between the immediate (say, in the car going home) conversation and the one that happens a few hours later or the next day. In the initial aftermath of a competition, your child may just need time to decompress, and may not want to talk about the event at all....

Yoga is an excellent way to support your body’s needs during pregnancy and prepare yourself physically for childbirth. You can even practice specific poses to strengthen the muscles you will need to use when caring for your newborn. Strong arms will make it so much easier to pick up your bundle of joy a million times per day or carry around the infant carrier. We reached out to yoga and fitness experts to find out which prenatal yoga poses are the most beneficial....

For treatment-resistant depression, the lengthy process of trying different medications can add frustration on top of an already overwhelming condition. That’s why many who experience depression and those who treat them are considering wider use of ketamine, a dissociative drug taken by recreational users to feel more detached from reality and themselves. Key Takeaways A new study shows a better understanding of how ketamine reduces depressive symptoms quickly.The drug can potentially create beneficial changes in the brain for better mood regulation....