Emotional Management

7 Steps to take the Stress out of Homework - Homework is at best a chore for most children and, unless they are very committed, They find homework difficult, often because they are not motivated. Consider the following questions. When your child does homework to what degree is he or she comfortable, focused and relaxed or is doing homework a battle and a struggle every night? If so: Do you have to give homework help regularly? Have you spoken to his or her teachers? Have you tried gentle pep talks? Do you resort to harsh reprimands? Rarely will any or these work in isolation and pep talks and reprimands are the last things you should use as they will simply build up resistence to school and homework. The struggle with homework can, however, be eased by "re-programming" your childs attitude and approach to homework. Here is a seven step approach to curing the homework struggle: Step 1. Stop discussing doing homework with your child. Instead discuss how he or she is approachin...

5 Tips On How To Build Self Confidence Today - There are very few people who could call themselves perfect and be right. Most of us need to build self confidence today, but the majority just either ignore the issues or concentrate on the negatives: stress, worry, jobs, money problems and relationship issues. Concentrating on these areas drains our self confidence rather than improving it. If you could improve your self confidence you could make more money, look and feel better physically, or just be more relaxed with other people.  Below there are five simple techniques that have been proved to help build self confidence today. 1.  Talk to yourself. It sounds crazy but it works. All of us have a running monologue constantly in our heads, whether we realize it or not.  Everything we see, hear, or touch sparks off an immediate dialog in our thoughts.   For those who lack confidence this monologue is filled with negative messages many of which are the negative sid...

5 Tips for Surviving an Unfair Boss - Every job has stress, but the workplace environment can seem almost unbearable when working for an over-demanding or unfair boss. You don’t have to like your boss, but you do need to be able to co-exist and co-operate with him for you to be productive and successful at your job. Other than a change taking place, as I discussed in the article ‘Unhappy at Work? A Change is Coming,’ there is no perfect solution for dealing with a difficult boss, but here are five suggestions that might make your situation a little less painful. #1)  Think of your boss as a parent and you as his teenage child. This sounds silly at first, but the relationship between you and your boss is very similar to that between a parent and child. Teenagers often have problems with authority and experience disagreements with their parents. Meanwhile, parents often create rules the child believes to be unfair. If the situation gets bad enough, as soon as the child is old en...

5 Quick Stress Busters - How do you react when your plans fall through?  Do you roll with the punches?  Or does anxiety keep you from enjoying life?  To a great extent, our personality determines how we deal with stress in our lives, but here are 5 things to help keep your stress under control: 1. Sleep more.  It’s very common in our society to exist on less than 6 hours of sleep a night.  But experts keep telling us we need at least 8 hours.  Not just to rest our bodies, but to rejuvenate our minds.  “Tired” and “cranky” seem to go hand in hand.  Don’t use your bedroom to watch the news or finish up some work from the office.  Make that room your haven, a place to relax and escape the day.  Have a hot cup of tea, take a warm bath, or read a paperback to help you unwind. 2. Have faith.  Saying a short prayer in times of stress can give you a sense of calm, especially when the situation is one you really have no control over....

5 Great Tips to Handle Stress - Stress has always been a part of our lives. In this hectic time, people lead an increasingly stressful life. Experts state that a little stress can be good; it keeps you sharp and ready to move forward, and is sometimes vital for achieving optimum performance. However, medical research has determined that prolonged stress is very bad for the body, and can block the body's natural ability to repair, regenerate and protect itself. Over 90% of disease is caused by stress. Stress is both a physical and psychological response. It can lead to chronic disease, obesity, insomnia, deteriorating relationships, depression, and more.  Stress is such a powerful and harmful force that it is vital that you learn effective stress management techniques to live a successful, happy, and healthy life. We must remember that we will always come across inevitable factors that cause pressure and anxiety on us. What we do not know is that it is not really the problems that ...

4 Psychological Needs Help Deal With Conflict - Internal conflict, conflict within yourself, reflects the difference between what you really feel and what you are able or choose to do about it. Interpersonal conflict occurs between you and another person when what they do or say is different to what you feel and vice-versa. Everyone has four basic psychological needs. These are the need to be valued, to be in control, the need for self esteem or self worth, and lastly the need for consistency or stability. 1. The need to be valued or appreciated by others is a basic psychological requirement You want others to recognize your worth and appreciate your contributions. You are more motivated when your contributions are recognized. When you feel unappreciated, taken advantage of, or taken for granted your need to be appreciated and valued has been violated and this can trigger a response of fear, anger or frequently both. 2. The need to be in control Being in control is important for every...