But there has also been a notable increase in recent years of these applications by a much wider slice of psychotherapists - far greater interest than ever before.

We should spend less time ranking children and more time helping them to identify their natural competencies and gifts, and cultivate those.

There is perhaps no psychological skill more fundamental than resisting impulse. It is the root of all emotional self-control, since all emotions, by their very nature, lead to one or another impulse to act. The root meaning of the word emotion, remember, is "to move.

Well, any effort to maximize your potential and ability is a good thing.

Want a happier, more content life? I highly recommend the down-to-earth methods you'll find in 'Mindfulness.' Professor Mark Williams and Dr Danny Penman have teamed up to give us scientifically grounded techniques we can apply in the midst of our everyday challenges and catastrophes.

Emotional self-control-- delaying gratification and stifling impulsiveness- underlies accomplishment of every sort

Teachers need to be comfortable talking about feelings. This is part of teaching emotional literacy - a set of skills we can all develop, including the ability to read, understand, and respond appropriately to one's own emotions and the emotions of others.