You want that new video game so badly, but you're trying to knock your credit card balance down. Or you're binging your favorite TV show and can't wait to find out if a character lives, but it's late, ...

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Do you have trouble sticking to the budget due to impulsive purchases? Or perhaps you are having a hard time managing your emotional response when something makes you angry or upset? Discipline, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Do you ever feel like ‘staying on track’ just comes naturally ...

At the start of every new year, many of us think about how to make our lives better going forward. Perhaps we want to lose weight or stop drinking or stay off of our cell phones. If only we had more ...

If you’re reading this post, you may have a child like mine: the proverbial bull in the china shop. Or the one who seemingly ignores you when it’s time to stop playing to come down for dinner.

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Highlighting summer's enhanced opportunities for healthy behavior has become a tradition for this column. In keeping with tradition, here is my annual installment – one that zeroes in on the core ...

Kelly Giaquinto combines storytelling, prayer, and self-regulation techniques to help young readers develop confidence, calmness, and emotional awareness. NEW YORK ...