16 Research-Based Hacks for Your Social Life

Our world is made up of lots of people doing lots of things all the time. Psychology can help you to understand your own and other people’s behavior better. Following are just a few of the ways you can deploy psychology in your social life. Some people might call these items hacks, shortcuts, or even manipulation techniques. But all can be socially useful—and are based on sound psychological principles.

1. People remember the first and last things you do, so make a good impression and end on a high note.

The Serial Positioning Effect is one of the most well researched concepts in all of psychology. Basically, it explains that, in a list, we tend to remember the things at the start and at the end. This is a fairly strong and reliable effect. More generally, in a sequence of events, things that happen first and last are going to stick in our memory more strongly than events in the middle.

Read more: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-mating-game/201604/16-research-based-hacks-your-social-life

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How To Change Your Child's Behaviour - Without Punishment

“Where did we ever get the crazy idea that in order to make children do better, first we have to make them feel worse? Think of the last time you felt humiliated or treated unfairly. Did you feel like cooperating or doing better?” - Jane Nelsen

Parents are often surprised to hear that most of what we think of as discipline -- spankings, consequences, even timeouts -- doesn't help kids become responsible, self-disciplined people. After all, parents punish so kids will learn to behave, right?

But children learn what they live. The most effective way to teach kids is our modeling, and to treat them the way we want them to treat others: with compassion and understanding. When we spank, punish, or yell, kids learn to act aggressively.

Know more: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/peaceful-parents-happy-kids/201404/how-change-your-childs-behavior-without-punishment

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Child Psychology Tips To Bring Up Your Children Better

Renowned child psychologist Justin Urbas has some valuable tips related to children’s psychology.

A child is a gift to its parents and to society at large. Right from the start, a child starts acquiring awareness about its surroundings, and absorbing information. The way in which children perceive events and happenings are quite different from adults. Child psychology is the study of the mind of children and their thought patterns.

Read more: https://justinurbas.wordpress.com/2017/10/17/child-psychology-tips-to-bring-up-your-children-better/

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Understanding Child Psychology is Any Teacher’s First Responsibility

Try to find the simplest of things which indicates what a child in your class likes or dislikes. There are plenty of reasons for a child to cry or laugh; and Justin Urbas says that it isn’t hard to figure out those factors. In order to understand a child, we need to stop thinking too hard, and just think like we would, if we were still children.

Read more: https://justinurbas.wordpress.com/2018/12/22/understanding-child-psychology-is-any-teachers-first-responsibility/

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Top 10 Parenting Tips

Raising a family while keeping your life balanced is an art form. Here are ten tools that I have seen make life in the family lane a much nicer ride.

Identify your child's strengths. You can use them to build your child’s self-esteem, helping to provide the confidence he or she needs to tackle whatever seems difficult. Children will be more willing to listen and understand how to correct adverse behaviors if their dignity is intact.

Punishing a child is not as effective as using praise and rewards.  Rather than focusing on weaknesses, find ways to assist your child in developing to his or her full potential.  When encouraged, children will acquire talents to compensate for any deficiencies.

Read more: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/emotional-fitness/201509/top-10-parenting-tips

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7 Essential Tips on Child Psychology

Understanding children is often difficult for most adults including parents. The psychology of a very young mind is quite different from that of grown-ups. The failure of adults in understanding these differences can lead to unhappiness in children. If a child is left in an unhappy state, he or she can have emotional issues in the future. Let us take a look at some tried and tested tips on child psychology from leading child psychologist Justin Urbas. These can be of great help to you.

Read more: https://justinurbas.wordpress.com/2018/11/12/7-essential-tips-on-child-psychology/

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Tips To Understand Your Child's Psychology Better.

According to eminent psychologist Sigmund Freud, babies are initially driven by instinctive and selfish urges but gradually adapt to a more realistic approach by imbibing their parents’ values and rules. These play a role in the development of the child’s conscience.

One of the most important things that you, as a parent, should work on is understand your child’s psychology. No, you need not get a ‘degree’ in parenting. What you should do, though, is find out about the simple things that tell you what your kid likes or dislikes, what makes him laugh or cry, and what motivates him or causes him misery.

Click on the below link that explains you about child psychology and gives tips to understand what’s going on in your child’s mind.

Read: http://www.momjunction.com/articles/helpful-tips-understand-child-psychology_0074385/

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