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Is Your Child Too Safe? (part two)

January 8, 2018 By James Espy Leave a Comment

This article is part of a series on this topic. If you would like to start at the beginning, click here. Risk Taking Is Essential for Learning and Future Success I was a pretty mediocre student growing up.  I could understand most of the material, but did a poor job when it came to doing […]

Is Your Child Too Safe? (part one)

January 2, 2018 By James Espy Leave a Comment

Austin’s traffic is pretty bad.  And it only promises to get worse.  Density is increasing without the infrastructure to keep up with it.  Thanks to our handheld devices, that density is being confounded by distraction.  There is an intersection near TMAA that regularly has very serious accidents.  Several times a week, the lights of emergency […]

Why Is My Child So Impulsive? (part two)

December 4, 2017 By James Espy Leave a Comment

In my last article, we began an exploration of delayed gratification in children and its importance in academic and professional performance in later life, as well as its role in developing social and emotional intelligence.  The ability to delay gratification is an essential part of how a child grows into a happy, healthy adult. We […]

Why Is My Child So Impulsive?

November 27, 2017 By James Espy Leave a Comment

A Las Vegas casino is a marvel of applied psychology.  The carpets are, without a doubt, the ugliest you will ever see—ever.  The ceilings are typically some combination of large geometric shapes, dark spaces and bright lights.  Aesthetically pleasing, but somewhat bland.  Below rejects the eye and above can’t hold it, so visitors are drawn […]

Reduce Conflicts with Your Child by Pre-Framing

October 9, 2017 By James Espy Leave a Comment

Kids are born to play.  Their favorite activities involve playing, and they learn best when play is at the center of what they are doing.  As a consequence, they have a hard time stopping play when they are required to move on to other, less-fun activities.  While watching my daughter play on park playgrounds, I […]

Double Binds: Do You Send Mixed Messages?

April 3, 2017 By James Espy Leave a Comment

In Zen Buddhism, teachers will use a variety of tools and methods to guide their students towards enlightenment.  Meditation and the practice of art forms that cultivate stark, spare beauty are examples.  Another is the use of a Koan.  A Koan is an unsolvable riddle.  A typical feature is the simple presentation of two or […]

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