Embed from Getty Images — I’m about to be 50 years old. “I’m 50! Fifty years old!” (Anyone remember that SNL skit? Probably not, because you’d have to be close to 50 to remember it, and if you’re close to 50, your memory may have already turned sour.) If you were to go inside my…
Two Simple Rules for Raising Healthy Eaters
Cheese doodles are not a human right.
Cheese doodles are not a human right.
Strict Gender Roles Hurt Men, Too
It is high time that all people be relieved of the burden of the made-up construct of gender. Your genitals do not define you!
It is high time that all people be relieved of the burden of the made-up construct of gender. Your genitals do not define you!
The Decoupling of Sex and Gender, and of Gender and Sexual Orientation
Homophobia keeps men and women inside their gender and robs us of our freedom.
Homophobia keeps men and women inside their gender and robs us of our freedom.
Toward Greater Understanding and Empathy
How can we find the truth in another's perspectives?
How can we find the truth in another’s perspectives?
Your Core Negative Beliefs Are a Lie
Why do we hold onto beliefs that don't serve us?
Why do we hold onto beliefs that don’t serve us?
Creating Courageous Daughters and Sensitive Sons
A little parenting tip on teaching our sons and daughters a thing or two about falling on a bike, regardless of gender.
A little parenting tip on teaching our sons and daughters a thing or two about falling on a bike, regardless of gender.
Positive Parenting and Your Child’s Brain
Your words and actions actually change your child’s brain!
Your words and actions actually change your child’s brain!
The Psychology of Humor: Homer Simpson as the Anti-Dad
Ethical messages can be received with less resistance if they are delivered in a comedic format.
Ethical messages can be received with less resistance if they are delivered in a comedic format.
The Economic Message of Dr. Martin Luther King: Still a Valid Parenting Concern Today
The stresses of poverty impact parenting and children. Dr. John Rich explains.
Embed from Getty Images — How Poverty Affects Children: The Stresses of Poverty and its Impact on Parenting In spite of America’s claim to be a place where all people are free and equal, the amount of economic mobility that people can achieve is relatively small. According to a recent article in The Atlantic [1],…
Big Little Lies: How Abuse can Run in the Family
Aggression between parents is traumatic and is likely to affect your children’s beliefs about relationships in the future.
Aggression between parents is traumatic and is likely to affect your children’s beliefs about relationships in the future.
How Punishment Encourages Children to Cheat (Parents Can Learn From This Case Study!)
Children who are punished do not learn character traits or life lessons. Dr. John Rich explains.
Children who are punished do not learn character traits or life lessons. Dr. John Rich explains.
Positive Parenting: What it Means to Raise ‘Good’ Children
As a parent, you are a primary source of your child’s developing inner moral voice.
As a parent, you are a primary source of your child’s developing inner moral voice.
Santa Claus: How and When Children Discover the Truth
The belief in magic and some ethereal, otherworldly realm where life is freedom and goodness, is a gift that some parents want their children to have.
The belief in magic and some ethereal, otherworldly realm where life is freedom and goodness, is a gift that some parents want their children to have.
Sex and Men’s Marital Satisfaction: A Symbiotic Relationship
The road to a great romantic relationship begins with your gentle expressions of positive regard toward your partner.
The road to a great romantic relationship begins with your gentle expressions of positive regard toward your partner.
Using Audience Response Systems in Teaching: Getting Students More Engaged
Open-ended questions help children to express themselves and improve their comprehension. Dr. John Rich explains the research.
Open-ended questions help children to express themselves and improve their comprehension. Dr. John Rich explains the research.