March 14, 2024

All parents have been there: whining, screaming, crying, throwing things, lying down on the floor, and refusing to get up. Hopefully, it’s the children doing these things not the parents, but if the problem behavior goes on long enough, you never know where things might end up. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be this way. […]

The art of letting go has ancient Asian roots. Particularly prominent in Daoism and Buddhism, letting go entails non-attachment—that is, freeing ourselves from our desires and accepting whatever fate serves us with equanimity. In psychological terms, letting go is related to concepts such as acceptance, forgiveness, self-compassion, psychological flexibility, and gratitude. Recent research has shown