| Some personal and shared stuff | Monday, 24 February 2025 - 1:19 |
I’ve posted about the research behind happy families and solid marriages, but what does science say about good parenting skills?
Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman do an excellent job of rounding up the latest research in their book, NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children.
Here are my highlights:
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No matter how in tune you are with your partner, misunderstandings and communication gaffes are always possible. Here are five of the most common, yet avoidable communication mistakes that could harm a relationship.
Some types of communication are more obvious signs your relationship might be doomed: extreme criticism, defensiveness, contempt, and stonewalling. Today let’s talk about the more subtle ways we might not be communicating as well as we could with our partners—and how to avoid them.
Psychological research has shown that it doesn’t take much to put you in a bad mood. In fact, just reading the morning news can do it.
Experts also say that being in a bad mood slows your reaction time, and affects your basic cognitive abilities like thinking, speech, writing and counting.
But new research from Tel Aviv University’s School of Psychological Sciences now reveals that repeated exposure to a negative event neutralizes its effect on your mood and your thinking.
The study, published in Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, has broad implications for understanding our emotions.
“A bad mood is known to slow cognition,” said Moshe Shay Ben-Haim, Ph.D.
“We show that, counterintuitively, you can avoid getting into a bad mood in the first place by dwelling on a negative event.
