Liking the Child You Love

Parenting

What Children Need Most From Their Parents Isn't Love

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on November 26, 2023

When parents validate their children's feelings, they nurture resilient spirits and cultivate a foundation for emotional intelligence that lasts a lifetime.

When parents validate their children's feelings, they nurture resilient spirits and cultivate a foundation for emotional intelligence that lasts a lifetime.

Parenting

The 6 Distorted Realities of Struggling Adult Children

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on November 24, 2023

Denial is a silent saboteur of adult children, creating resistance that can leave them trapped in the shadows of unrealized potential.

Denial is a silent saboteur of adult children, creating resistance that can leave them trapped in the shadows of unrealized potential.

Parenting

8 Ways Parents Ramp Up Anxiety in Their Children

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on November 23, 2023

Parents unknowingly wield the paintbrush of anxiety, coloring their children's worlds with shades of worry.

Parents unknowingly wield the paintbrush of anxiety, coloring their children's worlds with shades of worry.

Motivation

Why Adult Children Who Have Everything May Fail to Launch

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on November 3, 2023

For these three reasons, some adult children, despite their privileged upbringing, struggle greatly to navigate challenges and hardships as they go through life.

For these three reasons, some adult children, despite their privileged upbringing, struggle greatly to navigate challenges and hardships as they go through life.

Motivation

The Most Overlooked Strategy for Success

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on October 22, 2023

If you are seeking a sure-fire competitive edge, tap into the power of personal victories.

If you are seeking a sure-fire competitive edge, tap into the power of personal victories.

Guilt

How to Stop Letting an Adult Child Walk All Over You

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on October 7, 2023

Dealing with critical adult children requires healthy boundaries. Unlock the power of a two-word phrase to create a healthier dynamic.

Dealing with critical adult children requires healthy boundaries. Unlock the power of a two-word phrase to create a healthier dynamic.

Anger

The Most Misunderstood Emotion

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on September 17, 2023

Anger gets a bad rap because it is seen as destructive. These tips for understanding it better can help you manage the challenges and opportunities it presents.

Anger gets a bad rap because it is seen as destructive. These tips for understanding it better can help you manage the challenges and opportunities it presents.

Parenting

4 Words Every Struggling Adult Child Needs to Hear

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on September 12, 2023

Believing in a struggling adult child is crucial for their well-being and growth. It fosters self-esteem, resilience, and motivation to overcome challenges.

Believing in a struggling adult child is crucial for their well-being and growth. It fosters self-esteem, resilience, and motivation to overcome challenges.

Therapy

6 Words That Show Therapy Is Helping

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on September 8, 2023

Here is how to tell that therapy is unlocking your potential, leading you to a clearer sense of purpose and more fulfillment.

Here is how to tell that therapy is unlocking your potential, leading you to a clearer sense of purpose and more fulfillment.

Emotions

The Cure for Self-Pity

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on August 30, 2023

Breaking free from self-pity improves your emotional well-being and leads to empowerment. It's an essential step toward a more fulfilling and resilient life.

Breaking free from self-pity improves your emotional well-being and leads to empowerment. It's an essential step toward a more fulfilling and resilient life.

Parenting

6 Tips to Help You Pick Your Parenting Battles More Wisely

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on August 25, 2023

Do you feel like you are capsizing when your child floods with emotions? Here is how to steer your child towards calmer waters of emotional regulation and harmony.

Do you feel like you are capsizing when your child floods with emotions? Here is how to steer your child towards calmer waters of emotional regulation and harmony.

Education

6 Ways to Help Your Adult Child Thrive in College

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on August 13, 2023

Here are some crucial tips to empower your adult child's triumph in college.

Here are some crucial tips to empower your adult child's triumph in college.

Codependency

One Word to Stop Your Adult Child's Upsetting Manipulations

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on August 7, 2023

Manipulative adult children wield emotional power. Here's a trusty, clarifying tool to help parents cope.

Manipulative adult children wield emotional power. Here's a trusty, clarifying tool to help parents cope.

Parenting

Reality Check: Are You Enabling Your Adult Child?

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on July 20, 2023

Enabling an adult child is like handing them a lifelong crutch instead of empowering them to walk confidently toward success.

Enabling an adult child is like handing them a lifelong crutch instead of empowering them to walk confidently toward success.

Parenting

Setting Win-Win Boundaries With Your Adult Child

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on July 17, 2023

Creating healthy boundaries with your adult child maintains your own sanity and helps them confront the realities of adulthood without relying on you as a rescuer.

Creating healthy boundaries with your adult child maintains your own sanity and helps them confront the realities of adulthood without relying on you as a rescuer.

Forgiveness

When You Blame Your Partner for Your Unhappiness

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on July 14, 2023

It may be tempting to look at your intimate partner and blame them for your own misery. But is that really fair to you—or your partner?

It may be tempting to look at your intimate partner and blame them for your own misery. But is that really fair to you—or your partner?

Deception

Unlocking The Truth: 7 Ways To Help Your Child Stop Lying

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on July 9, 2023

Get to the root of your child's lying by creating emotional safety and unwavering accountability.

Get to the root of your child's lying by creating emotional safety and unwavering accountability.

Self-Esteem

4 Ways Parents Can Hurt Children's Self-Esteem

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on July 2, 2023

The words you speak to your child can either nurture blooming confidence or sow seeds of doubt that may haunt a lifetime.

The words you speak to your child can either nurture blooming confidence or sow seeds of doubt that may haunt a lifetime.

Relationships

The Silent Destroyer of Loving Relationships

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on June 30, 2023

Toxic thoughts are like a venomous vine. They silently weave their way through relationships and suffocate love. Here's how to stop them from destroying your relationship.

Toxic thoughts are like a venomous vine. They silently weave their way through relationships and suffocate love. Here's how to stop them from destroying your relationship.

Parenting

7 Ways to Cope When Your Adult Child Treats You Like Dirt

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.D. on June 26, 2023

The painful conflicts between adult children and parents serve as opportunities for growth and understanding. Here is how to help heal your relationship with your adult child.

The painful conflicts between adult children and parents serve as opportunities for growth and understanding. Here is how to help heal your relationship with your adult child.