Assertivenessfalls in“the sweet spot”between passivity and aggression. Whereas passivity fails to make our feelings and (their importance) clear and aggression implies insult or intimidation, self-assertion involves making a direct statement of what we want withouthostility,threat, ordisrespect. Empathi...
You don’t have to cause a fight when you try to speak your opinion. You can be heard without shouting. All relationships of all types need maintenance. The only way you can thrive as a person, a couple or a business is to have healthy arguments. Practice these tips regularly to keep...
wanted him to stay with Da-Hae through her college exams next year, but now he’s leaving to study abroad and I’m suddenly left without a tutor. I mean, what am I supposed to do? Ki-Woo listens, respectful. YON-KYO (CONT’D) Excuse my bluntness, but I just don’t see the...
If you've spent enough time living in close proximity to others, it's likely that you've also been annoyed by your neighbors. While not every neighbor is disrespectful to those around them by playing loud music, yelling at one another, or even laughing through your paper-thin walls, there...
Freedom Shouldn't Have to Be a Fight If you have overprotective parents, then you're familiar with the fight that comes with wanting to leave the house or hang out with friends without supervision. Depending on how overprotective they are (there are definitely different levels), you may or ...
Children need to feel heard and understood, especially by their parents, McCoy says. They should know that intense, negative emotions are normal — and that their parents are here to help, and will still love them unconditionally even when they're acting out. ...
3. To be heard and understood 4. Limits and boundaries Rather than focus on your child's behavior, focus on meeting these needs. Meet the needs, change the behavior. There a 25 ways to meet these needs. One of the most effective is to spend regular one-on-one time with your child ...
Virtually every Black person who has heard of the police killing of George Floyd has seen an image or watched a video of him - or if not him, then Ahmaud Arbery, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, and so many others - dying at the hands of the police. The trauma of watching these ...
easier for them to see your arm going left and right than it is for them to see a bicycle coming straight towards them. You could also use a loud horn (like the Air Zound) to get drivers' attention. If it looks like the driver is about to pull out without seeing you, yell "Hey!
this team is not gonna be the same without him … But we can carry on the way he would want us to. And that meant doing what he would have done. The staff started tugging on threads and searching for clues, working nonstop on one of the most important stories of their care...