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Parenting Pointers: Parenting with Confidence

Motherhood Moments

Parenting is a difficult and rewarding task that comes with many challenges. 5) Acknowledge and reward positive behaviors, such as listening and following rules, to reinforce the importance of following guidelines and rules. No two children are alike, so what works for one may not work for another.

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Book Nook - Emotions Don’t Think: Emotional Contagion in a Time of Turmoil

Motherhood Moments

Crowds creating significant movement are situations which, by their nature, reward spontaneity and fast, intuitive, emotional thinking. Crowds and parties are often places of emotional contagion, as psychological energy flows easily among people and most of us are not inoculated against it. About the author Bruce Hutchison, Ph.D.

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Psychological Tips for Successful Stock Investing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Don’t avoid investing in a company due to just one bad example of their product (for instance, don’t avoid investing in Disney stock just because you had it with the crowds at Disney World in Florida!). What do you think about these decades old psychological investing tips from David Markstein? What tips would you add?

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How To Get The Holiday Gifts You Really Want

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For example, men who were most generous had more luck with sexual encounters back in the dark days, favoring a ‘giving’ gene. Ariel Knafo and other researchers from the psychology department at Hebrew University in Jerusalem designed and conducted an experiment that showed that certain people actually have DNA specific to giving.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Through understanding psychology, one can predict how other investors will react to certain market events. Money Reasons: Why I Got An American Express Blue Cash Card MR loves reward credit cards. Read his take on this great rewards card. Here is a real life example.

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Find out how Richard paid off $40,000 of debt

Family Balance Sheet

Personally I believe that getting out of debt is as much about psychology as it is about systems and processes. For example I got up at 3.45 One creditor, for example, agreed lower monthly payments, while another offered to shave a fair amount off what I owed in exchange for a lump-sum payment. am most days to start work.

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