Highlighting summer's enhanced opportunities for healthy behavior has become a tradition for this column. In keeping with tradition, here is my annual installment – one that zeroes in on the core ...

Physical and emotional wellness and balanced living—not depriving yourself of the things you want but, at the same time, not overindulging—are goals most people strive for but sometimes have ...

Self-control is a vital skill that touches every aspect of life, from managing your emotions to making sound decisions about ...

Emotional self-regulation is the ability to think before you act, which can help you view situations more positively. Developing this skill takes practice, and you can help through strategies that ...

Self-Control: How to Help Your Seven-Year-Old Make Responsible Choices Self-Control: How to Help Your Seven-Year-Old Make Responsible Choices Emotions influence behavior. Part of growing up is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. In our never-ending search for happiness, researchers have ...

Learning to regulate behavior and emotion is a skill we develop over time. From a young age, we’re faced with experiences that test and refine our ability to gain a sense of control over difficult ...

New research challenges the view that self-control equals sacrificing pleasure. Choosing to eat chocolate cake instead of carrot sticks does not equal a lack of self-control, according to new research ...

Gratitude—something a lot of us practice on Thanksgiving—tends to be a particularly warm, fuzzy and, dare we say, noble concept. You are taking the time to give copious thanks to the people, places, ...