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When a Gambling Addiction Goes Untreated it Can Lead to Many Life Problems
If you or a loved one has a gambling problem, you can probably understand the title of the article. Left untreated, a severe gambling habit or severe gambling addiction can create tremendous pain for the gambler or the family of … Continue reading
You Need Help To Quit Gambling For Good
Are you worried about the gambling habit of someone in your household? Undoubtedly it is the spouses, family members and loved ones that suffer as a consequence of a gambling addiction. Knowing which course of action to take can prove … Continue reading
Post Bankruptcy Auto Loans – Best Means to Qualify for a Car Loan After Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy can be very emotionally damaging as it causes embarrassment and financial troubles. Many people think they will never be able to get bankruptcy auto loans as it takes a huge toll on credit scores. Thankfully, this is not true. … Continue reading
Finding Auto Loans When You Have Bad Credit
In most cases, auto loans are secured loans. This means that the lender has more security when giving a loan to any individual because they can take your asset if you don’t make your payments. Bad credit auto loans are … Continue reading
Increasing Student Success Through Instruction in Self-Determination
An enormous amount of research shows the importance of self-determination (i.e., autonomy) for students in elementary school through college for enhancing learning and improving important post-school outcomes. Findings Research by psychologists Richard Ryan, PhD, and Edward Deci, PhD, on Self-Determination … Continue reading
How to Build a Better Educational System: Jigsaw Classrooms
The jigsaw classroom technique can transform competitive classrooms in which many students are struggling into cooperative classrooms in which once-struggling students show dramatic academic and social improvements. Findings In the early 1970s, in the wake of the civil rights movement, … Continue reading
Have Your Children Had Their Anti-Smoking Shots?
Findings In the early 1960s, social psychologist William McGuire published some classic papers showing that it is surprisingly easy to change people’s attitudes about things that we all wholeheartedly accept as true. For example, for speakers armed with a little … Continue reading
Early Intervention Can Improve Low-Income Children’s Cognitive Skills and Academic Achievement
National Head Start program conceptualized while psychologists were beginning to study preventive intervention for young children living in poverty. Findings As a group, children who live in poverty tend to perform worse in school than do children from more privileged … Continue reading
Family-Like Environment Better for Troubled Children and Teens
The Teaching-Family Model changes bad behavior through straight talk and loving relationships. Findings In the late 1960′s, psychologists Elaine Phillips, Elery Phillips, Dean Fixsen, and Montrose Wolf developed an empirically tested treatment program to help troubled children and juvenile offenders … Continue reading