According to new research, kids who may not be able to fully control their impulses — acting without thinking through the results of those actions — may be at a higher risk for critical health and ...

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A small lab-based study found that a 12-week cycling program improved inhibitory control over six weeks. This adds to the evidence that exercise can be an effective strategy for improving cognitive ...

"The basic premise that children must learn about emotions is that all feelings are OK to have; however, only some reactions are OK." –Dan Siegel Earlier today, a mom called me regarding her son’s ...

Any time you click on a targeted ad and reach for your wallet, or grab something that caught your eye at the supermarket checkout, you are making an impulse buy. And few of us, it seems, have much ...

Managing impulses has always been challenging but now it is harder than perhaps ever before. Why? I'm still amazed that in the two years that I've been blogging for Psychology Today the post that ...

Some parents fear that video games might be detrimental to children’s well-being, but a new study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health finds that gaming may help with both cognition and ...

Socially tolerant species are better at controlling their emotions and behaviors, according to a new study of one of humanity's closest relatives. Researchers have tested one of the ideas put forward ...

A small lab-based study found that a 12-week cycling program improved inhibitory control over six weeks. This adds to the evidence that exercise can be an effective strategy for improving cognitive ...