How to Reply to a Compliment

How to Reply to a Compliment When You Are an Introvert Who Hates Praise

When praise makes you cringe, it can be really hard to find a good reply to a compliment without coming across as awkward or rude. Knowing how to reply to a compliment properly is a great tool in your personal and professional life. Proper receipt of compliments shows that you know you are good at your job without seeming over-confident. The trick is…

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Different Parenting Styles

4 Different Parenting Styles and How They Affect Children Later in Life

Parenting styles can affect everything from how much your child weighs to how they feel about themselves. It's important to ensure our parenting styles support healthy growth and development because the way you interact with your child and how you discipline them will influence them for the rest of their life. Researchers have identified four types of parenting styles: Authoritarian: Controlling and strict, rules…

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Daily Habits of Successful People

4 Daily Habits of Successful People That You Should Adopt

Do you want to be more successful? Maybe it’s time to adopt one of these daily habits of successful people. Ever wondered what a day in the life of a successful person must be like? Do they set their alarms earlier? Do they consume some super food for breakfast? Are they simply happier, or more focused people just getting the most out of…

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Signs and Causes of Severe Depression

12 Signs and Causes of Severe Depression and How to Cope

Depression is a nasty illness and can have unwanted consequences. You may not realize that you have severe depression, so it's crucial to be able to recognize its signs and triggers. Developing coping mechanisms and making a few lifestyle changes may ease it. The Differences between Mild, Moderate, and Severe Depression Everyone feels out of sorts sometimes. Occasional moodiness passes relatively quickly. Depression,…

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Signs of Anxious Attachment Style

Signs of Anxious Attachment Style and How It Damages Your Relationships

Our attachment style affects everything from our choice of partner to our behavior within relationships. Anxious attachment style is just one attachment style but research suggests it is a particularly damaging one. Before we go on, let’s have a quick recap of Attachment Theory. Psychologist John Bowlby coined the term Attachment Theory and used it to explain that children need to bond with…

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Cerebral Palsy Causes

6 Cerebral Palsy Causes and Symptoms in Babies

Cerebral palsy is a life-changing condition, and it disheartens a parent to know that his or her child has it. All parents should know about this condition. This article discusses cerebral palsy causes in babies and their signs. It also explores coping mechanisms. What Is Cerebral Palsy? Cerebral Palsy is a birth disorder that affects muscle tone, motor skills, and movement. A child…

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Silent Treatment in a Relationship

Why Silent Treatment in a Relationship Is Damaging and How to Deal with It

Hands up who has given their partner the silent treatment in a relationship? Now let’s have another show of hands for all those that didn’t think it caused their partners any real pain? Would you be surprised to learn that silent treatment in a relationship causes actual physical pain? This is because ignoring someone activates the same area of the brain that responds…

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getting back with an ex

Thinking About Getting Back with an Ex? 6 Ways to Find out If It’s Worth It

Getting back with an ex-boyfriend or girlfriend can be good or a disaster. There are ways to tell if this move is a logical strategy. I’m guilty. I started thinking about getting back with an ex, and I did so. I was married once, for a long time, and then I was divorced. After a few years of living single, I found myself…

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