Robyn Stead
Psychology has a lovely, neat answer to that question. A powerful tool we can use to get our children to behave is to point out what they are doing right and to keep on pointing this out to them. Reinforcement...
Robyn Stead
Our current understandings about why people behave the way they do come from a rich history of behavioural science. The thinking traces back to scientists such as Pavlov with his famous salivating dogs...
Robyn Stead
Recently, my father gave me an old textbook he had used in the ‘70s when he was studying as an extramural student at Massey University. The textbook was on developmental psychology. I’ve been browsing...
Robyn Stead
Psychologists can provide insights about how to teach children to manage their behaviour in ways that are socially acceptable. It’s a bit of a minefield to blog about this topic as there are so many...
Robyn Stead
Resilient Grieving: Finding Strength and Embracing Life After a Loss That Changes Everything LucyHone, foreword Karen Reivich Author Lucy Hone and forward writer Karen Reivich provide an academic credibility...
Robyn Stead
I was asked recently to speak to a group of community social workers about working with children and young people who have been diagnosed as being on the autistic spectrum. This agency has noticed that...