by Dr. Myles Cooley | Nov 22, 2012
We’ve known for a long time that ADHD symptoms continue into adulthood for a majority of children diagnosed with the disorder. We’ve known that these adults have more traffic violations and car accidents, substance abuse and incarcerations. A study found...
by Dr. Myles Cooley | Oct 14, 2012
Is willpower inborn (nature) or learned (nurture)? Researchers gave 3-5 year olds (Group 1) some crayons and paper and told them if they waited, the researcher would return with better crayons. After 2 1/2 minutes, the researcher returned with an apology saying he...
by Dr. Myles Cooley | Aug 4, 2012
Did you know that Americans rate lack of willpower as one of their biggest problems? It’s not hard to understand because lack of willpower prevents us from accomplishing many of our goals. But low willpower has even more consequences in our lives. And believe...
by Dr. Myles Cooley | Jun 23, 2012
Our brains have an aversion to loss. The psychological “price” of losing is twice as powerful as the price of winning. So losing a certain amount when you gamble is twice as painful as the power of happiness of winning the same amount. We also experience...
by Dr. Myles Cooley | May 8, 2012
If I had a nickel for every parent who’s said something like the following over the years, I’d be rich: “My child has an IEP or a 504 Plan in school, but I don’t really understand what his problem is.” This is especially frustrating for...
