Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 11.16.23 To help with getting organized and staying organized, try to start with making a habit of doing one thing each day to improve your organizational skills and strategies. This can be anything from putting things away when you are done with them, finding a place
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 10.20.23 When you decide to take on a large organizational task, looking at the whole thing can be overwhelming and lead to procrastination. To make it more manageable, think about how you can take on one piece of the task at a time, such as cleaning
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 10.9.23 With fall right at our doorstep, this is a good time to think about getting organized as many of us will be spending more time indoors as the weather cools. Organization is a huge term, encompassing images of a tidy home or workspace, neat bookshelves,
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 9.20.23 While optimism is largely about outlook and how we think about things, it can also be improved by doing things. Consider engaging in one activity every day that you intentionally do to help improve your positivity. This may mean watching a little comedy, interacting with
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 9.8.23 Sometimes it can be easy to focus on the more negative aspects of a situation. While this type of perspective can be used constructively to help people with solving potential problems, it can also lead to overall negative outlooks. This can have an unhealthy impact
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD. 9.1.23 Mindfulness has long been a source for reducing stress and finding peace. Mindfulness can also be a wonderful way to increase optimism. Try a mindfulness exercise that includes picturing the best possible outcome to a current situation or event in your life. Use this positivity
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD August 22, 2023 To help improve optimism, start by taking a look at what surrounds you. Do you watch or read a lot of negative news? Do you spend time with people who are negative? You don’t have to stop looking at the news or spending
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 7.25.23 ‘Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement…no pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit’. ~ Helen Keller Looking at things through a more positive lens can be beneficial
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD One last tip for parents when it comes to managing screen time: Be a good role model. If your kids see you on your devices all the time, you are teaching them that this is acceptable and valued behavior. As you encourage and set up structure
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 6.1.23 One of the side effects of the predominance of screens in our lives is that the time spent on screens intrudes on quality time with family. Phones are always present in many homes – across activities and situations. To make sure your family is not
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 5.17.23 The internet is an incredibly useful but also potentially dangerous place to spend time. To help protect yourself, only go to reputable sites and sources, and never give away your personal information without making sure the site is legitimate. For kids and teens, monitor the
Kaarin Anderson Ryan, PhD 5.5.23 Both adults and children are known to spend too much time gaming. Adults, if you are not into console-based games, consider other device games that can be addicting. If you start playing any game on your phone, look at the time you start and the