“What is the difference between true acceptance and learned helplessness?” a reader asks, In January 2022 in my post Learned Helplessness, Brain Injury, and the Pandemic, I wrote that Maier and ...

A few years ago some friends got a new Golden Retriever puppy named Sugar. When I first met Sugar, she was a ball of fur and energy. Picture this: a golden streak dashing across the yard, eyes ...

What students repeatedly experience and observe in their environment. A Classroom Snapshot On the first day of the fall semester, Maya takes bold notes and blurts out answers before the instructor ...

Georgia private school; Ask the Experts panel; inventor Ky “Rocketman” Michaelson We visit a Georgia private school for LD students for which countering learned helplessness is its mission statement.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." **CONTENT WARNING** This story mentions the topic of abusive relationships. Sometimes, it’s hard to keep ...