When the new school year starts it’s a busy time. Families are finding backpacks and bus passes and digging out lunch boxes. We help our students get ready for their first day the best we can, often ...

Setting and achieving goals helps kids (and grown-ups) build self-esteem — and teaches perseverance, too. When children set goals, it helps them practice executive function skills like planning.

If you want to have a great year, you’ll boost your likelihood of success by setting goals. And using goal setting theory, specifically, is the best way to ensure you achieve all that you aspire to.

When Caroline Adams Miller learned about the science of goal setting, her professional and personal life changed forever. It was 2005, and Adams Miller was a student at the University of Pennsylvania ...

Caroline Fleck is a clinical psychologist with expertise in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), a treatment for borderline personality disorder. According to Fleck, DBT was the first behavioral ...

Goals tend to fail either because we aim for the wrong things or because environmental factors keep us from succeeding, says ...

We are approaching the end of January 2025. Two things typically happen at this time of year. First, hearing the words “Happy New Year!” this late in the year starts to feel irritating and annoying ...

Focus on the incremental steps that are in your control. By Talya Minsberg This weekend, I’m running my 10th New York City Marathon. I’m ready and the weather looks perfect. It should be a good day, ...

Last year, nearly 20% of Americans surveyed said they plan to pursue a new full-time job or career. If you’re pursuing a new position or career, be intentional. Setting your vision, identifying your ...