US Senate Passes Child Online Safety Bills! This may be helpful to parents, educators, mental health practitioners, and most of all for children & teens Please see my articles in Psychology Today about this: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psycho… psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psycho…

Password: Avoid the 3 Negative C’s: “Don't Criticize, Condemn, or Complain!” ~Dale Carnegie Try it! Sounds simple but can be challenging. Keep track. Can you go without the 3 C’s? (a little cheese with that whine?) Stay positive!

Misinformation=accidentally false information. Disinformation=deliberately false & designed to deceive. Fake news = used to discredit news media as biased Censorship=suppressed words/images considered dangerous or offensive by government. Content Moderation=community notes?

Algorithm takes robots a step closer to being able to 'act on intuition' techxplore.com/news/2024-09-a… via TechXplore

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Sick of remembering passwords / logging in? me too. Turn Password Fatigue Into Password Therapy | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psycho…

mindfulness = not thinking of things to do, but instead focusing on the here & now: Explore & experience objects. If eating, concentrate on the texture of food. With music, focus on each instrument. Walk outside and notice sights, sounds & smells. mindfulness is a stress reducer!

Ha ha - someone asked me about this graphic “Which one is therapist and who is the client?” Good question! psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psycho…

Wishing all a Happy Thanksgiving! Let a “Attitude of Gratitude” be your mental password.

Denial is a defense mechanism. Your mind dismisses unpleasant or dissonant information that could make you feel bad. Perhaps you ignore it or put it aside. In the short term, this can be a stress relief in that you are deciding not to deal with “it” for now. A temporary respite

Do inhabit a news & info bubble? Please read my article on this topic! Seeing Past Our Information Bubbles psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psycho…

What is your mental password for this week? It can be motivational or remind you of mindfulness. How about: “Stay Calm & Carry On!”? A mental motto can help you to stay on track. What is yours? “Bring your own sunshine”

Got FOMO? Careful, it can lead to FAFO!😀

DeepSeek: Is This a “Sputnik Moment”? | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psycho…

Please see my newest article! Are We Hooked on Our Smartphones? Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psycho…

Do you like to do puzzles? It’s a great way to “exercise” your brain! I ❤️ #NYTimes #WORDLE, and #Connections. Have u tried sites to create/share your own custom puzzles? Fun! Mental Password: “Brain Power! (Use it or Lose it!)”