It's hard to be productive and happy if your boss is constantly micromanaging you at work. The pandemic has opened up opportunities to start discussing flexible work arrangements. When you approach ...

Happiness and well-being depend on how much volition, choice and control people feel they have over their life—their sense of autonomy. Researchers have acknowledged this connection, but there's been ...

Two of my previous posts on moral development described the origins and consequences of following inner expectations and others' expectations. We form our inner expectations (conscience, or what we ...

Offering kids "choices within limits" is linked with better well-being. The study found the benefits of "autonomy-supportive parenting" can be immediate. To use the parenting style, focus on teaching, ...

Autonomy versus shame and doubt is the second stage of Erik Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development. This stage occurs between the age of 18 months and around age 2 or 3 years. According to ...

One of the most difficult aspects of caring for ill or very aged animals is determining how they are doing, and whether they are suffering from pain or distress. Our judgments are very often life or ...