As you help guide your child through the social-emotional awareness and cognitive skills to enrich their empathy, consider promoting the crucial skill to act on empathetic responses to the needs of ...

Attempting to change society’s expectations of young girls is like moving a mountain with spoons. It’s a large task that performed with simple tools requires time and effort — so it’s best to get on ...

A reader feels overlooked and under-appreciated. David Robson explains why assertiveness is a keystone of good mental health ...

My fellow blogger over at BehaveNet had an interesting entry in May of this year about a consultant coming in to talk to a psychiatric hospital staff about "physician burnout." The consultant ...

Assertiveness can make or break social situations, whether we are dealing with people one-to-one or in groups. Chris Croft discusses how to avoid being aggressive or submissive, and presents some ...

Assertiveness describes an attitude which is self-assured and confident, without being aggressive or rude. It involves asserting your rights by using words to put across a point of view, while ...

This research project evaluated the development, maintenance, and generalization of assertive skills among 28 mentally retarded adults. Participants were randomly assigned to an experimental ...

Assertive employees display behavior that incorporates interpersonal communication skills. Employers and recruiters look for indications of assertiveness during the interview process, says the London ...