Santa Clara University

Talking to your kids about gun violence is a difficult conversation. Dean Nicholas Ladany, Ph. D discussed ways to talk to your children, no matter what age, about the painful realities of about gun violence. He defined the word “CLEAR” as a guidance to talk.

Calm yourself and then talk to children

Listen to them and not try to break in too soon

Emphasize and normalize with their behavioral or emotional reactions

Avoid too much exposure to news of the event

Do not over hype that it is likely to happen to us or others, as it is Rare event

Dean Nick Ladany, Ph.D. on ABC >>

Conference on March 8, 2013

This day-long conference will illuminate the connections between mindfulness and compassion, focusing on how mindfulness can deepen relationships, enhance caregiving, and build compassion. Will be webcast live! 6 CEUs.

Learning Objectives
Attendees will be able to:

• Understand the relationship between mindfulness and compassion, on a practical and psychological level, including the “pro-social” effects of mindfulness practice
• Practice research-tested techniques to cultivate mindfulness, compassion, and self-compassion in everyday life
• Summarize key research findings that support the benefits of mindfulness and compassion, including self-compassion
• Explain what the most effective mindfulness and compassion programs are, why they work, and with what outcomes
• Identify best practices for promoting compassion and mindfulness in others, including students or clients they serve

Shauna Shapiro, PhD will discuss on the “pro-social” effects of mindfulness from 10:30 am.

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Shauna Shapiro's "The Art and Science of Mindfulness" is now into Italian!

You can buy the book in English from here.

People get happier as they grow older. Or if not happier, why don't things bother them anymore?

Jerrold Shapiro, Ph.D. believe that as most people age, they become much more accepting of themselves. They also become more empathetic to others.

So what gives? If we are so gloomy, why do we sometimes seem so chipper? Well, when Pew surveyed more than 2,400 adults in 2008, it did find a lot of discontent, but that was when it asked people to do things like compare their standard of living with that of their parents or talk about keeping up with the cost of living.

When it comes to day-to-day irritants, it is often another matter, said Dr. Shapiro, who interviewed more than 200 baby boomers for his book “Finding Meaning, Facing Fears in the Autumn of Your Years.” “People seemed to be less aggravated by minor setbacks,” he said, “for example by not being able to get their kids to do something at a certain time.”

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