People who can delay gratification and master their impulses thrive in life. And experts say that you can learn skills to rein in bad habits. By Christina Caron We tend to respect and even idolize ...

Children learn emotional regulation by observing adults. Modelling calm behaviour during stressful situations, like slowing down movements or pausing before reacting, teaches children valuable coping ...

The famous marshmallow experiment at Stanford University studied the lives of children who were offered a choice between one marshmallow immediately, or two marshmallows if they could wait for 15 ...