How to promote attention in children – 1

How to promote attention in children – 1

by Sara Pezzica
Psychologist psychotherapist PhD in developmental psychology
President of the Italian association of attention disorders and hyperactivity Aidai Toscana
“Attention and energy levels”
Attention is that transversal function that puts us in contact with the world and lays the foundations for knowledge and learning.
In preschool children …

Resilience: a superpower against adversity

Resilience: a superpower against adversity

by Sara Pezzica
Psychologist psychotherapist PhD in developmental psychology
President of the Italian association of attention disorders and hyperactivity Aidai Toscana
In this period the use of a very evocative word often recurs: RESILIENCE.
“We must be resilient”, “She is very resilient”, within some sentences it almost assumes the connotation of a heroic power. So let’s try to understand the characteristics of this superpower starting from its etymology …

Adaptogens: natural vaccines

Adaptogens: natural vaccines

Adaptogens: what are they?
Adaptogen comes from the Latin “adaptare” and the Greek word “genes” which means “born of”.
The Russian pharmacologist Nicolai Lazarev, in 1947 defined as adaptogen “a pharmacological substance capable of inducing a state of …

Anxiety in adults

Anxiety in adults

by Roberto Pino – PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology University of Florence – What is anxiety and how does it manifest itself?
Ask a handful of people with an anxiety disorder to describe it and they will likely paint different pictures …