Children need to learn how and when to ask for help. Source: Denise Carbonell /Flickr Knowing how and when to ask for help is a critical life skill that many children struggle to master. Their own ...

It’s hard to say no when someone asks you for a favor. My previous post explained why that is and how to assertively stand your ground to protect your time, money, and self-respect. But it can also be ...

Facing Suicide: Let’s Talk, produced by Twin Cities PBS, creates a space of understanding, hope, and action for young people whose lives have been impacted by suicide, including those who have ...

We feel you. Your teacher has given you a piece of homework, and it's well hard! You've tried everything we recommended on our page for what to do if you can't do your homework, and you're still stuck ...

Asking for help is hard, but others want to help more than we often give them credit for, says Stanford social psychologist Xuan Zhao. We shy away from asking for help because we don’t want to bother ...

Help! How hard is it to say that word? According to a new study in the journal Psychological Science, it can be pretty dang difficult; despite the fact that most people are naturally inclined to help ...

Sometimes asking for help—even for the smallest of favors—can feel awkward, or like you’re inconveniencing someone else. But the odds are, you’re probably wrong. Studies show that people are much more ...

In an ideal world, you’d ask for help, and they’d say, “I’m in! What do you need?” (Actually, in my ideal world, they’d say “I’m in–and I’m bringing chocolate!”). Humans are prosocial creatures, wired ...

Some people seem to glide through life without ever asking for help. They handle their responsibilities, put on a brave face, and rarely let anyone see them struggle. From the outside, it looks like ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. We can all do so much better with a bit of help. Many of us fear asking for help though, and this could be holding both ourselves and our ...