Professor @HarvardMed, Founding Director, @ThinkKids @MGHPsychiatry, Speaker, Author, Psychologist, Parent - Rethinking Behavior: Think Skill not Will!
Joined January 2020
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16 Dec 2024
Grateful to @melrobbins & her incredible podcast team! Loved our conversation which went live today. Appreciate all the positive comments. Thrilled to share our work with more people & help everyone understand that people do well if they can! @ThinkKids youtube.com/watch?v=j6sSGT30…
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May 17
Grateful to have the opportunity to visit the Tremont School again last week. I worked w/ them years ago & our Collaborative Problem Solving approach @Think:Kids is alive & well still there! Very exciting to see how they've grown & developed since then buff.ly/g4ueDfv
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Mar 23
Join me next Friday for this intro to Collaborative Problem Solving! @ThinkKids @HackettCenter
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Mar 20
Join @stuartablon for an Introduction to Collaborative Problem Solving®and learn practical tools you can use right away.
April 3, 1–2:30 pm ET
Live online
$20, includes 1.5 CE credits for #SocialWorkers & #MentalHealthProviders
Register: bit.ly/4uxQmqM
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Excited to see this book come out which includes the chapter I wrote with my colleague @ThinkKids, Hallie Carpenter, on Emotional Regulation for All Students: Using Collaborative Problem Solving to Build Social-Emotional Skills
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Feb 4
Go beyond surface behavior.
Build skills with a trauma-informed, evidence-based approach—$100 off.
📅 March 19, 11, 12 | 🎓 12 CE/PDP
Register now: bit.ly/3XTiMvG
#Education #SocialWork #MentalHealth
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Jan 11
Grateful to have had the opportunity to be on lots of podcasts to share my work with many different audiences. My favorite of 2026 was probably joining Shankar Vedantam on @HiddenBrain. Scroll down to find one that's of most interest to you: buff.ly/Y33d0uQ
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These days when kids struggle to manage their behavior there is much greater awareness of the impact that chronic stress and adversity has on a developing child's brain. This important paper demonstrates the impact starts in utero buff.ly/MiXdsUi
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12 Dec 2025
Unlock the Power of Empathy to Transform Yourself and Others! youtube.com/shorts/sh4XVarGd… via @YouTube You don’t have to walk in someone’s shoes. You have to agree to be open-minded, nonjudgemental, really want to understand what someone’s experiences are @stuartablon #empathy
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17 Dec 2025
#Parents listen to @stuartablon & Kate Brownfield from @ADHDKidsThrive discuss Collaborative Problem Solving & role-play a common problem: getting off a video game to come to dinner.
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#Parenting #ParentingTips #Psychology #ChildPsychology #ADHD
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4 Nov 2025
Thanks Rukiya Kelly @FICO_corp for sharing these ideas on @FastCompany that I discussed w/ @melrobbins on her podcast not long ago! Love seeing the notion of "skill, not will" applied to financial health and literacy
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31 Oct 2025
Have you ever watched someone make a mistake over and over again, until you finally correct them... only to make things worse? In this week’s episode, psychologist @stuartablon explains why these methods fail, and offers better ways to help the people we care about make lasting change.
Listen and follow:
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30 Oct 2025
“It frustrates us. It triggers us. And that makes it hard for us to have an empathic understanding — or an even an accurate understanding — about what might be getting in that person's way.”
When people do bad things, we often think it's because they're bad people, or they're being stubborn, or they're simply not trying hard enough. We attempt to help them fix this behavior through rewards and punishments, or we just encourage them to try harder. This week, @stuartablon shares a psychological insight that shows us a better way to inspire change.
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28 Oct 2025
Really enjoyed this conversation with Shankar Vedantam @HiddenBrain! #skillnotwill
28 Oct 2025
“When you try to motivate people to do things that they struggle to do, you also send them the not-so-subtle message that you don't think they're trying hard enough.”
It can be frustrating when people do things we don't want them to. A friend cancels plans at the last minute. A child refuses to get dressed for school. Before long, resentment sets in. The temptation is to push harder. More reminders, more rules, more consequences. But the techniques we use to get people to alter their behavior are often strikingly ineffective. This week, psychologist @stuartablon explains why these methods fail, and offers better ways to help the people we care about make lasting change.
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16 Oct 2025
Behavior being more about skill than will is just as true for us adults as it is for kids!
15 Oct 2025
Kids (and all people) do well if they can! Thanks for sharing @melrobbins instagram.com/reel/DPou-GrEg…
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15 Oct 2025
Looking forward to joining @edwebnet for this important webinar next week!
The Inside Scoop from Tech and Medical Experts on Improving Students’ Behavior and Mood 10/22 #edWebinar @stuartablon #TechSafeSchools home.edweb.net/webinar/menta…
ALT A teacher and three students standing closely together in front of a chalkboard with math equations, showing camaraderie and teamwork.
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5 Sep 2025
Who would've guessed I'd be paired with a heavy metal icon & Grammy Award winner for a podcast? Thrilled to join @Halestorm's Lizzy Hale for Check Your Head: Mental Help for Musicians Podcast! Listen here: buff.ly/2s4Mi8X
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24 Aug 2025
Grateful for the opportunity to connect with the next generation of talented clinicians and share my personal journey and our work @ThinkKids on the Get Psyched podcast!
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23 Aug 2025
Eager to share a free resource, Helping Young Minds Thrive, to support teens and parents navigating the challenges of adolescence and mental wellness. As a Clinical Advisory Member, I helped review content
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13 Aug 2025
Our new research shows student-teachers trained in Collaborative Problem Solving® gain confidence in classroom management—with 90% using CPS tools in the classroom.
It’s not behavioral control—it’s skill building: bit.ly/4lv7qYR
#TeacherLife #SEL #EDU #teachers
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1 Aug 2025
If gentle parenting is too soft & FAFO too harsh (& neither has data that says they are effective btw), there is an evidence-based alternative that balances clear expectations & boundaries w/ empathy. It's called Collaborative Problem Solving @ThinkKids
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Dr. Stuart Ablon retweeted
5 Jun 2025
If you’ve ever felt frustrated by someone’s behavior—whether a partner, friend, coworker, or even yourself—this episode from @lightwithinpod and @stuartablon will give you the tools to handle those moments effortlessly.
👉 Watch the full episode: bit.ly/3ZiuBxr
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