Articles: What’s Good about Generation Y?
By Karen Foster | January 24, 2013They've been called ungrateful, narcissistic, and entitled. But new research reveals the hopes, ideals, and positive qualities of today's young adults.
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Articles: What Gen Y Needs from Parents (and Why You Should Give It to Them)
By Diana Divecha | January 22, 2013New research says parental help for young adults is normal—and it may now be necessary.
Articles: The Case for Discussing Spirituality in Schools
By Vicki Zakrzewski | January 8, 2013Research suggests that spirituality may be a natural developmental process—so what does this mean for secular schools?
Articles: Parenting for Authentic Success?
By Jill Suttie | December 21, 2012Madeline Levine's new book tries to help parents resist entering their kids in the rat race.
Articles: Four Reminders of Human Strength and Goodness after Sandy Hook
By Jeremy Adam Smith | December 17, 2012Are people horrible? It's a question many Americans are asking ourselves after the horror of a school shooting.
Articles: Our Children, Our Strangers
By Jeremy Adam Smith | December 3, 2012A new book explores extreme differences between parents and children—and in so doing, reveals how we can all find empathy, resilience, and meaning in life's most difficult experiences.
Research Digest Items/Studies: Effects of Mindful Awareness Practices on Executive Functions in Elementary School Children
Articles: Is Character the Key to Success?
By Vicki Zakrzewski | September 26, 2012An interview with Paul Tough reveals that there's more to academic success than just, well...academics.
Articles: The Mindful Birth
By Jill Suttie | August 27, 2012A new book argues that mindfulness can help women (and their partners) navigate pregnancy and childbirth.
Articles: Just One Thing: Hush the Inner Critic
By Rick Hanson | August 22, 2012Messing up is easy, says Rick Hanson. But forgiving yourself takes practice.
Articles: Four Ways to Encourage Kindness in Students
By Vicki Zakrzewski | August 20, 2012Back-to-school tips: Research-based steps teachers can take to prime their students for kindness.
Articles: How to Pass the Marshmallow Test
By Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton | August 3, 2012Research explains why it's wrong to discriminate against overweight people—and also why it's important to help build mindfulness and self-control.
Articles: Being Kind Makes Kids Happy
By Delia Fuhrmann | August 1, 2012A new study is the first to show that kids get a happiness boost from sacrificing for others, suggesting our strong inclinations for altruism.
Articles: How to Bullyproof Your Kid
By Jill Suttie | July 19, 2012Two new books explore how to curb bullying in the classroom and online.
Articles: Should Women Thank Men for Doing the Dishes?
By Jeremy Adam Smith | July 5, 2012Anne-Marie Slaughter’s “Having it All” essay in this month's The Atlantic raises important questions about men, women... and gratitude.
Articles: Five Simple Tricks for Healthier Eating
By Amie M. Gordon | June 26, 2012Trying to make healthier food choices for you and your family? Psychology can help.
Articles: How to Really Read Racist Books to Your Kids
By Jeremy Adam Smith | June 22, 2012A recent New York Times column suggests we have no choice but to ignore or excise racist imagery in children's books. But Jeremy Adam Smith offers another way, guided by research.
Articles: What Motivates Kids to Help Others?
By Stacey Kennelly | June 19, 2012A new study suggests even toddlers are motivated by compassion rather than the desire to get credit for good deeds.
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Why Compassion in Business Makes Sense
April 15, 2013Emma Seppala explains how compassionate workplaces are good for employee health and the corporate bottom line.
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How to be a Happy Working Dad, Part One
March 27, 2013A new report finds that fitting work with family isn't just a women's issue. Jeremy Adam Smith offers 10 tips for helping fathers to navigate a changing landscape at home and on the job.
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When Getting Angry Makes You Happy
April 2, 2013A new study shows how seeking happiness at the right time may be more important than seeking happiness all the time.
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Why Lent Makes People Happy (and Netflix Doesn’t)
March 21, 2013New research suggests that cutting back on life’s pleasures helps us enjoy them significantly more.
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‘Free the Mind’ film
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Free the Mind: Hope after Trauma
May 17, 2013A new documentary reveals the power of mindfulness and neuroplasticity. Bay Area residents can catch a screening tonight at Stanford University.
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Friday, June 28 - Wednesday, July 3, 2013
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"Gratitude and Prosocial Behavior"
Finds that feeling gratitude produces kind and helpful behavior, even when that behavior is costly to the individual actor.
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Compassion evolved as a distinct affective experience whose function is to enable cooperation and protection of those who...
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This article on bystander intervention in emergency situations suggests that we are likely to help a “shabbily dressed”...
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The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, runs a state-of-the-art neuroscience...
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Based at the University of Michigan Business School, this is a networking community for researchers and practitioners...
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