Two Ways to Nudge Your Kids Toward Honesty
A recent study suggests that kids are influenced by the stories they read and the interactions they witness.
Episode 52: How To Get Your Priorities Straight
It's easy to lose sight of what matters most. Our guest finds a way to reconnect with her values during stressful times.
What Can Parents Do About Bullying?
Parents can take steps to help prevent bullying and to intervene when it happens.
Your Happiness Calendar for November 2019
This November, find the bright side and mediate on gratitude
Does Returning Favors Come Naturally to Kids?
Young kids naturally hold a grudge, but they need to learn to engage in grateful reciprocity.
How to Help Young People Transition Into Adulthood
Modern "rites of passage" can help teens prepare for an uncertain future.
How to Be a Strength-Based Parent for Kids with Learning Differences
Focusing on our children's strengths helps counter the message that there is something wrong or lacking in them.
What No One Tells You About Becoming a Mother
A psychiatrist explains that difficult emotions are natural in new motherhood—and how partners and society at large can be supportive.
Your Happiness Calendar for October 2019
This month, think about forgiveness and find silver linings.
Your Happiness Calendar for November 2019
This November, find the bright side and mediate on gratitude
How to Raise Boys Who Are in Touch With Their Feelings
A new book argues that we are hurting boys by not helping them value their emotions and their social connections.
How to Help Your Child’s Compassion Grow
Parents can encourage their kids to practice kindness and caring toward themselves and others
How to Become a Scientist of Your Own Emotions
A Q&A with researcher Marc Brackett about how to cultivate emotional intelligence in ourselves and our kids.
What No One Tells You About Becoming a Mother
A psychiatrist explains that difficult emotions are natural in new motherhood—and how partners and society at large can be supportive.
Episode 49: How to Find Your Silver Linings
Do you fixate on what's going wrong in your life? Poet and "recovering pessimist" Maggie Smith practices looking on the bright side.
Why the Arts Matter for Kids’ Self-Esteem
A new study finds that kids who paint, draw, play music, or read more often feel better about themselves.