How to Be a Kindness Role Model for Your Kids
We can inspire our kids to be kinder by talking about and practicing kindness ourselves.
Episode 24: Try This Recipe for Happiness
Our Happiness Guinea Pig, children's author Joanne Rocklin, shares her happiness practice: bringing people together to share a meal. It took…
How Independent Should Your Teenager Be?
Letting teens make their own decisions (within certain limits) will serve them best in the long run.
How to Help Kids Consider Forgiveness
Parents can help kids learn to choose forgiveness rather than revenge.
How to Be a Strength-Based Parent
By focusing on our children's strengths, we can help them flourish—and stop being so critical and worried.
Can a Video Game Boost Empathy in Kids?
Research suggests that a video game can change the brain and help adolescents recognize emotions.
How to Let Go of an Old Regret
If we don't confront the past, we can be haunted by sadness and self-blame.
Why Friendships Are Important for Boys’ Health
A recent study suggests that boys who spend more time with friends grow into healthier adults.
How to Let Go of an Old Regret
If we don't confront the past, we can be haunted by sadness and self-blame.
How to Support Your Kid at School Without Being a Helicopter Parent
Parents can help their children most by getting back to the basics and not trying to solve everything.
How Independent Should Your Teenager Be?
Letting teens make their own decisions (within certain limits) will serve them best in the long run.
Why Friendships Are Important for Boys’ Health
A recent study suggests that boys who spend more time with friends grow into healthier adults.
Can a Video Game Boost Empathy in Kids?
Research suggests that a video game can change the brain and help adolescents recognize emotions.
How to Help Kids Consider Forgiveness
Parents can help kids learn to choose forgiveness rather than revenge.
Five Ways to Help Teens Feel Good about Themselves
As teens struggle with anxiety and perfectionism, how can we help them like who they are?
Seven Lessons from Mister Rogers That Can Help Americans Be Neighbors Again
The host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood taught kids critical emotional and social skills that are still relevant to adults today.