How to Help Kids Deal With Obsessive Thoughts
Research suggests that children can learn to think differently about sticky, intrusive thoughts so they don't feel controlled by them.
Your Happiness Calendar for September 2024
This month, look for reasons to be hopeful.
Five Ways Parents Can Help Kids Navigate Social Media
Parents can help mitigate some of the harm that social media may be doing to young people's mental health.
Seven Insights From Teens About Social Media and Mental Health
A new survey asked young people directly about how they use social media and how it affects their mental health.
What Kind of Conversations Do Teens Want to Have?
Three new studies look at what teens are curious about and what kind of responses they hope for in talking with friends and family.
How to Fully Appreciate Your Loving Relationships
Research suggests that savoring moments of connection can make us feel good and enhance our relationships—particularly for Latinos.
Why “Boy” Culture Is Hurting Boys and Everyone Else
Psychologist Niobe Way argues that we need to pay better attention to what boys and men say they need socially and emotionally.
How Exploring New Places Can Make You Feel Happier (The Science of Happiness Podcast)
Exploring novel places and having diverse experiences is important to our well-being and can make us feel happier. This week, Ike Sriskandarajah, a…
How to Find Your Purpose in Life
Are you struggling to discover your purpose? That may be because you feel isolated from other people. Here's how you can overcome that.
What Inside Out 2 Reveals About the Diversity of Emotions
The new Pixar film explores adolescence by bringing its complicated feelings to life.
Five Things Teens Wish You Knew About Them
To allow teens to become the best adults they can be, family researcher Ellen Galinsky says we must reframe the way we view the teenage years.
Your Happiness Calendar for September 2024
This month, look for reasons to be hopeful.
Seven Insights From Teens About Social Media and Mental Health
A new survey asked young people directly about how they use social media and how it affects their mental health.
How Cosleeping Can Help You and Your Baby
The decision whether to cosleep with your baby is extremely controversial—and there are two sides to the story.
Why “Boy” Culture Is Hurting Boys and Everyone Else
Psychologist Niobe Way argues that we need to pay better attention to what boys and men say they need socially and emotionally.
20 Questions to Ask Your Mother
Print this list for Mother’s Day—or for your next family dinner or gathering.