With the threat of global warming and the debates about its existence growing stronger, many of us lean on the hope that future generations will have the knowledge and kindness needed to preserve our ...

Parents want to raise kids who care about other people’s feelings and who have an inner moral compass. Of course, that’s much easier said than done. From a young age, children should learn to value ...

The cafeteria is a notoriously stressful environment for kids. In rural Vermont, where I attended high school, any given lunchtime was a crapshoot. One day was all cheeseburgers and laughs; the next, ...

Modern parents are redefining what success means for children, shifting from grades and trophies to empathy, resilience, and ...

I perched on the edge of an undersized plastic chair across from my daughter’s teacher at our first elementary parent/teacher conference of the year. “ Your daughter listens well and is so well ...

We often picture bullying as a middle school problem, but it takes root long before that. By guiding kids toward empathy and connection, we can help them turn toward kindness.

Being among this huge majority of parents who want to nudge their children toward empathy, ethics, and emotional intelligence, I have long been on the lookout for credible scientific information on ...

Children who report being more empathetic are more likely to show signs of poorer health in the face of more interparental conflict than less empathetic children, according to a new study led by ...