Timely reads from the MCC team for the week of January 16, 2023.
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This piece in C2C Journal, a Canadian publication, cites MCC’s loneliness report and explores possible government responses to the loneliness epidemic.
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Timely reads from the MCC team for the week of January 9, 2023.
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It’s essential for parents and other family members to support teens by learning about common mental health conditions, understanding the signs that their teen might be experiencing a mental health issue, and familiarizing themselves with ways to begin a conversation with a teen who might be struggling. We assembled the information below to help parents and other family members understand possible red flags and begin these important conversations with teens.
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Timely reads from the MCC team for the week of January 2, 2023.
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Making Caring Common’s Caring Schools Network (CSN) team shares some of their favorite gratitude-focused books for young kids, along with links to audio of the books being read aloud and a list of reflection questions for kids and adults to think through together.
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Timely reads from the MCC team for the week of December 5, 2022.
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During politically divisive times it can feel even more critical to parents—and even more challenging—to build empathy in their kids.
In this piece, The Washington Post’s Elizabeth Chang speaks with MCC’s Rick Weissbourd about three key dimensions of empathy and tips for developing empathy in children.
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Timely reads from the MCC team for the week of November 28, 2022.
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What do holiday hosting and college admission have in common? They can both be uniquely anxiety-producing, says Brennan Barnard. A new, free call-in helpline can help alleviate uncertainty.
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Developing kids’ capacity for gratitude can be more straightforward—and have more benefits—than parents might think. In this blog post, MCC’s Director of Research and Evaluation suggests four building blocks for more grateful kids.
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Opinion writer Steve Petrow cites MCC’s 2021 report on loneliness in this USA Today piece.
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Timely reads from the MCC team for the week of November 14, 2022.
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In partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the Los Angeles Rams hosted a school-wide pep rally for Third Street Elementary School students to kick off Making Caring Common’s Caring Schools Network program.
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Timely reads from the MCC team for the week of November 7, 2022.
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Making Caring Common first published Turning the Tide (TTT) almost seven years ago. Trisha Ross Anderson, MCC’s College Admissions Program Director, shares an update about how our college admissions work has grown since this groundbreaking report.
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In this Psychology Today piece, clinical psychologist Jennifer Guttman cites our 2021 report on the state of caring in America and shares four tips for treating ourselves and others with more compassion.
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Erica Pandey cites MCC’s report about loneliness in America in this Axios Finish Line piece highlighting statistics about loneliness in the United States.
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NBC Los Angeles report on how LAUSD’s 3rd Street Elementary school is using our Caring Schools Network program to help kids care, connect, and feel a greater sense of belonging at school.
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