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We all feel some form of worry at times, whether it’s about our child’s sleep or eating habits, our performance at work, or paying next month’s rent. Often, our day-to-day worries are normal and manageable. But when these feelings are intense, frequent, and impact everyday activities, they may be a sign of anxiety.
Read MoreThe reasons behind achievement pressure are complex, but journalist and author Jennifer B. Wallace says a key to improving a child’s wellbeing is to ensure that they feel they are valued for more than their accomplishments.
Read MoreHow can we best support our children in sports? The TOC podcast dives deep into this question with MCC’s Rick Weissbourd (hint: the answer isn’t yelling at referees).
Read MoreAggressive behavior among parents is on the rise in youth sports, according to this CBS News report. Reporter John Dias checked in with MCC’s Rick Weissbourd about the phenomenon.
Read MoreTime Magazine takes a look at Making Caring Common’s data on the critical link between parent and teen mental health.
Read MoreOur report, Caring for the Caregivers The Critical Link Between Parent and Teen Mental Health, shows high rates of anxiety and depression among parents of U.S. teens. As part of our report, we developed the list below of recommended resources for supporting parent and teen mental health.
Read MoreCan a focus on character in admission help colleges and universities maintain a level of racial and economic diversity after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ban on race-conscious admission? Jon Edelman explores the idea in this piece for Diverse Issues in Higher Education.
Read MoreVeronica Fernandez-Alvarado explores MCC’s college admissions work in this piece for Diverse Issues in Higher Education.
Read More“If we really want to understand what is going on with teens, we have to understand them in the context of their families," MCC's Rick Weissbourd tells Good Morning America. "One crucial way we can support teens is by supporting their parents."
Click through to read more about the critical link between parent and teen mental health, along with five tips for promoting parent and teen well-being.
Read MoreWBUR’s Radio Boston hosted an in-depth conversation with MCC’s Rick Weissbourd about our parent mental health report. Take a listen below.
Read MoreRomper sat down with journalist Jennifer Wallace to discuss her new book about raising healthy kids in an achievement-focused environment. Wallace cites a conversation with MCC’s Rick Weissbourd as a “lightbulb moment” for the book.
Read MoreConsent education can help teens have better romantic relationships and can even help schools create a culture of empathy and inclusion. This Mind/Shift piece zooms in on one educator’s experience and cites MCC’s romantic relationships report.
Read More"Compounded over months and years, loneliness can gradually become a self-fulfilling prophecy. And when the emergency sirens are already blaring, it can be difficult to make the changes necessary for a more fulfilling life."
How do we begin to treat the loneliness epidemic? This thoughtful essay in The New York Times offers some ideas.
Read MoreOur new report, Caring for the Caregivers The Critical Link Between Parent and Teen Mental Health, suggests that parents of teens in the U.S. are suffering rates of anxiety and depression similar to teens. Fortunately, much is known about how to mitigate these emotional troubles in parents, how to guide parents in knowing and providing vital emotional support to their teens, how to reduce the harmful impact of parental depression and anxiety on teens, and how to head off damaging parent-teen dynamics. As part of our report, we developed five core strategies for promoting parent and teen mental health.
Read More"Loneliness is traditionally defined as a gap between the relationships you have and the relationships you require," MCC’s Rick Weissbourd told Morningstar’s MarketWatch. Click through to read more about the loneliness epidemic in the U.S.
Read More“There is a largely untold story about parent mental health in America,” MCC's Rick Weissbourd tells The Hill's Daniel de Vise. “Parents’ and teens’ mental health are deeply interwoven, and we need to do much more in this country to support parents and to promote their mental health.”
Read more about the link between parent and teen mental health in The Hill.
Read More“We can’t really understand what’s going on with teens if we don’t understand what’s happening in their families," MCC's Rick Weissbourd tells The Washington Post.
Read more about our new report showing high rates of anxiety and depression in parents of teens.
Read More"There will be major losses in diversity on college campuses," MCC's Rick Weissbourd told the Harvard Gazette about one impact of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision about race-conscious admission practices. "Diversity is so important for the prospects of many kids, and it’s also important in terms of having a healthy community, where people learn about themselves and the world.”
Read more about how admissions processes may change and what it may mean for colleges, universities — and the nation itself.
Read MoreHow—and why—should we raise children who care about the common good? the Purposeful Empathy podcast’s Anita Nowak discusses this core MCC topic with Rick Weissbourd.
Read MoreThe Golden Rule, treating others as you want to be treated, is one of the oldest and most universally agreed upon moral principles in human history. So why aren’t parents today teaching it to their kids?
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