This piece by the American Psychological Association explores the benefits of practicing gratitude, both for adults and for children.
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Those last few words we say to our children before they board the bus or climb the stairs to school set the tone for the rest of their day and helps us communicate our values to them. Here are 10 things that parents can say or do to incorporate caring and empathy into their before-school routine.
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The 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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Making Caring Common’s Caring Schools Network (CSN) team shares some of their favorite empathy-building books for young teens, along with reflection questions for teens and adults to think through together.
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Chelsea was struggling with the group of students in her first-year seminar. Then she discovered our Caring Schools Network.
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Making Caring Common’s Caring Schools Network (CSN) team shared some of their favorite empathy-building 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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Is an uptick in adult aggression ruining youth sports? EdWeek’s Elizabeth Huebeck checked in with MCC’s Rick Weissbourd after a deadly parent brawl at a youth basketball game in Vermont.
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In this piece, he LA Times’ Laura Newberry and Jaclyn Cosgrove spoke with experts, including MCC’s Rick Weissbourd, to compile guidance for talking to children about gun violence.
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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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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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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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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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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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Does our future include social robots to help combat loneliness?
It may sound like a sci-fi movie, but according to CMS Wire, "conversational AI bots are becoming the norm in Asia, and are beginning to be commonplace even in the United States."
Looking for ways to help anxious students? Making Caring Common Faculty Director Rick Weissbourd suggests:
1. Connect every student to an adult at school
2. Discover what each student is anxious about
3. Focus on building community
Hear more in this short video by Usable Knowledge:
The Voice of Islam Radio’s Drive Time podcast interviewed MCC’s Rick Weissbourd about the role of values and ethics in day-to-day life. Take a listen on SoundCloud!
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"I think of loneliness as a social failure, not as an individual failure. And when you see that large numbers of people are lonely, I think it’s a sign that communities aren’t functioning well, that we don’t have a social infrastructure that really functions very well," says Rick Weissbourd.
In this Popular Science piece, Morgan Sweeney writes about pandemic isolation and how we can work to "overcome America's invisible health crisis."
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Did you know that September is sexual health month?
The Philadelphia Inquirer featured our research in this article discussing how young people are often looking for more information about how to create and sustain healthy romantic relationships.
Coaches can foster a positive team environment and encourage key life lessons if they are thoughtful and intentional in their approach.
Check out these tips from The Good Men Project!
How can we lay the groundwork for more constructive political dialogue?
"We can begin by listening to each other, and we can try to learn about those we perceive as our opponents. We can lead with grace instead of leading with the quick burn. We can create space for respectful dialogue. And we can take pride in knowing that these small acts can add up to something much greater," write MCC's Ali Cashin and Rick Weissbourd in this piece for The Greater Good Science Center.
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