Your guidance can help your kids learn to recognize and care about other people's feelings from a young age. Get started with ...

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 ...

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 ...

Discover how volunteering helps children develop gratitude, empathy, and social responsibility while strengthening their ...

When my older son was 2 years old, a fellow mom arranged for our playgroup to visit a local nursing home at Halloween and holiday time. The seniors' faces lit up upon seeing the children dressed ...

I often write about the importance of helping keep our loved ones active and engaged. Many stimulating activities can help enrich their lives, leading to a better sense of purpose, improved interest, ...

Discover how empathy is woven into learning at Lycée Français de Chicago — and simple ways parents can nurture this lifelong ...

Bibliotherapy invites the use of carefully prescribed literature to heal many mental and emotional wounds, but it’s not only for adults. Children are naturally drawn to stories, inventing imaginative ...

The challenge leaves one parent without a cookie to see how children will respond. Some toddlers happily share a cookie with their mom or dad, while others burst into tears, quickly scarf down their ...