Happiness & Success
Achieving Happiness Through Acceptance of Life
The quest for happiness often leads to frustration, as many fail to realize that the...
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- Written by: Andy Henion, Michigan State University
As they enter kindergarten, many children are still learning to control their behavior and may need educational support to develop that critical skill, a new study suggests.
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- Written by: Jenny Radesky, University of Michigan
Any time a new technology is introduced, it disrupts values, routines and behaviors. This goes back well before the printing press replaced oral histories or the telephone replaced face-to-face conversations, but is evident today in our regular habits of checking our smartphones for notifications.
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- Written by: Denis Burnham, Western Sydney University
People often tell new parents to avoid sing-song “baby talk” with their new addition to the family because it will slow the child’s language development.
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- Written by: Katherine Gombay, McGill University
Younger children have a binary take on truth and lies, whereas older children take intent and outcomes more into consideration, a new study suggests.
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- Written by: Shelly Leachman, University of California, Santa Barbara
Children should learn about navigating their emotions from an early age, says sociologist Thomas Scheff.
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- Written by: Tom Sturges
If fear of punishment is a motivation that keeps your daughter from calling you when she needs you the most, you may need to examine your emergency procedures. The chance of real harm befalling her, out there alone in the world, simply because she is afraid to tell you...
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- Written by: Stephen Sireci, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Now that the first month of school is over, parents can get ready for the next milestone of the school year – they will soon get reports of the state tests their children took last year.
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- Written by: Anne Miller, YES! Magazine
Right now I’m not worried about the glass ceiling. For now, with a young child, I’m embracing freelance work.
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- Written by: Paige Gray, Fort Lewis College
In the same way that actual grit accumulates in the cracks and crevices of the landscape, our cultural insistence on possessing grit has gradually come to the forefront of child-rearing and education reform.
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- Written by: Teresa Belton, University of East Anglia
From books, arts and sports classes to iPads and television, many parents do everything in their power to entertain and educate their children. But what would happen if children were just left to be bored from time to time? How would it affect their development?
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- Written by: Jill Suttie, Greater Good
We read it in the news every day. From climate change to overfishing to deforestation, it seems that we are on the brink of a natural disaster on an epic scale. If we cannot do something to reverse these trends, we will surely make our planet uninhabitable.
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- Written by: Tina Malti and Ju-Hyun Song, University of Toronto
Parents and teachers might often wonder how to teach children caring toward others – more so when the world feels full of disagreement, conflict, and aggression.
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- Written by: Kyla Wahlstrom, University of Minnesota
Millions of high schoolers are having to wake up early as they start another academic year. It is not uncommon to hear comments from parents such as, “I have a battle every morning to get my teenager out of bed and off to school. It’s a hard way to start every day.”
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- Written by: Jerry Lynch
Many young athletes become mentally, emotionally, and spiritually fried by the constant competitive pressure, which includes the overwhelming obsession to win, to gain external recognition, to attain perfection, to fulfill unrealistic expectations, and to measure self-worth solely by results and outcomes.
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- Written by: Mark Heaton, Sheffield Hallam University
Bullying is one of the top concerns that parents have about their children’s safety and well-being – and it can make life a misery.
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- Written by: Hayley Hutchings, Swansea University
Moving home is said to be one of the most stressful life events, ranking alongside long-term illness, loss of employment, bankruptcy and divorce.
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- Written by: Jordan Raine, University of Sussex
The sound of a crying baby can be incredibly distressing for those nearby, but this primal vocalization has deep evolutionary roots. Research suggests that baby cries activate empathy and attention in adults, driven by neurochemicals like oxytocin. Understanding the mechanisms behind these cries can shed light on their impact and the caregiver response.
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- Written by: Joann Lukins, James Cook University
Adolescence is a tumultuous time developmentally and emotionally, as the teenage body goes through rapid and severe changes.
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- Written by: Betty Lai, Georgia State University
Louisiana’s historic floods have killed at least eight people. As many as 20,000 others have been rescued and thousands have been forced into shelters.
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- Written by: Patrina Ha Yuen Caldwell, University of Sydney
Bed-wetting is surprisingly common in older children and young adults. Lack of public awareness and stigma associated with bed-wetting means few seek professional help despite successful treatments being available.
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- Written by: Amanda Williams, University of Bristol
It’s a situation that many parents dread. Encountering a black man in the street for the first time, a white child might loudly ask something like: “Mummy, why does that man have dirty skin?”
