Your spouse comes home from work and excitedly tells you that she just was offered a promotion—in another state. Do you quit your job and move away from your family to an unknown city so that she can ...

Early childhood is a critical period for brain development, which is important for boosting cognition and mental well-being. Good brain health at this age is directly linked to better mental heath, ...

Researchers are exploring what epidemiology—the science of how disease spreads—might teach us about spreading compassion.

New research challenges assumptions about well-being and highlights the role of culture, connection, and purpose.

"Microkindnesses," like a smile, can spread from person to person and make an outsized impact on our sense of connection and ...

Kids learn to bully from adults’ threats, manipulation, and criticism. A child psychologist explains how parents can model ...

A new book investigates how the U.S. criminal justice system targets survivors of domestic violence to prosecute them for ...

Small, evidence-based practices are helping teachers foster connection, resilience, and hope amid extraordinary uncertainty.

This school year has been a challenging one for educators. Many teachers are navigating new curricular restrictions—topics, historical periods, people, and identities that have suddenly been deemed ...

When the pandemic first came to California and lockdowns were instituted, many of my neighbors set out to help each other. Some called elderly neighbors to be sure they were OK. Others collaborated ...

After climbing a tree in the middle of the Yukon forest, I looked into a squirrel’s nest and found a pup that clearly did not belong there. It was older and larger than the others in the litter. My ...

The United States has never had a woman president. Even though many Americans believe women are just as deserving as men when it comes to leadership, gender bias remains, making it hard for women to ...