Kids and Teens
Can the Pandemic Help Teach Kids About Compassion?
Help your children navigate difficulty with these three science-backed ways to teach them to connect with their instinctual capacity for compassion.
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Maryam Abdullah, Ph.D., is the Parenting Program Director of the Greater Good Science Center. She is a developmental psychologist with expertise in parent-child relationships and children’s development of prosocial behaviors.
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Compassion
How to Teach Kids Forgiveness Skills
Young kids can learn the building blocks of forgiveness and develop them as they get older.
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Compassion
Three Research-Backed Ways to Help Your Child Value Honesty
It’s common for children as young as three to lie or cheat. These three simple strategies can help parents cultivate honesty.
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Three Simple Ways Parents Can Practice Self-Compassion
Do you beat yourself up for being a bad parent? There’s an alternative. Recent research suggests self-compassion may be a resource for resiliency. Explore these three small acts of kindness to build compassion for yourself.
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3 Ways to Inspire Kids to Share
New research provides insight into what matters to kids when they decide to give.
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