Caring for others can improve our well-being, build resilience, and foster lasting community—during moments of collective ...

A new book argues that social media does more harm than good and we might be happier and healthier using it less.

Social-emotional learning (SEL) equips children with empathy, self-awareness, and the ability to navigate difference with ...

Three new books examine where U.S. COVID-19 policy went wrong and how it has shaped children's lives and development.

Forgiveness is a process that takes time, and what that process will look like may be different for each person.

A historian examines how protests and social organizing around labor, energy, and immigration affected the course of Trump's ...

Kira M. Newman is the managing editor of Greater Good. Her work has been published in outlets including the Washington Post, ...

We can be a supportive presence for our children when a loved one is dying, even in the midst of our own grief.

Happiness isn't just a product of what we do or who we are as individuals; social situations, structural forces, and public ...

Small practices, repeated regularly and with intentionality, can help students feel a sense of belonging at school.

She’s a dedicated high school teacher who arrives early each day to prepare for her lessons and often stays late to offer extra help to students. Sarah McDaniels also takes work home, spending her ...

“It is much safer to be feared than loved,” writes Niccolò Machiavelli in The Prince, his classic 16th-century treatise advocating manipulation and occasional cruelty as the best means to power.