Historically, I've been pretty hard on myself, and I suspect I'm not alone in this. I have talked to myself in ways that I would never talk to someone else. But as I've gotten older, one of the things ...

There are different ways to be kind. One approach is what is known as “Quiet Kindness,” where the initiator of kindness doesn’t reveal her identity, and, rather, delivers their kind act on the ...

Many of us struggle to treat ourselves with kindness. For some reason, we're often nicer to others than we are to ourselves. Good self-care isn't that different from effective parenting. As parents we ...

We moved across the country shortly before my oldest child entered first grade. As she waited at the bus stop on the first day of school, another child walked up and said, “Do you want to sit with me ...

Maybe it seems like there is no time to be kind. But 2020 needs some kindness. "Selfless acts of kindness don't just help the person on the receiving end," says psychologist Lisa Damour, author of ...

In this study, researcher Rose Donohue of Washington University, St. Louis, and her colleagues studied the behavior of a group of diverse 11- to 20-month-old babies (more than half were Black and ...

With the holiday season just around the corner, families and households will soon be gathering to give and receive gifts. Many will also be sending donations to communities in crisis, and organizing ...

It's time to be kind. It's World Kindness Day today, Friday the 13th. Wait, is that a joke? Friday the 13th? Maybe it seems like there is no time to be kind. The world, however, seems to be crying out ...