Many children learn to say "please" and "thank you" at an early age, but truly instilling a sense of appreciation in a child goes beyond teaching words. Dr. Andrea Hussong, clinical psychologist and ...

I’ve only been at the homeless shelter for 30 minutes when Sucre comes laughing and dancing down the halls. She wiggles her hips from side to side, throwing her arms in the air before settling into ...

Students and educators have started a new school year in the midst of a pandemic, an economic crisis, a reckoning with racial injustice, and a divisive political climate. Everyone’s mental health is ...

In the face of all the hardships of the world, remembering the things we are grateful for can be reassuring. But constantly being grateful can also lead us to blatantly ignore all our problems. I ...

On this Thanksgiving weekend, some of us are feeling a postelection, glass-half-full mentality. Others are exhausted from the travel and turkey dinner prep. The 31/2 week turnaround to Christmas feels ...

I began to notice a difference three years ago, when my school’s current seniors were freshmen in my English classes. Certain students, habitually, and regardless of the lesson, walked out the door ...

Over the last months, my husband and I have been quarreling a lot (see Self-Erasure and its Discontents). The pandemic changed all that. The lines we drew in the sand have all blown away. My demands ...