Parents can have conversations with their teens that prepare them to become bridge builders–to gain skills to connect with ...

One way that can help teens become more open to bridging differences with people who are different is nurturing an underlying belief that it’s worthwhile to notice and appreciate a range of ...

Meeting and having conversations with unfamiliar people can lead to a range of emotions–it can be exciting and nerve-wracking ...

One of the most meaningful expressions of compassion we can show another person is to listen deeply to them–and that’s just ...

Beginning to answer the big question “Who Am I?” is one of the most important tasks for teens. As parents, we can help our ...

Having a mindset that people are mostly set in their ways can make us believe that it isn’t worthwhile to meet or interact ...

While humans have a tendency to split the world into “us” and “them,” such differences don’t need to divide people. Instead, we can work to bridge differences—to see others for their full humanity and ...

Gratitude statements like “Thanks! You are so kind!” and “Thank you! What you did was really helpful,” are common when ...

A new study finds that sharing positive feelings with your partner provides health benefits beyond your individual happiness ...

Research suggests that having a resilient, expansive identity could protect us from disease and offer hope for repairing ...

Surface and share. Bring counter-examples into class, meetings, or publications. Model it explicitly: “I caught myself ...

Researchers have examined the personality traits, the brain circuits, and the learnings that lead to children's heroic acts ...