May 13, 2019
NPR – Anya Kamenetz, Cory Turner, and Chloee Weiner
Most kids value success and achievement more than caring for others, according to Harvard’s Making Caring Common project. Who is to blame? We are. We talk to Scarlett Lewis of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement; Jennifer Kotler Clarke, vice president of content research and evaluation at Sesame Workshop; and Thomas Lickona, author of How To Raise Kind Kids, for some ideas on how to do better, and why.
https://www.npr.org/2019/05/09/721721668/kindness-can-be-taught-heres-how
May 12, 2019
WHYY
By Angela Gervasi
The 8-year-old had just spent the evening setting volleyballs at the Edward O’Malley Athletic Association, a high-ceilinged gymnasium in Pennsport. Her T-shirt proclaimed, in shiny pink letters, “I got it from my Mama.” Mother and daughter exercise together. Long before Faith was old enough for sports, Corinne Green joined Black Girls Run, jogging as she pushed Faith in a stroller. https://whyy.org/articles/young-and-fit-how-to-build-healthy-bodies-do-it-as-a-family/
May 12, 2019
Forbes
Bye Nicole Fisher
It’s officially National Pet Week. Since 1981, the first week in May is recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the Auxiliary to the AVMA as a time dedicate to celebrating the more than 200 million pets in the U.S., as well as the health and wellbeing of the humans and animals across the U.S. that live together. https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicolefisher/2019/05/12/8-ways-pets-improve-your-health-and-wellbeing/#14a83d353d4c
May 11, 2019
Mind Body Green
By Caroline Muggia
Wouldn’t it be amazing if we could invent a magical pill that could make children eat all their vegetables, clear their plates after dinner, never wake their parents in the mornings, and only ask for ice cream and cookies on Saturdays? How easy life would be for us. Well, we don’t have that pill yet. But what we have instead is this list. Here we have gathered all our thoughts, tips, and methods on how to get your little (and big) ones to try new flavors and eat more greens: https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/18-creative-ways-to-get-your-family-to-eat-more-veggies
May 11, 2019
Romper
By Jamie Kenney
As a parent, I know I’m not alone in my desire to shield my children from any and all adversity. But as a rational human being who recognizes that both my children and I live in a real world full of potentially hurtful situations, I know they’ll be far better served if I help them develop a sense of resilience instead. It’s a process, but as you move along you will find signs your kid is already pretty emotionally resilient. https://www.romper.com/p/emotional-resilience-in-early-childhood-is-possible-heres-7-signs-your-kid-is-already-mastering-their-feelings-17864012
