by Kids HelpingKids CT | Aug 4, 2016 | Blog, Elementary Research, Research
Witnessing human goodness creates a “moral elevation” in our bodies that inspires people to act altruistically. Researchers have a name for that high we get from witnessing human goodness: “moral elevation.” And it has been shown to have many positive benefits. Past...
by Kids HelpingKids CT | Aug 4, 2016 | Blog, Elementary Research, Research
Huffington Post shares a recent survey from NBC’s Parent Toolkit using the Princeton Survey Research Associates International found that the majority of U.S. parents interviewed ranked social and communication skills as the most important to build success for school...
by Kids HelpingKids CT | Aug 4, 2016 | Blog, Elementary Research, Research
Psychology Today knows most parents and teachers want children to be happy. Unfortunately, we don’t make children happy by simply enabling them to be receivers of kindness. We increase their feelings of happiness and well-being, reduce bullying, and improve their...
by Kids HelpingKids CT | Jul 24, 2016 | Blog, Elementary Research, Research
Seattle Times says that Bellevue schools teach emotional smarts to help boost academic success. Studies have shown that students who use an approach known as RULER are less anxious, better behaved, more attentive and more independent — with greater leadership...
by Kids HelpingKids CT | Jul 24, 2016 | Blog, Elementary Research, Research
“The biggest news is that we’re able to change something physical about people’s health by increasing their daily diet of positive emotion, and that helps us get at a long-standing mystery of how our emotional and social experience affects our physical health,” says...
