In the News: Sex Education that Goes Beyond Sex
In this piece in HGSE’s Usable Knowledge by Grace Tatter, Rick Weissbourd says, “It’s so critical that kids are able to undertake this work of learning to love somebody else. They’re not going to be able to do it unless we get them on the road and are willing to engage in thoughtful conversations.”
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Making Caring Common Faculty Director Richard Weissbourd joins host Ayla Fudala on the Frontiers of Health & Happiness podcast to discuss "how parents, educators, and communities can help young people become caring, moral, and thriving."
Making Caring Common Faculty Director Richard Weissbourd recently spoke with NBC News about the new survey and report, "Gen Z Wants to Do Good: How Helping Others Supports Meaning and Wellbeing," developed in collaboration between Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation.
Parents thoughtfully sharing about their own mental health challenges can also encourage teens to open up about their struggles and alleviate the stigma they may feel about anxiety and depression.
There may, in fact, be nothing more important in a child’s life than a positive and trusting relationship with a caring adult. Michael McLaughlin, Making Caring Common’s Schools & Parenting Programs Manager, explores how Intentionally and strategically building these types of relationships at your school can boost students’ academic and social-emotional capacities and even transform lives.