Taking someone else’s vantage point can be mentally taxing. Upholding empathy as a social norm motivates people to make the effort. Scientific American visits one of the schools from our Caring Schools Network to explore further.
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Parent-Teacher conferences offer the opportunity to build a supportive, collaborative relationship with your child’s teacher and bring up any questions or concerns you might have about your child’s academic, social, and emotional development. Use these four tips to foster a strong community around your child’s education and well-being, as well as to foster a compassionate partnership with your child’s teacher.
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Students—and teachers—at Mountain Elementary in Los Alamos, New Mexico have gained skills and a new perspective after joining MCC’s K-12 programs.
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New Mexico’s Los Alamos Reporter checked in with Mountain Elementary’s sixth grade class about how they’re incorporating MCC resources in their classroom.
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Planning some spring cleaning? Include your kids! Chores can be about much more than just keeping a tidy house (although a clean space doesn’t hurt). When your kids pitch in, it can help them develop empathy, responsibility, self-efficacy, and confidence. Plus, it can strengthen your connection as a family.
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“The principle of the common good is the glue that bonds a pluralistic people—a diverse people marked by socioeconomic, religious, racial, ethnic, and other differences—into a political community,” writes Robert Ivie in Common Dreams.
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Parent-teacher conferences are about more than just academic performance. They offer a critical window into your child's social-emotional development and their contributions to their school community. Here are 15 questions, tailored for grades PreK - 12, to guide you in asking these important questions during your next teacher meeting.
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The Harvard Thinking podcast examines the loneliness epidemic with experts Jeremy Nobel and MCC’s Milena Batanova.
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Black History Month is a time to reflect on the struggles and triumphs of Black communities, to celebrate Black culture and heritage, and to educate communities about how Black history and culture has shaped—and continues to shape—our society.
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While it’s important to celebrate your child’s successes, it’s critical not to let these accolades become young people’s measure of a life well lived. One way to do this is to support teens and young adults in developing a deeper and more complex view of life and its meaning—one where achievements have their place, but don't overshadow the value of connection, purpose, and belonging. Here’s how.
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If an open, trusting connection with your child seems elusive, the missing ingredient might be something fundamental in parent-child relationships: attunement.
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LAUSD’s 3rd Street Elementary is using MCC’s Caring Schools Network program to build a caring, inclusive school community.
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The holiday season is a time of joy, celebration—and presents. For many kids, the arrival of Santa Claus brings excitement, wonder, and expectation. But gifts from Santa—especially big-ticket items that few families can afford—can also have unintended consequences.
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This piece by the American Psychological Association explores the benefits of practicing gratitude, both for adults and for children.
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Those last few words we say to our children before they board the bus or climb the stairs to school set the tone for the rest of their day and helps us communicate our values to them. Here are 10 things that parents can say or do to incorporate caring and empathy into their before-school routine.
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The Golden Rule, treating others as you want to be treated, is one of the oldest and most universally agreed upon moral principles in human history. So why aren’t parents today teaching it to their kids?
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Making Caring Common’s Caring Schools Network (CSN) team shares some of their favorite empathy-building books for young teens, along with reflection questions for teens and adults to think through together.
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Chelsea was struggling with the group of students in her first-year seminar. Then she discovered our Caring Schools Network.
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Making Caring Common’s Caring Schools Network (CSN) team shared some of their favorite empathy-building books for young kids, along with links to audio of the books being read aloud and a list of reflection questions for kids and adults to think through together.
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