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When it comes to relationships, a new Pew survey suggests that family and children are more meaningful to Americans than romantic partners.
Read more in this Business Insider piece, which also cites MCC’s 2020 report on fathers feeling closer to their children since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Gratitude is about more than saying “thank you.” If we want to help kids truly develop gratitude, adults need to go a step further — they need to teach kids to notice (who or what we’re grateful for) and think (about why we’re grateful), on a regular basis.
Read more about Making Caring Common’s strategies for developing gratitude in children in this Usable Knowledge piece.
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“Rather than telling our kids the most important thing is that they’re happy, we should be telling them the most important thing is that they’re kind.”
Listen to this great interview with MCC Faculty Director Rick Weissbourd in the Shah Family Foundation’s Catalysts for Change podcast.
In this article in The New York Times, Making Caring Common’s research on the power and frequency of parents’ messages about achievement and happiness is cited. Although household chores seem like a small thing, the subtle but pervasive message of requiring them isn’t small at all. Requiring a high schooler to contribute to the family well-being and the smooth running of the household before turning his attention to his books conveys the value you place on that contribution.
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