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“‘Covid made more people lonely and made lonely people lonelier,’ Harvard psychologist Richard Weissbourd says. He blames increased social isolation and pandemic-related anxiety, grief and depression, which often fuel each other.’
Read more about the prevalence of loneliness in our culture and steps to address it in this Washington Post piece by Steven Petrow.
Read MoreWhat are some pros and cons of working from home?
The last 18 months have been tiring and stressful for parents. At the same time, the pandemic also gave many fathers more time at home with their kids.
Dads are reevaluating their work-life balance, writes Joe Pinsker in The Atlantic.
Read MoreIn this New York Times piece, Richard Schiffman talks with Rick Weissbourd about how young adults and the elderly could be less isolated if they had more contact.
“The elderly have so much to share with young people — wisdom about love, work, friendship, mortality and many other things...young people have so much to share with the elderly about a rapidly changing world — not just technology, but new and important ways of thinking about race and racism, justice, sexuality and gender and other critical issues,” says Weissbourd.
"At a time of rising political polarization, reaching out to serve others can renew one’s sense of shared national identity and purpose," said Rick Weissbourd in the New York Times article, “Young People Are Fighting Hunger and Finding Purpose.” Photo by Nikolaos Mavromichalis
Read More"The statement also makes clear that no applicant will be penalized for a change in academic circumstances, which includes testing, because of the pandemic," writes Austin Horn in NPR.
Read MoreWill the pandemic revolutionize college admissions? MCC team members Rick Weissbourd, Trisha Ross Anderson, and Brennan Barnard reflect on how lockdowns are forcing schools to consider a range of other approaches for selecting students.
Read MoreHow do you teach empathy? Watch this video with Rick Weissbourd in Time to learn more.
Read More“Teaching children to care about others might be the best way to prepare them for a successful and fulfilling life.”
In this piece for The Atlantic, Adam Grant and Allison Sweet Grant write about the importance of raising caring kids — and cite Making Caring Common’s research.
Read MoreIn this episode for NPR Life Kit, Anya Kamenetz and Cory Turner cite Making Caring Common’s research on parenting priorities.
Read More“Parents are trying to give their kids ‘everything’ but they’re not giving them what counts.” Making Caring Common’s Rick Weissbourd spoke with Frank Bruni about our new report on putting ethics and meaningful engagement at the center of the college admissions process. Read the full piece in The New York Times.
Read MoreIn 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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