“Every kid can become empathic. Sometimes, it takes practice.”
Making Caring Common’s Rick Weissbourd spoke with The Salvation Army’s Do Gooders Podcast about how to raise kind and empathetic kids.
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“Too often, students applying to college focus on stuffing their résumé with a laundry list of activities and courses at the expense of the larger question of whom they want to be as a human. Summer provides a great opportunity to explore these questions and step back from the routine.”
Making Caring Common’s Brennan Barnard compiled a list of summer reading recommendations from high school college admissions counselors as well as college admissions deans. Check it out in The Washington Post.
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“In a way, the college admission process is the only rite of passage we have for many people. It is an incredible time to get to know your kid better, to help them dig into what really matters to them.”
Making Caring Common’s Rick Weissbourd speaks with Andrew Jenks on the Gangster Capitalism podcast about the college admissions scandal and the future of college admissions.
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In this piece for Forbes, Making Caring Common’s Brennan Barnard dives into the question of who benefits from early decision in college admissions.
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Ottiya magazine shared our “5 Tips for Cultivating Empathy” with its readers.
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Kevin Ballen spoke with Rick Weissbourd for Harvard Political Review about love and relationships.
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In this piece for The Atlantic, Adam Harris writes about parenting and college admissions, and includes a letter from the Sidwell Friends administration quoting our Turning the Tide report: "Too often, today's culture sends young people messages that emphasize personal success rather than concern for others and the common good.”
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Read the May update from Making Caring Common and don't forget to sign up for our monthly newsletter to get updates straight to your inbox.
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Is "Girl Power" really the right message for our daughters? Nicole Graev Lipson spoke with Rick Weissbourd for Boston Globe Magazine about the messages we're sending our kids—and how we need to counteract biases intentionally.
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In this piece for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Matt McKinney spoke with Rick Weissbourd about moral character and teaching.
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In this piece for KQED’s Mind/Shift, Linda Flanagan cites Making Caring Common’s research on what teenagers value. We found that a majority of teenagers value happiness and personal success more than concern for others.
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In this piece for Motherly, Heather Marcoux shares tips for raising kind kids adapted from our resources.
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In this piece for The Atlantic, David Coleman, the CEO of the College Board, writes about the “crazed pursuit of college admissions” and references Making Caring Common’s work to change the culture around college admissions.
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In this piece for Jackson Hole News & Guide, Rachel Wigglesworth quotes Rick Weissbourd and references our parenting resources.
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In this episode for NPR Life Kit, Anya Kamenetz and Cory Turner cite Making Caring Common’s research on parenting priorities.
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In this piece for Sojourners, Jen Zamzow cites our second report on ethical character and college admissions — and focuses on the role of parents in prioritizing caring over achievement with their children.
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In this piece on KYMA, Ivany Villalobos cites Making Caring Common’s research that adults tend to overestimate the number of young people having casual sex.
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In this piece for Forbes, Making Caring Common’s Brennan Barnard reflects on what history can teach us about choosing a college.
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Read the April update from Making Caring Common and don't forget to sign up for our monthly newsletter to get updates straight to your inbox.
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"What matters in terms of career success and lifetime success is not what college you go to but whether you are meaningfully engaged," says Rick Weissbourd in the new Harvard EdCast on ethics and college admissions.
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