The benefits of having friends who aren’t ‘just like us’
Over 60 years of research - from North America to Europe, Asia, Africa and Australasia - suggests that contact between groups is a powerful means of improving relations.
In many...
How Many Friends Do You Need?
GOOD News is Friends make you happy and healthy
We're social creatures by nature who rely on one another, so we automatically seek out people to create substantial relationships. But how...
How Marriage Affects Your Health
Over time, our understanding of how marriage affects people has changed and become more refined. Some researchers think the reason single people's health appears to be better now than...
Good Inspiring Organizations Making a Differnce
Community Support
Asha India – they work to improve slum conditions in India through various methods including educating community members about their rights to safe water and sanitation and training groups...
‘Success’ on YouTube Still Means a Life of Poverty
Do your children dream of YouTube stardom? Do them a favor: Crush that ambition now.
New research out of Germany billed as among the first to review the chances of making it in...
A Myers-Briggs Compatibility Breakdown for Friendship
t took me a long time to have an interconnected group of friends, even longer to understand the interpersonal dynamics at play between us, and the longest to appreciate...
Thanks, anti-vaxxers: Measles is on the rise in Europe
And yet, despite having a cheap way to prevent one of the most infectious diseases in the world, most countries in Europe still haven’t met the target goal for...
What The Screen Time Experts Do With Their Own Kids
But many experts on kids and media are also parents themselves. So when I was interviewing dozens of them for my book The Art of Screen Time, I asked...
The Child Whisperer | diary of a bewildered mother
When we stop for a moment to try and understand our children and their unique needs, we can communicate better with them and get frustrated less frequently. I learned...
Positive Things to Say to Your Child
In a world where saying "no" is usually a lot easier than saying "yes," it is important to bring up children who don't feel that negativity has a higher...