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How to Be a Better Parent
Scientific American: God help me, being a parent is hard. It’s not necessarily the basic Abraham Maslow’s “hierarchy of needs” stuff that gets me, although providing for one’s family is a daily pressure. No, what
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Poor children more generous than their rich counterparts, study finds
The Telegraph: Even as four-year-olds, poor people are more generous than their richer counterparts, an altruism experiment suggests. Psychologists also found that teaching pre-school children to help those in need can lead to them being healthier
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This school divides students by race for an experiment
CNN: One of New York City’s most elite and progressive elementary schools is conducting an experiment on race by separating students. Read the whole story: CNN  
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Do You See What I See?
The Economist: HUMAN beings are not born with the knowledge that others possess minds with different contents. Children develop such a “theory of mind” gradually, and even adults have it only imperfectly. But a study
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Kids’ Altruism Linked with Better Physiological Regulation, Less Family Wealth
Children as young as 4 years old may reap better health from altruistic giving, a behavior that tends to be less common among kids from high-income families.
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Speaking a Mile in Someone Else’s Shoes
Pacific Standard: In the midst of a debate over the potential cognitive benefits of learning a second language, new research suggests it may have social value as well. Actually, even being around people who speak different languages
