Play looks simple, but it is the engine of childhood learning. Here is how to protect it, fuel it, and feel good about doing ...

Children aged three to six thrive on play and exploration. Their development hinges on emotional intelligence, social skills, ...

A teacher grapples with rising student apathy and argues that empathy and collective action must become core parts of ...

Empathy was once considered too soft and squishy for the world of work, but decades of research have shattered that myth. Empathy includes three pieces: sharing others’ experiences, trying to ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Empathy is usually regarded as a virtue, a key to human decency and kindness. And yet, with increasing momentum, voices on the Christian right are preaching that it has become a vice ...

It was once considered a virtue. Why do some people now think it’s a bad thing? Credit...Photo illustration by Ricardo Tomas Supported by By Jennifer Szalai There’s an arresting quotation that ...

As shocking as Musk’s views are, however, they are far from unique. On the one hand, there is the familiar and widespread conservative critique of “bleeding heart” liberals as naive or overly ...

In an interview this year with Joe Rogan, Elon Musk quipped that “the fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy.” He seemed to blame it, in part, for the decline of America’s cultural ...

Being creative is a source of happiness for many people. Whether engaging in art, music, writing, cooking, gardening, crafting, or inventing, stretching your creativity muscle is good for you and for ...

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