When disappointment strikes, is your instinct to try to shake it off, forget about it, and move on? My research and ...

Our monthly Happiness Calendar is a day-by-day guide to well-being. This month, we hope it helps you build a better future together. To open the clickable calendar, click on the i ...

The disconnect between what I was expecting to feel and what I actually felt was so large that, at the end of last year, I ...

Being grateful seems to have a lot of positive effects on our lives. In fact, grateful people may have better sleep, healthier hearts, and fewer aches and pains. But what is going on in our bodies ...

When "the Compassion Guy" was killed, his sister was presented with the ultimate test of forgiveness and compassion.

Every generation of teens is shaped by the social, political, and economic events of the day. Today’s teenagers are no different—and they’re the first generation whose lives are saturated by mobile ...

She believes she is treated unfairly. “I feel like you’re giving my older brother much more privileges. It’s not just my age, ...

A shared love of the Knicks gave us a common language, strengthened our relationship, and taught us lessons about belonging, resilience, and joy.

Rituals seem to be declining in modern life. Finding ways to gather together meaningfully can help us combat loneliness, pain, and division. Decades of research suggest that the quality of our social ...

Can joy be cultivated? And, if so, can we teach our kids how to be more joyful in their lives? In our experience, the answer to both of these questions is yes. But it takes knowing what kinds of ...

On June 19, 1865—the day we now commemorate as “ Juneteenth ”—the enslaved people of Galveston, Texas, learned they were free ...

Layered representations on TV that expose kids to people and experiences they may not see or have access to otherwise are an ...