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Empathy helps us understand what others are thinking and feeling.
A study of over 1,000 children in rural Oklahoma found that social and emotional health may be just as important as diet and exercise in reducing child obesity.
Simone Biles’ recent Olympics withdrawal is a reminder for all of us to balance our passions with our emotional well-being — as both work in unison.
Rather than putting on a ‘brave face’, parents might be better putting on a ‘brave voice’ to conceal their emotions.
Good mental health is the ability to adapt to changes and stress. Whatever school looks like, parents can help keep kids’ social-emotional development on track in these four areas.
A survey conducted in early April reveals that, even in lockdown, fewer than 3% of people were feeling only negative emotions.
Autistic and non-autistic facial expressions may ‘speak a different language’ when conveying emotion.
Together the social and emotional ‘jobs’ of adolescence – developing intimate friendships and achieving autonomy – make teens uniquely resistant to calls for social distancing.
A positive approach to discussing feelings.
In their relentless pursuit of research commercialization, and bigger robots, universities might miss the real opportunity of technology - to make our world a better place.
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Adjunct Research Professor, Department of History, Carleton University
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Professor in Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University
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Professor of Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University
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Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, Wayne State University
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Professor of Personality Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Deakin University