There are moments that don’t look important while they’re happening, but stay with us anyway. These are 11 stories about ...

The more time you spend with animals, the more you realize they’ve been paying attention all along. Not just to where the ...

Not every creator is trying to be loud. Evelina Ruimy is building something quieter, using storytelling to shape how children understand kindness, empathy, and themselves. Her journey into writing ...

Developmental psychologists have long argued that social and emotional skills form the foundation for learning. A child who ...

I spent more than two months this spring as a pinch hitter on the Columbus Dispatch’s kindness beat, and it was a joy and privilege to be able to tell stories of local people doing good things. In the ...

Oscar Award-winning actor Goldie Hawn and bestselling author Lin Oliver are collaborating on a new middle grade series for Penguin Workshop. The After-School Kindness Crew series will kick off on May ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

One of the core principles of positive psychology is generating positive emotion by deploying strengths. If youth feel grateful, they act kindly. They learn to understand that others have struggles ...