What's behind America's insistence on instilling grit in kids?

Sep 26, 2016 08:38 am UTC| Life

In the same way that actual grit accumulates in the cracks and crevices of the landscape, our cultural insistence on possessing grit has gradually come to the forefront of child-rearing and education reform. In 2012,...

To produce artisans for the future South Africa should study its past

Sep 26, 2016 05:13 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

South Africas government knows that artisans are essential to future growth and job creation. Thats what prompted the countrys Minister of Higher Education and Training to declare a decade of the artisan. The campaigns...

The more work-life balance we have the more we want: global study

Sep 26, 2016 00:04 am UTC| Life

Workers in countries where shorter working hours are the norm are more likely to complain of poor work-life balance, according to our research recently published in the journal Social Forces. David Maume and I explored...

Gonzo: we need to talk about young men and porn

Sep 25, 2016 16:35 pm UTC| Life Health

Young mens use of pornography has been the focus of considerable debate, if not anxiety and moral panic, in recent years. Recent incidents such as the high school porn ring have in many respects fuelled these anxieties...

How kids can benefit from boredom

Sep 25, 2016 16:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

From books, arts and sports classes to iPads and television, many parents do everything in their power to entertain and educate their children. But what would happen if children were just left to be bored from time to...

Don't call Mark Zuckerberg unrealistic – philanthropists are uniquely free to shoot for the moon

Sep 25, 2016 16:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have announced an impossible-sounding goal. They are investing $3bn (2.3bn) of their fortune in a new initiative to cure, prevent or manage all disease within...

Here's how to raise a child to be sympathetic

Sep 22, 2016 12:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

Parents and teachers might often wonder how to teach children caring toward others more so when the world feels full of disagreement, conflict, and aggression. As development psychologists, we know that children start...