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Articles by Greater Good Magazine
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Finding Happiness in the "Flow" of Daily Life
Once upon a time there was a newspaper columnist who spent most of her time trying to figure out how to live happily....
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Teaching Emotional Intelligence
Six months ago a newspaper columnist and a sociologist met outside their daughters’ kindergarten classroom and started...
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Playground Heroes
Who can stop bullying? Not just parents and teachers, argue Ken Rigby and Bruce Johnson. Bullying in schools is now...
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The Gender of Video Games
In the next issue of Greater Good (Spring 2008), I have an essay on new research into video games. My focus is on the...
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Everyday Art
A lot of parents believe that their children are either born with artistic talent or they're not. But research suggests...
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Rubbing Off
Years before I became a child psychologist, I was a swim teacher and taught kindergarten. I remember working in the...
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Imaginary Friends
Marjorie Taylor is a professor of psychology at the University of Oregon and an expert on imaginary friends. She read my...
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Can We Play?
Play is essential to positive human development, but kids are playing less and less, says psychologist David Elkind....
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Confessions of an Anxious Parent
Are today's parents afraid to let their kids play on their own? Jill Suttie tries to strike a balance between safety,...
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Games Animals Play
"Happiness is never better exhibited than by young animals, such as puppies, kittens, lambs, and company, when playing...
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