Make It Better’s Best of 2016 drew more than 168,000 votes across 11 categories. Share your thoughts with us on social media using the hashtag #Bestof2016. Best Day Camp JCC Day Camps Passionate staffers, wide-ranging activities (from swimming to yoga) and a long tradition of sharing the spirit of the Jewish community with kids of […]
My oldest kid turned 7 last week. I have no idea how this happened. He’s this, like, long-legged person who reads and writes and who, like, talks with me about the solar system. It’s so cool to see. But at the same time, it also makes me a little wistful when I remember the chubby toddler who […]
Parents eager to ensure the long-term success of their children typically think it’s most important to focus on academic success, or finding just the right extracurricular activity that taps into a child’s talents. What they often miss, however, is the critical role that teaching empathy plays in setting up a child for future success and […]
As president of the Americas at Google, running Google’s business in the United States, Canada and Latin America, Margo Georgiadis knows that future technology will be much better if women comprise 50 percent of the talent developing it. Half of tech users are female, so their sensibilities need to be embedded in its creation and design. […]
Erika Christakis, author and early childhood educator at the Yale Child Study, tells a tale of two preschool art projects. The first, we all know: a cut-out of your child’s handprint with feathers and eyes glued on to turn it into a Thanksgiving turkey. It’s cute. The second is less aesthetically pleasing — a blot of […]
It used to be that expectant mothers concealed their growing bellies beneath unflattering tent dresses and oversized shirts. But today, it’s perfectly acceptable (even encouraged!) to flaunt your bump in bodycon looks. And, with all of the high-fashion maternity clothing available, there’s no reason to sacrifice style during pregnancy. No matter what’s on your calendar […]
Dacher Keltner is fascinated by the dynamics of power that permeate the everyday. “Power shapes our every interaction,” says the professor of psychology at University of California, Berkeley and co-director of the Greater Good Science Center, who also happens to be the consulting psychologist behind Disney’s recent Pixar blockbuster “Inside Out.” He’s talking about everything […]
Psychologist Angela Duckworth became intrigued when, as a seventh-grade math teacher, she noticed her strongest performers didn’t necessarily have high IQs and her students with high IQs weren’t always her strong performers. In graduate school, she began studying what differentiates those who succeed and those who give up. What she discovered is a trait she […]
Adam Grant is a rule-follower. The author and professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania recounts the one and only time he was called to the principal’s office as a kid: “I found out I wasn’t in trouble and still cried.” After spending the past five to seven years trying to understand people […]
Every 20 seconds around the world, a child dies from a vaccine-preventable disease. One in 5 children globally does not have access to the vaccines they need to survive. “Immunization is one of the most successful and cost-effective ways to help kids grow into adults,” says former Ambassador John Lange, who now serves as the […]
