BY JENNY SCHAFERWe’re taking a look at 5 ways to inspire our kids to have compassion and empathy. How do you explain and teach compassion and empathy to kids?With violent images and messages coming from video games, movies and even …

GHHS 5th BIENNIAL CONFERENCEBuilding on a Decade of Humanism in Action October 4-6, 2012 Hyatt Regency O’Hare Airport Hotel, Rosemont, Illinois   Keynote II. William Mobley, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Dept. of Neurosciences,…

A groundbreaking study suggests people with autism-spectrum disorders such as Asperger’s do not lack empathy—rather they feel others’ emotions too intensely to cope.   People with Asperger’s syndrome, a high functioning fo…

Is your child unresponsive and irresponsible? How do you avoid power struggles while teaching character? Do your children behave differently at home than they do at school? At home they whine, complain, procrastinate and look to you to solve their prob…