The main reasons for judging others is a lack of understanding, perceived views from experience or upbringing or a lack of empathy and compassion.Perceived views and lack of empathy and compassion are largely learnt and built on behaviors stemming righ…

The thoughtful director of New York City’s Sara Curry Preschool and author of The Children’s Bill of Emotional Rights, Eileen Johnson has developed a philosophy of children’s emotional development. Over breakfast in the East Village, …

A theory of everything might be impossible to come by — but a theory of humankind’s potential destruction is not, says Stephen Hawking.The British theoretical physicist fears that human aggression may be the tragic flaw that could lead to o…

Voters in a new Washington Post-Pew poll believe President Obama understands their problems better than Mitt Romney.  Presidential elections are more about hearts than heads. That is, most voters — particularly those loosely affiliated with …