Brain Basics
What does a child need to know about the brain? We break it down and share the three basics that we believe children should learn.
Research
Articles
Are Girls More Empathetic Than Boys?
Research shows that females tend to have higher levels of empathy than males. Our research team was interested in whether the same was true for elementary school students and whether there was anything we could do to change this trajectory by intervening at a young age. Read more...
Talk About It
Research tells us that kids who engage in meaningful conversations about emotional experiences have higher levels of empathy. Read more...
Relaxing Your Heart
What do we do when we have strong feelings? Check out this post about controlling our heartbeat in order to control our feelings.
The Happy or The Grumpy
Instead of, "You seem really grumpy today," try, "The grumpy seems to be big and in charge right now." Read on to see how to use the idea of externalizing behavior to help kids with their feelings.
Empathy and Optimism Research
At Momentous Institute, we talk all the time about social emotional health. We say, “This stuff matters” and “This stuff works!” As a researcher, I wanted to substantiate these claims with data. So I began a research study about the effects of our social emotional curriculum on academic outcomes.