A guide on the science of kindness and how it applies to teens.
The Issue:
Kindness is defined as an act in service to someone else without the expectation of anything in return. An act of kindness is beneficial for the person receiving the kindness, and the person initiating the kindness. We know that kindness reduces stress, anxiety, and depression and improves self-worth and happiness. Kindness is a choice, a culture and a muscle that we need to exercise – it makes us healthier, and it makes our communities healthier.
The Prompt:
Research how kindness impacts how we feel about ourselves, how we feel about each other, and how healthy our schools and communities are. Make a game that teaches people how being kind matters.
Kind Communities – A bridge to Youth Mental Wellness
Kindness matters. Young people who describe their environments as kind are more likely to be mentally healthy. That’s true for youth in high schools, colleges, and the workplace.
Cities of Kindness
Kinder communities are healthier communities. Learn how mayors across the country are implementing kindness, and how it’s benefiting their cities.
Self-Care Tips
Being kind includes being kind to yourself. Learn ways you can start!
A guide on the science of kindness and how it applies to teens.
Learn about how young people across America are channeling kindness to help organizations, schools, towns, and even the world!
Fred Rogers created a blueprint for children’s television that still works today, and his messages of acceptance and inclusion remain just as timeless and relevant as they did when Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood first aired. He believed in the boundless potential of children of all ages, and he especially felt that media should offer them something of value. Today, The Fred Rogers Company is committed to finding new and better ways to engage the next generation by creating media that improves their social, emotional, and educational skills.
“All of us, at some time or other, need help. Whether we’re giving or receiving a sweater, each one of us has something valuable to bring to this world. That’s one of the things that connects us as neighbors — in our own way, everyone is a giver and a receiver.”
― Fred Rogers
“There are three ways to ultimate success:
The first way is to be kind.
The second way is to be kind.
The third way is to be kind.”
― Fred Rogers
“Won’t you be my neighbor?”
― Mister Rogers
These exercises from the Greater Good Science Center provide science-based practice and strategies for recognizing and boosting kindness.
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