Ellen Galinsky

Promoting Self Control: It Might Not Be What You Think

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Sandra Aamodt, Promoting Life Skills, Ellen Galinsky, Sam Wang, Arts and Academic Success, Adele Diamond, Mind in the Making, Carol Dweck, Walter Mischel, Promoting Self Control, Mindsets, Parents News

How do we promote self control? Here are a few ideas from research that show it's not how we might think.

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Give the Gift of Curiosity for the Holidays -- Lessons From Laura Schulz

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Child Development, Mind in the Making, Promoting Curiosity, Ellen Galinsky, Laura Schulz, Curiosity, Video, Parents News

It is by remaining curious that children learn, whether about the natural world or about people. And that is a gift that lasts long after the holidays are over!

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What Is Victory? The Story of Breast Cancer and the NYC Marathon

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: NYC Marathon, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Fred's Team, Ellen Galinsky, Breast Cancer Awareness, Sasha Rau, Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer, Lock's of Love, Breast Cancer Treatment, Breast Cancer Survivor, Breast Cancer Nyc Marathon, Impact News

The story of my niece, Sasha Rau, now 39 years old, running the 26.2 mile New York City Marathon in four hours, 25 minutes, and 58 seconds, two years after being diagnosed with breast cancer is such a triumph and inspirational story for all of us.

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What About the Men?

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Awlp, WFD Consulting, Women, Caregiving, Boston College Center for Work and Family, Ellen Galinsky, Work, Brad Harrington, Families and Work Institute, Men, Kathie Lingle, Congressional Hearings, Parenting, Worldatwork, Business News

There is no question that there are significant problems that both men and women face. The workplace has not truly kept pace with the changes in families' lives. But does this represent the decline of men?

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Ask the Students: Their Wise Wishes for Improving Education

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Community, Education, School Budget Cuts, Ellen Galinsky, Education Nation, Community Involvement, Education News

In the debates about how to improve education, adults argue about what works and what doesn't, rarely asking students for their views. Of course, adults are responsible, but knowing the views of youth might -- just might -- enrich adults' decisions.

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Helping Children Thrive When Faced With Setbacks: Lessons From Carol Dweck

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Healthy Living News, Brain Science, Ellen Galinsky, Children, Child Development Research, Mind in the Making, Carol Dweck, Healthy Living Mind, Developmental Care, Children's Health, Parents News

The lesson is this -- every day is a new day in being a parent. We can help our children learn not to wilt when there are setbacks.

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Promoting Life Skills Early: Lessons From Stanford, UCLA, And Harvard

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 09.28.2011

Read More: Multiple Mini Interview, Medical School, Doctors, Global Economy, Ellen Galinsky, Patients, Life Skills, Ethics, College News

Top universities are now screening applicants for competence in life skills as a part of the ticket for admission.

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Priscilla Gilman's Book Is a Book for All Parents

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: The Anti-Romantic Child, Priscilla Gilman, Parenting, The Six Stages of Parenthood, Ellen Galinsky, Books News

Far too many books for parents are guilt-trip books, telling us what we did wrong or scaring us with the thought that everything we thought we knew just might be incorrect.

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The Kindergarten Cutoff Debate -- Maybe It's Adults Who Need Help with Learning

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: New York Times, Curriculum, Education, Education Reform, Ellen Galinsky, Achievement Gap, Kindergarten, Education News

Educators and the public need to move beyond the assumption that children of the same age are all the same. They are not, whether they are more or less advantaged!

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How Reconciling Fathering With Feminism Just Got More Complicated

Andrea Doucet, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Rhana Reiko Rizzuto, Fathering, Sara Ruddick, Kathleen Gerson, Ellen Galinsky, Stephanie Coontz, Mothering, The Good Men Project, Catherine Elgin, Feminism, Joan Williams, Gender, Parenting, Parents-Dads, Healthy Living News

The fit between feminism and fathering has become a taken-for-granted part of my work and my life. But I was recently forced to rethink this combination as I followed a debate between men's rights activists (MRAs) and their critics.

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An Epidemic of Stress Among College Students (and Younger Children) Is NOT Inevitable

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joe Campos, Ellen Galinsky, Heidelise Als, Megan Gunnar, Nathan Fox, Mind in the Making, Academics, Tamar Lewin, Stress, College News

Is an epidemic of childhood stress inevitable? No. Life is certainly stressful, but by helping our kids create strategies to manage stress, we are giving them a resource for life.

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Success in Life is More Than Success in High School: Thoughts on the Tiger Mother

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Amy Chua, Education, Parenting, Child Development, Ellen Galinsky, Healthy Living News

As I read about Amy Chua's Tiger Mother, I keep asking myself, why is it that the kids who excel in high school don't necessarily do well in life? Have you noticed that at reunions or by staying in touch with your classmates?

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Rethinking How We Learn and Work

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Attention, Ellen Galinsky, Focus, Tony Hsieh, Distraction, Edward Hallowell, Mind in the Making, Linda Stone, Technology, Children, Schools, 92nd Street Y, Education News

We need to focus on managing our attention and energy, not just our time. Some schools are experimenting with providing longer time periods for learning and finding that it can be very effective.

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It's the Holiday Season: Turning the 'Gimmes' Into Giving and Having 'Good Fun'

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Charity, Lara Galinsky, Family, Ellen Galinsky, Echoing Green, Philip Galinsky, Darell Hammond, Holidays, Samba New York, Volunteering, Karen Duncan, Kate Hannigan Issa, Healthy Living News

Holiday season is upon us, and what is meant to be a time of family connections can turn into a time of family divisiveness, especially when children ...

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Happy Father's Day? Piling on the Men in Our Lives

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Men, Women, Dads, Father's Day, Working Mothers, Children, Childcare, Ellen Galinsky, GOP Year of the Woman, Healthy Living News

He turned to me and said, "I think it's shitty that on Father's Day, the New York Times tells me I don't carry the burden of parenthood as much as my ...

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A Family-Friendly Recession?: Cut Hours, Not Jobs

Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shared Work Program, Family Friendly Policy, Women's Careers, Ellen Galinsky, Economics, Breaking News, Forbes Magazine, Glass Ceiling, Cut Hours Not Jobs, Work Share, Recession, Culture of Care, Obama Inaugural Address, Wall Street, Financial Crisis, Women's Work, Breaking Living News, Business News

During a recession, gains for women earned through years of effort may be swept away in the undertow of layoffs, when flexibility and diversity efforts suddenly disappear.

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