Among the many points for assessing happiness around the world, like sharing meals with others and family bonds, researchers for the 2025 World Happiness Report looked closely at acts of kindness.

I spend a lot of time analyzing how children and adolescents enact kindness in schools (and in broader family and societal contexts) and there’s a tendency in kindness research toward emphasizing and ...

As our society continues to have significant issues related to basic kindness and civility amongst groups of citizens we should all focus more on the overall benefits that may occur if we just take ...

Laurel Sims-Stewart, a counselor who works with children and adults, says when it comes to giving, our kids look to parents and caregivers not only to care for them, but as examples for relationships.

"And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him; for Joseph had solemnly sworn the people of Israel, saying, 'God will visit you; then you must carry my bones with you from here'" (Exodus 13:19). This ...

On the Thursday, November 13, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: In honor of World Kindness Day — we’ve partnered with the Humankind team at USA TODAY for a deeper exploration on the topic of ...

Last week we explored the importance of good friends and keeping good company. Our social circle influences our character and how we develop socially. We had a small insight into the social life of ...

In honor of World Kindness Day (and World Kindness Week), we’re asking: what does kindness mean to you? Maybe it’s as life-changing as organ donation or as simple as a smile. However you define it, ...

Vineyard has been awarded the title of “Certified City of Kindness” by the One Kind Act a Day organization. A ceremony was held Jan. 29, with Vineyard being the first city to receive such an award.