Humility does not seem to be a virtue today. Watch a football game: a linebacker does his job — he tackles a guy — and jumps up in a dance as if he’s just cured cancer. Every other politician seems to ...

Guidelines for Fostering Humility, Patience, and Good Manners in Kids Raising children today poses significant challenges for ...

I answered this question along with a few others for Character Lab in a Tip of the Week: What is intellectual humility—and how is it different from just plain humility? Intellectual humility is about ...

The mom of three told ET about how her kids are teaching her as they all enter their teenage years. Jennifer Garner is not ashamed to admit the lesson that her three children are teaching her as a mom ...

Putting lawmakers to the test. In 1729, Jonathan Swift offered “A Modest Proposal” to solve the problem of thousands of poor Irish women unable to feed their many children. Some had to beg to provide ...

There’s an important difference between raising a child to have good self-esteem and grounding a child with humility, says a veteran parenting expert. While boosting self-esteem can help children feel ...

Sandy Roberson sent a note to professors at Furman University and Denison University in mid-December with a simple message. “Failure is not an option,” she wrote on a discussion board frequented by a ...

I was happy to read an editorial criticizing the actions of Sacred Heart Academy during the basketball game against Lyman Hall. Final score Sacred Heart 92, Lyman Hall 4. The president of Sacred Heart ...