Praise isn’t soft—it’s strategic. Here’s how thoughtful, well-timed recognition builds trust, engagement, and stronger ...

Most nonprofit and social impact leaders share a belief in the positive potential of human beings. We seek to alleviate suffering and lift up the good in people. We advocate, champion, and care for ...

One surprising discovery I made when I was doing the research for my book The Confident Child, was that children often respond negatively to praise. A 5-year-old burst into tears when her grandmother ...

For the past 30 years, there has been a lot of advice about parenting focused on the importance of building children’s self-esteem. Self-esteem reflects the strength of a positive self-concept that ...

The Jesus People movement of the 1960s and ’70s generated new kinds of music that transformed worship in evangelical churches. Arguably the single biggest alteration in the life of the average ...