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How Racism in Early Life Can Affect Long-Term Health

By Jack P. Shonkoff — 2022

Excessive adversity activates biological reactions that can lead to lifelong problems in physical and mental well-being

Read on www.scientificamerican.com

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I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith, and Being Black in America

As a 6'2" dreadlocked black man, Tyler Merritt knows what it feels like to be stereotyped as threatening, which can have dangerous consequences. But he also knows that proximity to people who are different from ourselves can be a cure for racism.

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Tyler Merritt
2024
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The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids

What makes Denmark the happiest country in the world—and how do Danish parents raise happy, confident, successful kids, year after year? This upbeat and practical book presents six essential principles, which spell out P-A-R-E-N-T: • Play is essential for development and well-being.

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Jessica Joelle Alexander, Iben Sandahl
2016
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Empathy Is a Verb | Michele Borba | TEDxTraverseCity

Educational psychologist and author, Michele Borba, shares her decade-long journey to discover how to optimize human potential. Surprisingly, it was children from Canada to Rwanda who offered the three best ideas to cultivate empathy.

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Michele Borba
2016
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The Parent’s Guide to Down Syndrome: Advice, Information, Inspiration, and Support for Raising Your Child from Diagnosis through Adulthood

As a parent of a child diagnosed with Down syndrome, you may be feeling unsure of what to do next or where your child’s journey will take you.

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Jennifer Jacob, Mardra Sikora
2024
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Teaching Empathy to Children: Tips from Momdocs

In this episode of Mom Docs, Dr. Dehra Harris shares a few tips for parents to ensure children develop healthy emotional habits and empathy skills.

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2017
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Buddha’s Heart: Meditation Practice for Developing Well-Being, Love, and Empathy

With Buddha’s Heart, senior meditation teacher Stephen Snyder reveals an original and clear path to the powerful brahmavihāras. These practices offer rich, soothing support for the soul and a portal to spiritual awakening and deepening self-realization.

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Stephen Snyder
2020
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Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being

Resilience is the ability to face and handle life’s challenges, whether everyday disappointments or extraordinary disasters. While resilience is innate in the brain, over time we learn unhelpful patterns, which then become fixed in our neural circuitry.

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Linda Graham, Rick Hanson (foreword)
2013
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