Of course, to the most skeptical of us, Kaplan's experience (while absolutely valid) seems pretty par for the course with the gratitude crowd. Big, earth shattering revelation plus promise to change ...

As the holiday season approaches, I have been reflecting on the past year of working with so many children, teens, and families. One word keeps coming up, a word we all hear often but rarely slow down ...

Nothing warms a parent’s heart like this word from a child: “Thanks!” It is a parent’s great pleasure to care for a child, providing the very best we can offer. But it’s also important for children’s ...

One New Year’s Eve ten years ago, Janice Kaplan, journalist and author of The Gratitude Diaries: How a Year Looking on the Bright Side Can Transform Your Life, realized that she just didn’t seem to ...