Making Caring Common

Register now! On May 29 at 7pm EDT, we’ll be hosting a free virtual event with Priya Parker, author of The Art of Gathering, in conversation with Kiran Bhai, Schools & Parenting Program Director at Making Caring Common and Dr. Richard Weissbourd, Faculty Director of Making Caring Common. Together, they’ll discuss how parents, caregivers, educators, and others can help teens (and themselves) create intentional gatherings and rituals that foster strong relationships, meaningful connection and a sense of belonging.

If you’re a parent, educator, or someone connected with young people, we think you’ll love this event, part of MCC’s celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month. Registration is now open, and space is limited, so RSVP now to reserve your spot and receive the Zoom link.

https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MkZplszRTRKd3SUTOHHbJA #/registration

How can educators confront the U.S. epidemic of loneliness and mitigate its risks for individuals and society? This Thursday, join MCC’s Milena Batanova as she joins an incredible panel at Harvard Graduate School of Education latest Education Now virtual event, “Confronting Our Epidemic of Loneliness.”

The panelists will dig into new research investigating underlying causes, including the relationship between mental health challenges and loneliness, as well as share ideas for addressing loneliness on college campuses and in other communities.

Register today! https://buff.ly/41bV6V5

Are digital devices helping children combat loneliness? Or are they contributing to it?

Milena Batanova, Making Caring Common's Director of Research & Evaluation, will join other researchers and child psychologists next week in a free Zoom webinar to discuss how the experience of loneliness has evolved for children and adolescents in the world of digital platforms and mobile devices.

Reserve your spot today for the hashtag webinar “Growing Up Lonely? Child Connection and Isolation in the Digital Age” on Wednesday, February 26 at 12 PM ET, hosted by Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development. → https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4717379837298/WN_0U7gHW98QFeY6kVTNIU-JA #/registration