by Ray Williams | Jun 19, 2021 | Articles, Blogs
By Ray Williams June 20, 202 Father’s Day provides an opportunity to reflect on the importance and state of fatherhood in our society, and assess how far we’ve come in valuing that critical parenting role.In Western countries, particularly the U.S.,...
by Ray Williams | Jun 2, 2021 | Articles, Blogs
By Ray Williams June 2, 2021 A study examining Japanese schools’ hands-off approach when children fight showed it could create opportunities for autonomy and encourage ownership of solutions, suggesting a new strategy in handling kids squabbles in other countries....
by Ray Williams | May 24, 2021 | Articles, Blogs
By Ray Williams May 24, 2021 For centuries western culture has been permeated by the idea that humans are selfish creatures. That cynical image of humanity has been proclaimed in films and novels, history books and scientific research, epitomized by the book...
by Ray Williams | May 20, 2021 | Articles, Blogs
By Ray Williams May 20, 2021 Many parents today wonder what kind of world their children will grow up to inhabit. Will they face ongoing deadly pandemics? Will the planet be ravaged by extreme climatic events, depleted of vital oceans, forests and biodiversity? If we...
by Ray Williams | May 17, 2021 | Articles, Blogs
By Ray Williams May 17, 2021 The violence, cruelty and unfairness shown to us daily by the media could prompt us to believe in humankind’s darker nature. But research on young children has shown that we are not born that way. Anecdotally, anyone who’s spent...