Author Archives: Ellen Galinsky

Notes from the White House on May 8, 2010: International Women’s Day/Women’s History Month

By Ellen Galinsky | Published: March 9, 2010
Cross posted on The Huffington Post Former Secretary of State, Madeline Albright wore a pin symbolizing breaking the glass ceiling but the question that hung in the air at the White House celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month on March 8th was: what does it take to bring about change for women and [...]
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Reducing Aggression in Children

By Ellen Galinsky | Published: March 1, 2010
This article is cross posted on The Huffington Post. Last week, I wrote about preventing aggression in young children, but what about reducing violence when it has already flared up. Several years ago, Families and Work Institute (FWI) conducted a nationally representative study of young people in the fifth through the twelfth grades on this issue. Our [...]
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Preventing Aggression in Children

By Ellen Galinsky | Published: February 24, 2010
Since the days when my children were little, child development researchers have made great headway in understanding the genetic, biological and family triggers of aggression. There have also been new and much more sophisticated studies on how to prevent aggression or reduce it, if it has already flared up in children. A new study by Colleen [...]
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Updates on the Science of Children’s Development: A New Study by Annie Bernier, Stephanie Carlson, and Natasha Whipple on How Parents Can Help Young Children Gain Life Skills

By Ellen Galinsky | Published: February 17, 2010
Cross-posted from the Huffington Post: I have spent the past eight years reading child development research, interviewing leading scientists, and we have even filmed these scientists as they conduct their studies. I have been driven by the question: what can we learn from studies of child development that will help our children thrive now and in the [...]
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Don’t Seal Your Child’s Fate Based on a Kindergarten Test!

By Ellen Galinsky | Published: February 2, 2010
Cross posted from the Huffington Post: If you haven’t read New York Magazine’s January 31, 2010 article on “The Junior Meritocracy,” read it right now. New York has done a stupendous job of summarizing the best research arguing that children’s fate should NOT be sealed by a test they take for Kindergarten admission at age four. [...]
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Don’t lose the family in the headlines about the State of the Union

By Ellen Galinsky | Published: January 27, 2010
Cross-posted from Huffington Post: In listening to the political commentators prepare for the State of the Union Address tonight, most of them are telling the President that he must reframe the discussion, have courage, and focus on jobs, jobs, jobs. I think that the President is doing something quite courageous that SADLY may be missed in the [...]
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New Findings from the Kaiser Family Foundation Give “Joined at the Hip” New Meaning

By Ellen Galinsky | Published: January 20, 2010
The Kaiser Family Foundation has released its latest study today on the media use of young people, 8-18. Here are some of their headlines: Over the past five years, there has been a large increase in media use among young people. Five years ago, the Kaiser Family Foundation found that young people spend 6 1/2 hours [...]
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A Tale of Two Worlds: High School and B-School

By Ellen Galinsky | Published: January 15, 2010
From the Huffington Post today: I’ve spent the past eight years immersed in the science of early learning, working with researchers from the world’s great universities. We have distilled this science into seven essential life skills you can teach your children (not typical academic achievement-oriented skills. Real life skills). The result of this journey is Mind [...]
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Ellen on CBS Evening News tonight (10/16)

By Ellen Galinsky | Published: October 16, 2009
I have been interviewed for a piece that will air tonight on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric (Friday, October 16th from 6:30 to 7:00 PM, pending breaking news.) The piece discusses the impact of the recession on women’s and men’s roles at work and at home—especially when men lose their jobs and women [...]
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Looking at wellness: beyond the gym membership

By Ellen Galinsky | Published: October 8, 2009
Cross posted from the Huffington Post: In her recent piece celebrating National Work & Family month, Donna Klein of Corporate Voices notes that “progressive personnel policies and a work culture supportive of occasional flexibility” offers companies “enhanced recruitment, retention, engagement, cost control, productivity and financial performance.” Here’s another reason to support an effective and flexible work culture [...]
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