On a rainy day in Chanthaburi, Thailand, one random act of kindness made all the difference. At a street crossing, a man in a wheelchair was getting drenched while waiting for the light to turn green.

Prosocial behaviors are often seen as being compelled by a number of factors including egoistic reasons (doing things to improve one's self-image), reciprocal benefits (doing something nice for ...

Talk about a kickflip of fate! When TJ begged his mom to stop at a skatepark on their way home from picking up his bike from the shop, she had no clue what was about to unfold. TJ had been trying to ...

We could all use a little more kindness in our lives. Monday is an especially great day to make that happen for others: It's Random Acts of Kindness Day! Here are 21 random acts of kindness you can do ...

The idea that small acts of kindness can change the world isn’t just a nice sentimental thought — it’s backed by science. A meta-analysis of over 200 studies covering over 198,000 participants found ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. In 2017, I came down with a serious illness. It took weeks for the doctors ...

I spend a lot of time analyzing how children and adolescents enact kindness in schools (and in broader family and societal contexts) and there’s a tendency in kindness research toward emphasizing and ...

After Cheyenne mom Kristy Van Der Hoeven’s sudden death, friends and families created a nonprofit to carry on her tradition ...

John Battles has unveiled a new website and business venture, inviting area residents to share good deeds they have done, with the goal of amassing 1 million such gestures on his Doing AOK web page.