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Happiness Matters Podcast
Dr. Christine Carter and Nurse Rona Renner give busy parents tips for raising happy children and leading more joyful lives as parents.
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How to Respond to Kids’ Tantrums
February 2012
What to do, say, and expect when you have a tantruming child. More info about tantrums can be found here or here. Dr. Tina Payne Bryson has a lot to say about tantrums!
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HOW to Be Involved in Occupy
February 2012Parents today are busier than ever—which makes it hard to get involved in national movements like Occupy. Here are three ways to make a difference.
WHY to Be Involved in the Occupy Wall St. Movement
January 2012Why your involvement matters for your children’s happiness—even if you feel the problems are overwhelming. In this podcast, I reference Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s Principles of Nonviolence; those principles can be found here.
Dieting and Shame
January 2012We want the best for our children, and sometimes we want them to lose weight. Helping kids get healthy—without creating feelings of shame and guilt in them.
Why Not to Diet
January 2012Rona and I discuss the reasons diets often don’t work—and how they can make us unhappy.
Tips for Keeping New Year’s Resolutions
January 2012The science of change can help us be more successful in keeping our resolutions. Rona and I give tips for starting new habits over the long-run. Here is the habit tracker we reference in this podcast: http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/images/tools/try-this/try-this-Habits7-days-b.pdf
Making New Year’s Resolutions?
December 2011What would you like to change in the New Year? What would your kids like to change? Making New Year’s resolutions can be a fun—and productive—family activity. Here is the habit tracker we reference in this podcast: http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/images/tools/try-this/try-this-Habits7-days-b.pdf
5 Tips for Dealing with Difficult Relatives Over the Holidays
December 2011Think you have to put up with your mean mother or drunk uncle again at your big holiday meal this year? Think again. Rona and I discuss five ways to make challenging relationships less difficult over the holidays.
Wishing it Was Over Already?
December 2011Rona and I talk about ways to manage the stress that sometimes comes during the holiday season—and that affects both our parenting and our happiness.
Holiday Traditions that Foster Happiness
December 2011Rona and I discuss why some holiday traditions can fuel our children’s happiness, and give several suggestions for fun, joy-inducing holiday rituals.
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