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Why Your Happiness Matters

April 2013

What will it take for you to lead a happy life?

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Meditating with Kids

April 2013

Want to teach kids a simple meditation? Here’s how I do “loving kindness” meditation.

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Gratitude 365

January 2013

Even though Thanksgiving is quickly becoming a distant memory, giving thanks can still be a significant part of our daily family lives. Here are my three favorite family gratitude practices.

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Managing Stress

December 2012

Our crazy busy lives—especially at this time of year!—can be stressful. Here are three tips for managing your stress year-round.

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Surviving the Holidays

December 2012

If you are starting to feel over-whelmed by the December holidays, you aren’t alone! In this quick video, I give three tips for making the holidays more meaningful than they are stressful.

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Why Gratitude Works

November 2012

Christine Carter explains why gratitude—an emotion that can seem hokey—actually provides a significant boost to our happiness and life satisfaction.

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Holiday Gratitude Traditions

November 2012

With Thanksgiving approaching, Christine Carter offers three ways to help adults and kids truly make the holidays a time for gratitude.

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Is Happiness Learnable?

October 2012

Greater Good Science Center parenting expert Christine Carter explains how happiness isn’t only determined by genetics. It’s a skill we can develop with practice.

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Raising Kind Kids

October 2012

Greater Good Science Center parenting expert Christine Carter explains how to foster kindness in children—a key to their happiness.

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Getting Kids to Listen—Without Nagging!

January 2012

Wouldn’t it be nice to just ask once?

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  • Can You Run Out of Empathy?

    May 20, 2013

    An essay in this week’s New Yorker argues that we don't have enough empathy to go around. But new research says we can keep renewing and expanding our feeling for others.

  • ‘Free the Mind’ film

    May 17, 2013
  • Free the Mind: Hope after Trauma

    May 17, 2013

    A new documentary reveals the power of mindfulness and neuroplasticity. Bay Area residents can catch a screening tonight at Stanford University.

  • Why Compassion in Business Makes Sense

    April 15, 2013

    Emma Seppala explains how compassionate workplaces are good for employee health and the corporate bottom line.

  • How to be a Happy Working Dad, Part One

    March 27, 2013

    A new report finds that fitting work with family isn't just a women's issue. Jeremy Adam Smith offers 10 tips for helping fathers to navigate a changing landscape at home and on the job.

  • When Getting Angry Makes You Happy

    April 2, 2013

    A new study shows how seeking happiness at the right time may be more important than seeking happiness all the time.

  
  

 
Failure Makes You a Winner

Failure Makes You a Winner

May 20, 2013

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The Evolutionary Roots of Compassion

The Evolutionary Roots of Compassion

Dacher Keltner explains why Darwin thought compassion is humans’ strongest instinct.

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The Greater Good Guide to Mindfulness

The Greater Good Guide to Mindfulness

This invaluable resource, a special benefit for GGSC members, offers insight into what mindfulness is, why it’s important, and how to teach it.

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Greater Good Summer Institute for Educators

University of California, Berkeley
Clark Kerr Campus
Friday, June 28 - Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Greater Good Summer Institute for Educators

The GGSC’s six-day Summer Institute will equip educators with social-emotional learning tools that will benefit both students and teachers. Registration is now closed.

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