Ten 2008 Tips for Raising Happy Kids
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 Posted in Changing bad habits into good ones, Conflict, Family meals, Forgiveness, Friendship, Gratitude, Kindness, Main essay, Materialism, On Life & Being a Parent, Optimism, School & scheduling, Video | 2 Comments »Replace Your Kids’ Annoying Behaviors with Happiness Habits Some of the most irritating things our kids do (whining and tattling come to mind) are nothing more than bad habits, and as we all know, bad habits are tough to break! ...
Video — Transcending: Words on Women & Strength
Friday, December 19th, 2008 Posted in Fostering social connections, Optimism, Video | 1 Comment »Sorry to those who subscribe to the blog via email and couldn't see the embedded video in the last posting, Strong Women, Close Friends. Here is the link: Transcending: Words on Women & Strength by Kelly Corrigan
Raising Optimistic Kids
Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in Growth & fixed mindsets, Optimism, Praise | 6 Comments »The last post was about why we parents should foster optimism in our kids. In a nutshell: there is a close link between how optimistically kids think and how healthy and happy they are—and how they perform academically and ...
The Benefits of Optimism
Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in Optimism | 4 Comments »Just as despair can come to one another only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings. –Elie Wiesel Are our children hopeful? Do they expect good in the world? That ...
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