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! ...
The Science of Success
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 Posted in Kindness, Main essay, Perfectionism, Success, Success & failure | 3 Comments »Psychologists have established a solid link between happiness and success. Happier people earn more money, perform better, and are more helpful to their coworkers. Most people assume that this link exists because people feel happy when they are ...
How do you really feel about the holidays?
Thursday, December 13th, 2007 Posted in Holidays, Kindness, Materialism | 10 Comments »Christine Carter Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukah! Happy Holidays, everyone! Did that greeting just make you warm inside with thoughts of winter lights and family celebrations and Salvation Army bells ringing for the poor? Or did you flinch? ...
Materialism v. Altruism During the Holidays
Thursday, December 6th, 2007 Posted in Holidays, Kindness, Materialism, Video | 4 Comments »There are lots of things you can do to make your holidays happier. There are four ways to view this 3 minute video: 1) Default: Play using Windows Media Player. 2) Mac Users: Play using QuickTime player. 3) Fastest download: YouTube. 4) Subscribe to the ...
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