Greater Good

This month’s posts…

Is Your Kid Mean?
Five ways to raise kind and compassionate kids.

The Stuck-at-Home Generation
Are we raising kids who won’t leave the nest?

Habits Are Everything
You know WHAT to do to be happier, but can you do it?

5 Tips for Boosting Your Willpower
Good habits are foundational for happiness—but to create them, you need willpower.

Podcast: Do You Have Family Meetings?
Learn about this great tool for running a household smoothly. 

Jackie Adams

Podcast: Are You Your Partner’s Equal?
In the give and take of a relationship, are your needs lost?

Podcast: Are You Addicted to Your Email?
When we need to set limits for ourselves

Podcast: Parenting in a Media Age
How (and why) to set limits on something as awesome as the iPad, TV, and Xbox. 

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© 2012 Christine Carter, Ph.D.

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Thank you all for your engaging comments this month as I blogged about a tough topic: divorce. And marriage. And everything in between!

I’ve noticed that people in other forums tend to be pretty harsh when controversial issues touch that family-values-nerve. In comparison, Greater Good and Raising Happiness readers clearly show more compassion and less judgement as they work out sticky issues.  Which makes me proud: compassion is, of course, a happiness habit!

This month’s posts on divorce…

Is Marital Bliss Sexist?
A brief Q&A with myself.

Is Divorce Immature and Selfish?
Or will it actually be good for your kids?

The “Good” Divorce
Twenty percent of kids are damaged by divorce. Here’s how to make kids part of the other 80 percent.

Podcast: Is Your Spouse Right for You?
Four Ways to Find Out

Podcast: Can A Single Parent Raise Happy Kids?
Single parents often feel guilty that they aren’t measuring up.

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© 2012 Christine Carter, Ph.D.

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I hope you all had a wonderful “month of love.” If Valentine’s Day wasn’t what you’d hoped for this year, maybe some of my posts will help you determine if you’ve set the bar too high for your partner.

Think about it: most of our grandparents would have laughed in our faces if we’d asked them if their spouses were their lovers AND their best friends AND their co-parenting partners.  And yet that is what we expect our spouses to be. Is this realistic? If not, what to do?

Thanks for all your thoughtful comments this month—what a great discussion!

This month’s posts about expectations…

Hate Your Husband? (or Your Wife?)
You probably expect too much.

Is Your Spouse Enough for You?
Four things you can to do to find out.

Am I Really Going to Have to Ask You Again?
Nagging is a particular form of unhappiness—for everyone involved.   

Podcast: Feeling Unhappy in Your Marriage?
Maybe your expectations are too high.

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© 2012 Christine Carter, Ph.D.

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