Raising Happiness: Is Happiness Learnable?
By Christine Carter | October 22, 2012Happiness isn’t only determined by genetics. It’s a skill we can develop with practice.
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Videos and Podcasts: Is Happiness Learnable?
By Christine Carter | October 22, 2012Greater 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.
Raising Happiness: Podcast: Dealing with “Sass Mouth”
By Christine Carter and Rona Renner | October 18, 2012Do your kids talk back to you?
Raising Happiness: How to Deal with Misbehaving Kids
By Christine Carter | October 15, 2012The cure for “empty threat syndrome”
Raising Happiness: Podcast: Keeping Kids Safe—and Happy!—on Facebook
By Christine Carter and Rona Renner | October 11, 2012What should we teach our children about Facebook?
Raising Happiness: 3 Ways to Raise Kind Kids
By Christine Carter | October 9, 2012First video in a new series!
Videos and Podcasts: Raising Kind Kids
By Christine Carter | October 8, 2012Greater Good Science Center parenting expert Christine Carter explains how to foster kindness in children—a key to their happiness.
Raising Happiness: Podcast: Getting Kids to Play by Themselves
By Christine Carter and Rona Renner | October 4, 2012Strategies that work--and aren't the TV
Raising Happiness: How to Get Your Household to Run Itself
By Christine Carter | October 1, 2012An old standby that really works
Raising Happiness: Fostering Fall Friendships
By Christine Carter | September 23, 2012September Raising Happiness Newsletter & blog recap
Raising Happiness: Happiness is…the Weekend?
By Christine Carter | September 17, 2012How to make weekends joyful
Raising Happiness: Greater Happiness in 5 Minutes a Day
By Christine Carter | September 10, 2012How to teach kids loving-kindness meditation
Raising Happiness: Turning the Morning Blitz into School-Day Bliss
By Christine Carter | September 3, 2012Five steps for peace before school
Raising Happiness: 3 Essential School Supplies—That Aren’t on Your List
By Christine Carter | August 27, 2012More important than pencils and paper.
Raising Happiness: How to Get the Most Out of Family Dinners
By Christine Carter | August 20, 2012Part 7 in a series: Christine Carter and bestselling author Kelly Corrigan talk about how to get the most out of family dinners.
Raising Happiness: How to Raise an Olympic Athlete
By Christine Carter | August 13, 2012Athletic success can be influenced by parenting
Raising Happiness: Family Meals are Hugely Important
By Christine Carter | August 6, 2012Part 6 in a series: Christine Carter and bestselling author Kelly Corrigan talk about the importance of family meals.
Raising Happiness: Let Your Kids Fail
By Christine Carter | July 16, 2012Part 4 in a series: Christine Carter and bestselling author Kelly Corrigan discuss how to embrace failure
Raising Happiness: Podcast: Happy Parent, Happy Child
By Christine Carter and Rona Renner | July 12, 2012Why it isn’t selfish to take care of yourself FIRST
Videos and Podcasts: Happy Parent, Happy Child
By Christine Carter and Rona Renner | July 12, 2012Want to know what happens to our nervous systems when all we do is check things off our task lists? Rona and I talk about a major happiness killer: busyness. If you feel too busy, or even overwhelmed, this podcast is for you.
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How to Train the Compassionate Brain
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