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April Raising Happiness Newsletter: Happy, Successful, & Kind

Parents frequently tell me that they just want their kids to be happy. More often, they act as though they just want their kids to be successful.

By Christine Carter | April 29, 2013

Like most parents, I want both happiness and success for my kids, and one more thing as well: I want my kids to be KIND. The more I read about the science of kindness, the more convinced I am that helping others is the very foundation of both happiness and success. So this post pulls together some of my postings about how to raise kids who are kind—as well as happy and successful.

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Five Ways to Raise Kind Children
Research shows that kindness is a sure route to greater happiness and, in some cases, improved health.

How to Raise a Hero
How we can make it more likely we raise heroes than bystanders.

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3 Ways to Raise Kind Kids
Quick Tips for Fostering Kindness

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Bullies, Bystanders, and Really Kind Kids
Is your kid a bully? Even if you’ve taught your children right from wrong, sometimes the kids of kind and compassionate parents can still be…mean. Rona and I discuss strategies for raising children who don’t bully others.

About the Author

Christine Carter

Christine Carter, Ph.D. is a Senior Fellow at the Greater Good Science Center. She is the author of The New Adolescence: Raising Happy and Successful Teens in an Age of Anxiety and Distraction (BenBella, 2020), The Sweet Spot: How to Accomplish More by Doing Less (Ballantine Books, 2015), and Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents (Random House, 2010). A former director of the GGSC, she served for many years as author of its parenting blog, Raising Happiness. Find out more about Christine here.

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