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Finding “Flow”

Learn two key factors for fostering this particular form of happiness

By Christine Carter | October 12, 2010

What is “flow”? Why do some kids have more of it in their lives? How can we as parents create situations that foster “flow”? Find out what your parenting style has do with how much flow your children experience in this new Happiness Matters podcast.

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Please check out my podcast with Rona Renner either here on the Greater Good website, or here on iTunes. Happy listening!

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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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