Five Ways to Talk with Your Kids So They Feel Loved
These warm, nurturing messages need repeating over and over again with our children.
How Understanding Evolution Can Help Us to Be Happy
A new book looks at how our evolutionary past influences our present behavior, good and bad.
What Happens When Kids Help Design Our Cities
An innovative program in Colorado incorporates children’s ideas into city planning for friendlier, greener, and more inclusive spaces.
Episode 35: Finding Awe in Every Step
How can we feel connected to the world around us? Singer Diana Gameros tries to cultivate a sense of awe in the most unlikely of places.
Your Happiness Calendar for March 2019
Give compliments, catch some flicks, and jot down three good things this month.
Teachers Strike for Meaning, Not Just Money
Teachers are walking out of the classroom in Oakland, California—and in the process revitalizing their city.
Episode 34: Finding Your Strengths
Do you fixate on your flaws and shortcomings? Our happiness guinea pig tries the opposite: focusing on her personal strengths.
How to Take SEL to the Next Level at Your School
A new report on social-emotional learning offers hopeful next steps for the future of education.
Five Ways Sleep Is Good for Your Relationships
New research highlights how sleep benefits our social lives.
How Phones Compromise Our Ability to Connect
A new study shows that when people are on their phones, they smile less, affecting their ability to connect with others.
Five Ways to Talk with Your Kids So They Feel Loved
These warm, nurturing messages need repeating over and over again with our children.
How to Take SEL to the Next Level at Your School
A new report on social-emotional learning offers hopeful next steps for the future of education.
How to Make Your Year More Meaningful
Here are some steps you can take to find meaning in the previous year—and purpose in the next one.
Your Happiness Calendar for March 2019
Give compliments, catch some flicks, and jot down three good things this month.
How to Stop Romantic Comedies from Ruining Your Love Life
Romantic comedies create unrealistic expectations, but we don't have to buy into them.
How Your Happiness Can Spread to the People Around You
Students of our Science of Happiness course share their stories of transformation.