In this Kids In the House video, I share the importance of creating gratitude routines.
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Why Gratitude is Necessary for Happiness
In this Kids in the House video, I discuss why gratitude is an important and necessary skill to develop for happiness.
Getting Kids Involved in Chores
Some tips and tricks to get kids’ to to do boring but necessary tasks without offering bribes and rewards from my Kids in the House video.
How can we teach self-discipline to kids?
In this video from Kids in the House, I discuss a surprising way to encourage self-discipline in kids.
What is “emotional literacy”?
Emotional literacy is, in many ways, the foundation of a happy and meaningful life. Register for my Raise Kids’ Emotional Intelligence online class learn more about how you can foster it in your own family.
Friday Inspiration: Harmonica Man
This special man warms my heart! May he rest in peace.
Video: Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets
An overview of the most powerful mindsets — beliefs about why someone is successful or not — and why it’s essential for us to foster growth mindsets in kids.
Looking for more information on growth mindsets? In the Raising Happiness Homestudy, I share appropriate ways to praise children and how to develop grit, one of the greatest (research-proven) predictors of academic success.
Problems with Perfectionism
In the latest video from Kids in the House, I discuss why perfectionism is a form of unhappiness. It is, by definition, never being satisfied with what you’ve just done.
Friday Inspiration
This inspiring short, created by a 20-year old in an AARP contest entitled “U@50”, uses an elegant device to articulate the importance of being a responsible citizen and living a meaningful life. Simply brilliant.
Time with kids? Or time to yourself?
Since my book Raising Happiness was published, I’ve met so many unhappy parents I’ve come to believe there might just be an epidemic of unhappiness in them — especially in the parents of young children. While there probably isn’t an epidemic of depression in parents, I’m pretty sure there IS an epidemic of busyness. Do this little thought experiment with me: imagine that you have some free time — a whole afternoon to yourself. Do you take that time to take a nap and read a good book? To work? To play with a friend? Do you catch up on the laundry, and then take your kids to that newish trampoline place they’ve been begging to go? This short video from my Greater Good blog makes the case for NOT always spending more time with your kids.