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- ISBN13: 9780345515612
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What do we wish most for our children? Next to being healthy, we want them to be happy, of course! Fortunately, a wide array of scientific studies show that happiness is a learned behavior, a muscle we can help our children build and maintain.
Drawing on what psychology, sociology, and neuroscience have proven about confidence, gratefulness, and optimism, and using her own chaotic and often hilarious real-world adventures as a mom to demonstrate do’s and don’ts in action, Christine Carter, Ph.D, executive director of UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, boils the process down to 10 simple happiness-inducing steps.
With great wit, wisdom, and compassion, Carter covers the day-to-day pressure points of parenting—how best to discipline, get kids to school and activities on time, and get dinner on the table—as well as the more elusive issues of helping children build healthy friendships and develop emotional intelligence. In these 10 key steps, she helps you interact confidently and consistently with your kids to foster the skills, habits, and mindsets that will set the stage for positive emotions now and into their adolescence and beyond. Inside you will discover
• the best way avoid raising a brat—changing bad habits into good ones
• tips on how to change your kids’ attitude into gratitude
• the trap of trying to be perfect—and how to stay clear of its pitfalls
• the right way to praise kids—and why too much of the wrong kind can be just as bad as not enough
• the spirit of kindness—how to raise kind, compassionate, and loving children
• strategies for inspiring kids to do boring (but necessary) tasks—and become more self-motivated in the process
Complete with a series of “try this” tips, secrets, and strategies, Raising Happiness is a one-of-a-kind resource that will help you instill joy in your kids—and, in the process, become more joyful yourself.
Price: $14.04
Rating: 5.0 (7 reviews)
Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents
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raising HAPPINESS by Christine Carter, Ph.D. is a must read for everyone (not just parents). Even though the book provides 10 simple steps for more joyful kids and happier parents, these 10 simple steps are actually steps toward more joyful living. During each chapter, by applying Dr. Carter’s easy to implement steps to the reader’s household and workplace, one can achieve greater happiness.
This book reminds us that good parenting is necessary for the children of our future. The front cover of the book of a young girl running on her own self-power – flying a rainbow kite outdoors under a beautiful blue sky with clouds, symbolizes the importance of the message of this book – we, as a community, need to raise happiness and elevate the importance of playtime. We do not need to focus on perfection – just to work on expecting effort and enjoyment. Throughout the book, Dr. Carter identifies scientific studies to compliment her teaching, and infuses the book with humor, insightfulness, meditation techniques and downright common sense. It was a pleasure to read this book, and put the teachings into practice.
Please read this book today, and make the world a better place by raising happiness all around you. Thank you.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book offers some simple and sensible guidelines to not only raising happier children (at whatever age your children currently are), but also on how to help your own happiness along in an effort to model behavior for your children that will help them learn ways to avoid the pitfalls of negativity and frustration.
This book was recommended to me by a friend who works with children professionally and I have to say that I am encouraged by the help that this book offers for both parents and professionals.
Rating: 5 / 5
I really love this book. Its simplicity, optimism, and compassion for both parents and kids resonate with me as a parent and as a psychologist who works with families. I appreciate that nearly every one of Carter’s happiness building skills can be initiated right now… making it a great book for new parents as well as for parents negotiating the teen years. In Carter’s world, and supported by solid research, it’s never too late to create new habits to build family happiness. I keep many copies of this book in my office and have found myself giving it to nearly every family with whom I work.
Rating: 5 / 5
Dr. Carter has written an honest, practical, and encouraging book which parents everywhere will not only enjoy reading, but will find valuable lessons for increasing family and personal happiness. “Raising Happiness” is packed with knowledge based on research, yet remains easily readable without being bogged down with scientific terminology and ramblings. Whether you are a parent of a toddler or teenager, a parent-to-be, work with kids, or just want to understand more about how to cultivate happiness, this book is a must-read!
Rating: 5 / 5
This book is an excellent source of tips and techniques you can begin to implement TODAY that will change the overall feeling in your house immediately. Christine carter has translated literally hundreds of social science articles into practical steps you can take to help your child grow, learn, and feel happy and fulfilled. Need to get out the door on school mornings? She has a plan. Want your child to be happy with what they have rather than asking you to buy something else? She has strategies. This book helps everyone in the family be more attentive to what we already have, the joy of our relationships, and ways we can help each other. Not just a “parenting” book. It is a family-building book. You will benefit as much as your children.
Rating: 5 / 5