Raising Happiness
10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents
Editorial Review
We parents want our children to grow into happy adults—but the trouble is sometimes we feel as though our children’s personalities are already more or less set in genetic stone. The good news is that we actually do have a lot of influence. Parenting practices have a tremendous effect on children’s emotional outlook on life. Personality isn’t predetermined at birth, and neither is happiness. Nearly half—may be more—of the factors that determine children’s happiness can be attributed to the environments in which they are raised. So there is a lot that we can do to ensure our children’s happiness—and therefore ours; because when you teach your kid the skills they need to be happy, you’ll become happier yourself in the process.
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