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How to Raise an Olympic Athlete

Even though the Olympics are over, my kids are still whipped into a frenzy. Lindsey Vonn is, I think, their first real childhood idol—it’s all skiing all the time around here these days. I know we aren’t alone; households all over the world are...

Published Tue, Mar 02 2010 9:01 PM by Half Full: Science for Raising Happy Kids

Filed under: Main essay, Happiness, children, positive emotions, Success, Discipline, Success & failure, athletics, Perfectionism

Helping Kids Deal with Stress

This letter is from the latest Raising Happiness Newsletter. To see the rest of the newsletter, click here. Happy end-of-the-school-year! This month on the Raising Happiness blog I wrote about some scary statistics revealing the huge stress that kids...

Published Wed, Jun 01 2011 9:22 AM by Raising Happiness raising_happiness

The Three Styles of Curiosity

Do you consider yourself a curious person? Curiosity is a strong desire to learn or know something. But according to researcher Perry Zurn, curiosity is not a singular thing. In fact, there may be at least three styles of curiosity that could have different...

Published Tue, Feb 18 2025 4:57 AM by Greater Good Articles

Seeing People as Individuals Reduces Political Hostility

In the United States, political polarization seems to be at an all-time high these days. Some Americans even have trouble seeing political opponents as human beings, worthy of care and concern. This inter-party hostility can threaten our relationships...

Published Wed, Mar 13 2024 7:41 AM by Greater Good Articles

Twelve Movies That Can Help Us See the Best in Humanity

Every year, we at Greater Good give “Greater Goodies” to films that highlight human strengths and virtues. The past year in movies was dominated by two of them: Barbie (which makes our list) and Oppenheimer (which doesn’t). For those who love movies,...

Published Wed, Mar 06 2024 4:26 AM by Greater Good Articles

Your Happiness Calendar for June 2024

Our monthly Happiness Calendar is a day-by-day guide to well-being. This month, we hope it helps you think outside the box. To open the clickable calendar, click on the image below. (Please note: If you are having trouble clicking on calendar links with...

Published Fri, May 31 2024 5:41 AM by Greater Good Articles

Greater Good Resources for a Healthy Relationship With Technology

Do you check your phone too often? Struggle to stop doom-scrolling? Fall into arguments with strangers over social media? Play too many video games? Feel overwhelmed by the news? If so, you’re not alone, and so we’ve gathered together some of our best...

Published Tue, Jan 02 2024 5:14 AM by Greater Good Articles

Greater Good Resources for Thriving Over the Holidays

The holidays can be rough—and Greater Good has always been there to help. Through the years, we’ve published dozens of articles that try to help readers navigate the issues that arise when far-flung family members gather, everyone expects a present, and...

Published Thu, Dec 07 2023 5:59 AM by Greater Good Articles

Can Radical Optimism Help You Deal With Hard Times?

In a teaser video for her third album, “Radical Optimism,” Dua Lipa explained that every track has that “through the struggle you are going to make it” optimistic feeling. She has also said that the album “taps into the pure joy and happiness of having...

Published Tue, May 21 2024 5:22 AM by Greater Good Articles

Five Ways Schools Can Retain More Black Educators

Across the United States, the number of Black educators consistently dwindles. In California, more than 78,000 Black students are in schools without any Black educators at all. Why are Black educators leaving the classroom? In a brief report published...

Published Tue, Feb 27 2024 5:24 AM by Greater Good Articles

Your Happiness Calendar for March 2025

Our monthly Happiness Calendar is a day-by-day guide to well-being. This month, we hope it helps you guard against stress and overwhelm. To open the clickable calendar, click on the image below. (Please note: If you are having trouble clicking on calendar...

Published Fri, Feb 28 2025 4:49 AM by Greater Good Articles

Three Lessons for Bringing Gratitude Into Your School

When asked what it felt like to receive a thank-you note, fourth-grader Leilani* at Sunset Beach Elementary School in Hawaii responded, “I feel good because someone cares about what I did. I feel like people care about me.” When she considered what it...

Published Mon, Nov 18 2024 7:38 AM by Greater Good Articles

How to Raise Happy Kids

Recently I was an observer at a sold-out parent education seminar about the epidemic levels of depression, suicide, and anxiety disorders affecting children. The lecturer asked the audience rhetorically, “What is it that we most want our children to be...

Published Mon, Feb 01 2010 3:08 PM by Half Full: Science for Raising Happy Kids

Filed under: Main essay, On Life & Being a Parent, Happiness, Parenting, children, raising happiness, aristotle

Should We Be More Church-Going?

I am not a particularly religious person. I have been taking my kids to our local Unitarian Universalist church in the hopes that they will get a broad religious education and some of that good ole love-your-neighbor doctrine instilled in their blood...

Published Wed, Dec 23 2009 12:39 PM by Half Full: Science for Raising Happy Kids

Filed under: Main essay, Christmas, Holidays, Happiness, Parenting, children, Discipline, social connections, Spirituality

Book Club: Raising Happiness, Ch. 7

Welcome to our seventh summer book club meeting, a discussion of Raising Happiness prompted by Katy Keim of BookSnob. We are posting Katy’s review of Raising Happiness chapter by chapter each Thursday. This book club first ran on Motherese, so you might...

Published Thu, Aug 12 2010 3:00 AM by Raising Happiness raising_happiness

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