Rating: 3 stars
Cover synopsis: A wide array of scientific studies show that happiness is a learned behavior, a muscle we can help our children build and maintain.
This book didn't tell me much of anything I didn't already know. I was wondering if there was some secret to raising happy kids, but it's about what I thought. They have to have happy parents, be taught optimism, gratefulness and you have to build a nurturing environment around them. Well...duh.
My favorite part was the 10-step solution to resolving a dispute between your two kids, such as they both want to play with the same toy. Have them sit down, take turns discussing how they feel, have them write it down...Oh, come on! This woman claims she has kids, but I can't think of a single child I know who would make it further than 1 or 2 of the steps.
Still, it was nice to see that I'm doing some things right, and to be reassured that my efforts may not have a huge pay off now, but when they're adults looking back on their childhood.
Cover synopsis: A wide array of scientific studies show that happiness is a learned behavior, a muscle we can help our children build and maintain.
This book didn't tell me much of anything I didn't already know. I was wondering if there was some secret to raising happy kids, but it's about what I thought. They have to have happy parents, be taught optimism, gratefulness and you have to build a nurturing environment around them. Well...duh.
My favorite part was the 10-step solution to resolving a dispute between your two kids, such as they both want to play with the same toy. Have them sit down, take turns discussing how they feel, have them write it down...Oh, come on! This woman claims she has kids, but I can't think of a single child I know who would make it further than 1 or 2 of the steps.
Still, it was nice to see that I'm doing some things right, and to be reassured that my efforts may not have a huge pay off now, but when they're adults looking back on their childhood.
