Some of the most discouraging moments I’ve had as a parent have
come as I’ve watched one of my children go through a stretch of life where they
just seem genuinely unhappy. I’ve often felt helpless in those situations
to do much to improve their mood short of buying them a pony or giving them
an unlimited supply of candy, which is not only unrealistic, but is also not
going to change their long term sense of true happiness anyways!
Fortunately, there are some skills that we can teach our children that will
actually affect their level of happiness. Thousands upon thousands of
studies have been done on happiness and what things contribute to a true sense
of happiness in one’s life. The following article contains information
from one of these studies in which 12 behaviors/skills were identified that
happy people do differently than unhappy people. These are things that we
can actually teach our children or ourselves if need be! They are
principles that when worked on and applied in our lives, will lead to a
truer sense of day-to-day happiness.
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