Happiness Matters Podcast
Summary: We often hear parents say, “I just want my children to be happy,” but they also admit that it’s confusing to figure out how to raise happy children—and be happy themselves—on a daily basis. How can we create a home environment where happiness is important for everyone in the family—and limit setting, discipline, and respect are all a part of the equation? Join Dr. Christine Carter and Nurse Rona Renner for conversations from the heart about the science and best practices related to raising happy children. Each week we'll release a new podcast about 10 minutes on Thursday.
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- Artist: Christine Carter and Rona Renner
- Copyright: Copyright 2013
Podcasts:
Want to know what my #1 strategy for raising happy children is? It is the conscious practice of gratitude. Learn how and why to raise kids who are more grateful than entitled.
Is the old adage “forgive and forget” still good advice? Rona and I talk about the relationship between forgiveness and happiness, and we suggest some things we can do with kids that will help teach them the skills they need to forgive and move on.
Rona and I are both divorced; we’ve both considered the issue deeply both personally and professionally. When is divorce better for kids than staying together?
It seems like kids many kids know much more than us adults about the technology around us—a friend of mine just discovered that her 11 year old daughter is very active on Instagram, when my friend didn’t even know what Instagram was. But just because kids love swimming in the sea of apps and techonolgies available to them, doesn’t mean that they don’t need firm limits placed on their usage.
Rona and I talk about the ways that email and social media (like Facebook and Twitter) can make us feel connected as well as disconnected from our children and our family. It can make us laugh, but it can also make us feel drained. Listen to this week’s podcast for tips to reign in your media usage.
What do you need out of your relationship? What are your priorities? This podcast is about creating harmony in our relationships—without rolling back to a time when women subverted their need’s to their husbands.
If you’ve never had a family meeting, listen to this podcast! Rona and I talk about the ins and outs of having successful family meetings: what works, what doesn’t, and what you can hope to accomplish.
I was recently challenged on the Laura Ingraham Show with the question of whether or not it is good for our society, or even for our children themselves, for parents to pursue happiness. Listen to this podcast for my response!
Rona and I talk about our experiences being single parents: the difficulty, the guilt, and yes, the silver lining.
Ways to think about housekeeping when you have kids in the house—so that it doesn’t drive you nuts, make you feel guilty, or consume too much time.
Although there are lots of powerful, and often pernicious, forces at work in influencing our how our kids feel about food and their bodies, parents can be a very positive force in this arena. Rona and I discuss food, vulnerability, and embracing how our bodies change over the life span.
Rona and I discuss the hard work of BEING the right partner, rather than always trying to FIND the right partner.
Our expectations color our perceptions of everything, as well as how we feel. Is your spouse crumbling under the pressure of your high expectations?
What to do, say, and expect when you have a tantruming child. More info about tantrums can be found here or here. Dr. Tina Payne Bryson has a lot to say about tantrums!
Parents today are busier than ever—which makes it hard to get involved in national movements like Occupy. Here are three ways to make a difference.
