Raising Happiness: Step 1
It’s such a simple idea: The happier we are, the happier our kids are. Christine Carter calls it “Put on Your Own Oxygen Mask First.” From her book:
Our own happiness as parents influences our children’s happiness in a variety of ways. Extensive research has established a substantial link between mothers who feel depressed and “negative outcomes” in their children, such as acting out and other behavior problems…Children imitate their parents’ emotions as early as six days old…so if we model happiness – and all the skills that go with it – our kids are likely to imitate what we do.
What do you do just for yourself to make sure that you have the oxygen you need?
This post is part of a series of posts as I read Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps For More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents in preparation of our event with the author, Christine Carter, PhD on March 20. Click here for more information and to register for the event>>>
Happiness is a state of mind that really depends how we see the situations in our lives each day. you can have all the riches in the world but still see it as a lonely place.,’*