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Most people say that the state of being happy all the time is a genetic thing. Positive psychology, on the other hand, says that people can be happy all the time by changing the way think and act everyday. While happiness can be a blessing, happiness can also be a habit that involves an inside job. It is important for kids to enjoy and practice happiness while they're young. This can help them face the challenges in their adult years with positivity and productivity. Here are some guide questions that can help you raise happy kids. Read on. What are you thankful for? There is a strong correlation between gratefulness and happiness. When kids realize that some kids lack most of the things they enjoy, they'll be more thankful and happy about themselves and their lives. You can ask them this question before saying grace at the dinner table.
How can you look on the bright side? Life is not all about good things. Your kids can experience things that can dampen their spirits and you can't shield them from these. Rather, you must teach your kids how to face them and look on the bright side. If they got hurt because of a certain situation, acknowledge the feeling of pain and shame they undergo. But, don't let them drown in these feelings. Guide them in looking at the positive consequences that came out from their experience. What do you want to do on the weekend? You can rephrase this question to "What do you want to do next week? nest month? next year?. This will teach your kids the art of anticipating good things and experiences. Such anticipation will help your kids hope for good things to come their way tomorrow even though they experience bad things today. Moreover, kids can tend to have a happy and positive attitude while looking forward to positive events, experiences or goals which they've planned ahead. Christmas makes kids restless. They're anxious about receiving the items in their wish list. Some kids throw tantrums when they receive gifts. Some kids request for money or gift checks so they can buy themselves what they want. To some parents and adults, such behavior is understandable specifically during Christmas. To child psychologists, this can be a cause of a serious lack of contentment which children can carry onto their adult years. Keen to make your children understand and practice contentment? Yes? Start by modeling it to them. Here are some helpful insights that can help you moving forward. Being content is the spiritual state and not just a mental state or conditioning of the mind. Contentment makes you feel whole without needing anything or a lot of things. A person who is content is not motivated by things. Show your kids that you're content yourself. They simply imitate what they see in you. Do you express happiness only when you're able to buy new things for yourself, for your house or for your children. They will easily pick up this behavior. Change your point of view. Remind yourself daily that it's not all about you. Incorporate in your system the joy of giving and model it to your kids. Organize gift-giving activities and involve your kids in them. Then, you can ask them how they feel about giving. Expound more on the feeling of happiness giving creates in our hearts. Also, explain to them that giving doesn't involve material things only. It also involves generosity wit your talents, time or what have you. This Christmas, try to think about giving your kids gifts that will last forever. If you're keen about creating memories with your kids, plan a meaningful vacation with the whole family this holiday season. Capture the special moments you're able to create in photos and have a short discussion about them with the kids when you get home. |
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