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"The ultimate aim of all human action is happiness" Aristotle
Please find below some valuable links to find the latest books, clinical studies, articles, blogs and videos. http://reliableanswers.com/med/happiness_for_kids.asp The following published articles explain The Lefkoe Method ( Eliminating Fears: An Intervention that Permanently Eliminates the Fear of Public Speaking Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (pdf) Behavior Change Doesn't Have To Be Difficult The Three Best Ways Of Getting Rid Of Public Speaking Fears (html) Scientific Facts About the Benefits of Yoga. http://www.yogamonth.org/yoganews_whyyogamonth_scientificfacts.php Get Your Brain Into Shape. Wall Street Journal http://www.selfknowledge.org/resources/press/wsj_begley.htm Transcendental Meditation in the Classroom. http://www.istpp.org/enews/2004_03_22.html New Study Suggests Why Some Disadvantaged Children Excel in Life While Other Do Not. Researchers Hope Findings Will Spur Renewed Focus and Possible Intervention Programs. http://www.hms.harvard.edu/news/pressreleases/ch/0703disadvantagedexcel.html Science Says, “When it Comes to Growing Young Minds, its Better to Get it Right the First Time, than to Try to Fix it Later.” Harvard E.D. News Magazine http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news_events/ed/2007/spring/features/science.html Forget the Latest Toys – All Kids Really Need is Love. http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2006/july12/med-forget-071206.html http://www.talbenshahar.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=69 http://www.talbenshahar.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=40 http://www.talbenshahar.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=43 Toward a New Formulation of Self-Esteem: Dependent, Independent, and Unconditional http://www.talbenshahar.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=44 http://www.talbenshahar.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=45 http://www.talbenshahar.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32&Itemid=46 http://www.talbenshahar.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34&Itemid=48 http://www.talbenshahar.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=36&Itemid=50 http://www.talbenshahar.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=51 http://www.talbenshahar.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=49 http://www.talbenshahar.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=42 http://www.talbenshahar.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=47 http://www.talbenshahar.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=41 http://www.apa.org/releases/media_violence.html?imw=Y Full text of the article is available from the What Makes Kids Care? Teaching Gentleness in a Violent World http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=35 Resilience Guide For Parents & Teachers http://www.apahelpcenter.org/featuredtopics/feature.php?id=39 10 Tips for Building Resilience in Children and Teens http://www.apahelpcenter.org/featuredtopics/feature.php?id=39&ch=2 Resilience and Elementary School Children http://www.apahelpcenter.org/featuredtopics/feature.php?id=39&ch=4 Resilience and Middle School Children http://www.apahelpcenter.org/featuredtopics/feature.php?id=39&ch=5 The Journey of Resilience http://www.apahelpcenter.org/featuredtopics/feature.php?id=39&ch=7 http://www.psychology.ucdavis.edu/labs/emmons/
Greater Good Magazine, The Science of a Meaningful Life, a publication of The Greater Good Science Center at The University of California at
Please visit http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/index.html
As pioneers in helping people eliminate self-limiting beliefs, Morty and Shelly Lefkoe, www.lefkoeinstitute.com have worked with thousands of grown-ups and helped parents understand the restrictions created by our beliefs we develop as children, and have a proven system to eliminate those beliefs for good, quickly. Morty has developed a free interactive web based program to help anyone discover where those beliefs originated, and a simple yet powerful way to change those beliefs. Please visit www.recreateyourlife.com to take advantage of this amazing tool Morty and Shelly have developed.
The first published article about An Exercise in Happiness.
Finding Positives And Removing Negatives New York Times (pdf)
The following are various interesting articles that cover scientific studies regarding children and wellbeing.
Articles by
Integrity, Words, and Self
Articles from The American Psychological Association CHILDHOOD EXPOSURE TO MEDIA VIOLENCE PREDICTS YOUNG ADULT AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR, ACCORDING TO A
Highlights from the Research Project on Gratitude and Thankfulness
Must Read List
Shelly Lefkoe is the founder of The Possibilities of 
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
by Daniel Goleman This is the classic book on emotional intelligence, written for a general (vs. academic) audience. 
Martin E.P. Seligman PhD, professor of Positive Psychology at The University of Pennsylvania, has authored several outstanding books, two of which are highly recommended for parents and teachers: Learned Optimism and The Optimistic Child. Please visit www.authentichappiness.org for articles, studies, and tests to determine your level of happiness. You will also find tests to determine your child's level of optimism. 
Tal Ben-Shahar's book, Happier, as well as links to articles and newsletters, are available through his website www.talbenshahar.com 
The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness by Edward Hallowell, MD.What do we really want for our children? Happiness! This book outlines for parents a five-step process that reinforces your child’s ability to learn the skills they will he will need to create and sustain life long joy. Please visit his website www.DrHallowell.com 
The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want
by Sonja Lyubomirsky
Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
by Jonathan Haidt 
Why Good Things Happen to Good People
by Stephen Post and Jill Neimark
Thanks!: How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier
by Robert Emmons Written for a general audience, this book is a guide to grateful living based on scientific studies.
The Psychology of Gratitude
edited by Robert Emmons & Michael McCullough This is a collection of academic articles on the science of gratitude.
Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child
by John Gottman This is a great book for learning how to emotion coach your child, and
John Gottman is a very well-regarded researcher in the field.
EQ and Your Child: 8 Proven Skills To Increase Your Child's Emotional Intelligence
by Eileen D. Healy This is a newer book based on what Eileen Healy has learned in her clinical practice. It isn’t based on scientific research in the same way that the rest of this website is, but it does offer some really great practical exercises for parents.
Schools Where Everyone Belongs, by Stan Davis with Julia Davis, published by Research Press- now in its second expanded edition, outlines research on effective bullying prevention interventions and presents specific practices and skills that help schools implement that research. “Stop Bullying Now” http://stopbullyingnow.com/
