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Spring Class

Spring Cleaning for the Soul

April 2nd to June 10th
10-week class
$199

TEACH YOUR KIDS HAPPINESS. BE HAPPIER YOURSELF.

This 10-week course encompasses two full Raising Happiness Themes and includes two weeks of dedicated implementation time, when there will be an opportunity for live group coaching.  Each week you’ll receive a step-by-step training video (watch anytime you’d like) and done-for-you worksheets designed to make your life easier (and happier, of course!)  You’ll have 24/7 access to the Raising Happiness member site to view the videos, post homework, and ask questions.

What You Will Get From This Class

  • Tools for combating materialism
  • TV guidelines: How much is too much?
  • Mental health stats of college-bound kids (the picture is not rosy) and the solution to these daunting statistics
  • Tips for how to raise siblings who are friends
  • Why holding a grudge is not a happiness habit–and how to raise forgiving kids
  • Tips for feeling happier when you (or your kids) are feeling bad
  • A go-to list of techniques to feel happier instantly
  • Four skills you can teach your children to make them luckier
  • Three easy ways to promote confidence and optimism in your children
  • Ways to raise kind children

 

Still looking for more detail?  Here is how it all breaks down:

THEME SEVEN: Manufacturing Happiness:The skills of luck, optimism, and generosity

Week 1: Can We “Fake It Till We Make It”?
Week 2: How to Raise Lucky Kids
Week 3: How to Teach Kids Optimism
Week 4: How to Raise Kids That Are Kind and Compassionate
Week 5: Dedicated Implementation Week.  Live coaching call: May 3rd at 9:00 am PST

THEME EIGHT: Clearing out Habits, Beliefs, and Behaviors that Make us Unhappy

Week 6: BUY, BUY, BUY!  Shopping is not a Happiness Strategy
Week 7: The Race to Nowhere: Why Pressuring Kids Won’t Make them Successful
Week 8: Fighting Like Cats and Dogs: Taming Sibling Rivalry
Week 9: Holding Grudges Makes Us Miserable: What to Teach Kids so that They Can Forgive
Week 10: Dedicated Implementation Week.  Live coaching call: June 7th at 9:00 am PST

+ 4 FREE BONUS CLASSES (Theme Six)

How Mindfulness Can Make You Happier and Your Kids Less Stressed

Video 1: Why Mindfulness Will Make You a Better Parent
Video 2: Parenting Mindfully and Teaching Kids Mindfulness
Video 3: Beware of Over-Scheduling: Why Play is Important
Video 4: Creativity, Savoring, and Flow

How it Works

  • Every Monday morning, you’ll receive an email with a new 15-20 minute video and an outline of the week’s practice.  Watch your email whenever you have a free moment–on your computer, iPad, iPhone (or listen on any MP3 player or iPod).
  • Access the Bonus Material and Class Introduction videos whenever you’d like.
  • Participate in the online discussion, and talk with a “happiness buddy” on the phone (optional).
  • Two dedicated implementation weeks will give you an opportunity get live coaching from Dr. Christine Carter: Your toughest parenting questions answered!
  • If you aren’t happy with the class, get a FULL REFUND.  Details here.