Penelope Trunk Blog
“How to manage a career in 2012″

“Here’s a short guide on how to set your career plan for the new year”
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Parents.com
“8 Ways Kids can Give Thanks”

“By nurturing a sense of gratitude from an early age, your children will learn to appreciate big and small blessings..”
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Parents.com
“5 Ways to Motivate Kids to Do Chores”

“Don’t let your kids drag their feet about doing household chores. Instead, inspire them to make the dull routines enjoyable and entertaining.”
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SmartParenting
“How to Instill Gratitude in your Children”

“Here’s how to teach your child the value of showing his appreciation and gratitude at an early age..”
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Parents.com
“25 Secrets of Happy Moms”

“We asked new mothers to share how they add more joy to every day — even the really tough ones.”
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NJ.com
“Raising happy children? How important is your child’s happiness?”

“One of the universal questions of parenthood that seems to be rising to the top as of late is whether our children’s happiness is important.”
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The New York Times
“Raising Happy, Imperfect, Children”

“The conversation about Amy Chua’s praise of what she dubs ‘Chinese’ parenting continues.”
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M: The Mother Company
“Western ‘Softies’ Stand Up to The Tiger Mom”

The media is abuzz about Amy Chua’s book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. Chua argues that “Chinese” mothers “are superior” because they demand absolute perfection—and won’t refrain from berating, threatening, and even starving their kids until they’re satisfied.”
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Modern Mom Parenting
“Can We Take a Lesson from ‘Chinese’ Parenting?”

“What Chua does not seem to understand is that the experience she created for her child could have also come in a different form – perhaps in practice over time and not the expectation that things have to be done right immediately without mediocrity or failure as an option.”
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AM New York
“‘Chinese mom’ sparks heated parenting debate”

“Author Amy Chua, 48, has sparked a firestorm with her memoir Battle Hymn of a Tiger Mother in which she trumpets the superiority of a strict Chinese upbringing that includes no playdates, no TV or computer games, no grades lower than an A and mandatory piano or violin lessons.”
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The Huffington Post
“Chinese Mothers Controversy: Why Amy Chua Is Wrong About Parenting”

“The media is abuzz about Amy Chua’s book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. Chua argues that “Chinese” mothers “are superior” because they demand absolute perfection and won’t refrain from berating, threatening, and even starving their kids until they’re satisfied.”
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Parents.com
“8 Ways to Help Kids Make New Year’s Resolutions”

“New Year’s resolutions aren’t just for adults! Here are simple and practical ways to help your growing kids make New Year’s resolutions.”
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Parents.com
“How to Raise a Compassionate Child”

“Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes is also a crucial building block for other caring emotions. “It’s how we develop gratitude, hope, and compassion — which is the ability to act on your empathy.”
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The Charlotte Observer
“Teaching children empathy”

“To teach children to be more empathetic and less self-absorbed, keep the giving spirit of the holidays going all year. Here’s how:”
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Inquirer.net
“Eureka! : Books worth your while”

“Happiness, it turns out, can be learned. At least that’s what science increasingly reveals, and Christine Carter should know.”
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Berkeleyside
“How to keep toddlers (and you) happy over the holidays”

“This time of year presents the opportunity and challenge of finding fun creative things to do with little ones who may be home from preschool or other childcare during the holidays. What better place to be for the holidays than right here in our wonderful city?”
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UC Berkeley News Center
“Teaching kids gratitude instead of entitlement”

“Drawing from research and personal experience, Christine Carter shares insights on how practicing gratitude, not just at Thanksgiving but year-round, can make for happier families.”
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Suite101.com
“Advice for Parents and Grandparents Raising Grandchildren”

“Grandparents can help their grandchildren become happier, more responsible adults by utilizing ten positive psychology interventions in their relationships.”
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Chatelaine
“How to be a Happy Mama”

“When I came across Dr. Christine Carter’s pledge for 100,000 Happier Parents by July 1, 2011. I thought, great idea, but what’s that going to do? Just because we sign a pledge to be a happier parent, will we be?”
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San Diego Parent
“Choosing Gratitude for our Children this Thanksgiving”

“The day-in, day-out job of parenting is far from romantic. But if you’ve ever watched a toddler chase a butterfly or been asked, ‘Will I need my clothes in heaven?’ then you also know happiness can wash over you in little moments here and there.”
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Parent Map
“Happy Much?”

“What’s the best way to raise happy kids? Dr. Christine Carter offers 10 simple things parents can do to up their kids’ happy factor in Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents.”
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Parenthood.com
“Passing on the Lessons of Thankfulness”

“Raising happy kids and being happy parents is not just an art. It’s a science.”
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Suite101.com
“Parenting Help & Advice For Parents From Positive Psychology”

“Positive psychology’s research studies into human well-being provide scientifically proven techniques which can be adapted for the needs of new parents.”
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Helium
“Useful books for successful parenting”

“Parenting is often called the hardest job in the world. Everyone has their own parenting approach and ideas about how they want to raise their child, but when all else fails, good parenting books can offer ideas, guidance and support to help make the job a little easier. ”
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USA Today
“Moms make online bonds of parenthood in listservs”

“It takes a village to raise children, and Sarah Carzoli’s is a big one. It stretches from her home in Crystal Lake, Ill., to Australia, Paris, London, Canada, Israel and Milwaukee.”
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Working Mother
“Family Focus- Really Happy Kids”

“Kids are supposed to be carefree, happy beings, right? So to bring about bliss, we share hugs and kisses, marvel at their talents and offer toys and treats—all good things”
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Bing Times Online, Stanford University
“Learning & the Brain Conference”

“Discoveries about how brain development affects learning have much to offer teachers. This February, head teacher Kitti Pecka and I were among the many educators, researchers and clinicians attending a conference on this subject in San Francisco.”
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Lifetime Moms
“New Book, Raising Happiness: Are people born to be happy- or raised that way?”

“From first glance at those pink lines, we strive to give our kids every possible advantage and competitive edge. We take the vitamins, do the pre-natal Yoga, and hang those black and white mobiles over newborn cribs to fire up those little neurons.
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UC Berkeley News
“Blog on raising happy kids wins national award”

“BERKELEY — Christine Carter, director of the Greater Good Parents program at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, has won the Council on Contemporary Families’ 2010 Award for Online Coverage of Family Issues for her Half Full: Science for Raising Happy Kids website.”
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Berkeleyside
“Berkeley “Happy Kids” blog wins national award”

“A blog on raising happy kids by Christine Carter, executive director of UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center has won the Council on Contemporary Families’ 2010 Award for Online Coverage of Family Issues.”
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Northwest Herald, Everyday Mom Blog
“Happy Spring”

“An afternoon spent outside. Tired, but a good, fresh-air sort of tired at the end of the day. Warm baths. Bedtime stories. And deep sleeps. I thought of this as I read some of the concepts behind the book, “Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents.”"
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