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    7 Tips to Raising Happy Kids from Parents Around the World

    •September 18, 2013
    • <div class="caption-credit"> Photo by: InCultureParent</div><div class="caption-title">Practice Gratitude</div>As an online magazine for parents raising "little global citizens", <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.incultureparent.com/2013/08/how-i-learned-to-be-a-happier-mom/" target="_blank">InCultureParent</a> aids parents to raise tolerant kids. In a recent article, that was also published on HuffPost, Stephanie shares her thoughts on raising happy kids, <i>"One facet (but by no means the only) of raising happy kids is to have a positive and grateful attitude yourself about life versus being pessimistic and gloomy. Positivity is infectious and there is a lot of science behind gratitude and focusing on the positive as well."</i>
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<b><i><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.babyzone.com/baby/baby-care/baby-facts-traditions-around-the-world_243950?cmp=ELP|bbz||YahooShine||InHouse|091813|baby-facts-traditions-around-the-world||famE|">Related: 9 wild, weird & wacky baby traditions around the world</a></i></b>
    • <div class="caption-credit"> Photo by: Kid World Citizen</div><div class="caption-title">Family Traditions</div>In raising her "mini United Nations", Becky of <a rel="nofollow" href="http://kidworldcitizen.org/2012/12/09/importance-of-family-traditions-and-a-look-at-ours-winter/" target="_blank">Kid World Citizen</a> believes strongly in the power of tradition to raise happy kids: <i>"I think having a very good family bond is so important. One way to do this is to establish family traditions. Creating these special rituals will strengthen family bonds, teach children our family values, and give our kids a sense of identity and security within our family. I believe all of these help raise happy children, who feel loved.</i>
    • <div class="caption-credit"> Photo by: Kids Yoga Stories</div><div class="caption-title">Happy Mom, Happy Kids</div>Giselle's first tip to raising happy kids can seem fairly obvious. How can we ask our kids to be happy without being happy ourselves? But I love her <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.kidsyogastories.com/tips-for-raising-a-happy-child/" target="_blank">10 Tips To Raising A Happy Child</a> because they include yoga disciplines from around the globe that both mom and baby can enjoy. Giselle gives us actionable steps to raising happier kids. <i>"The focus of the month was on Santosha (translated as "contentment" or "happiness"), one of the five personal disciplines of the yoga philosophy. When I taught for years in international schools, I was particularly curious about what makes children happy around the world. Now, as a mom to a two-year-old, I have been thinking a lot about how to raise a happy child."</i>
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    Practice Gratitude

    Photo by: InCultureParent
    Practice Gratitude
    As an online magazine for parents raising "little global citizens", InCultureParent aids parents to raise tolerant kids. In a recent article, that was also published on HuffPost, Stephanie shares her thoughts on raising happy kids, "One facet (but by no means the only) of raising happy kids is to have a positive and grateful attitude yourself about life versus being pessimistic and gloomy. Positivity is infectious and there is a lot of science behind gratitude and focusing on the positive as well."

    Related: 9 wild, weird & wacky baby traditions around the world

    Did you hear Americans raise unhappy babies? While certainly important to be mindful of macro indicators that affect our global children, raising individual babies to become happy kids is not a "one size fits all" topic. Instead of wallowing in despair, I decided to ask some global parenting experts their secrets to raising happy kids. From around the globe, you'll find that different countries do in fact focus on different aspects of parenting. 15 different tips from moms (and a dad!) around the world to help us raise happy kids. Most interesting to me? Not one parent noted the importance of material goods, private schools or a big house-an observation that I will remain mindful of as I continue to raise my happy kids. -By Vanessa Bell




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