Daniel Wong

How to Raise a Happy, Successful Child: 25 Tips Backed by Science

happy and successful

• 1. Become a happier person yourself.

• 2. Celebrate as a family, as often as you can.

• 3. Prioritize your marriage over your children.

• 4. When your children talk to you, give them your undivided attention.

• 5. Have regular meals together as a family.

• 6. Teach your children to manage their emotions.

• 7. Teach your children to build meaningful relationships.

• 8. Set reasonable boundaries for your children.

• 9. Ensure that your children get enough sleep.

• 10. Focus on the process, not the end result.

• 11. Give your children more time to play.

• 12. Reduce your children’s TV time.

• 13. Encourage your children to keep a gratitude journal.

• 14. Allow your children to make their own choices (including choosing their own punishment).

• 15. Resolve the conflicts in your marriage.

• 16. Encourage your children to serve others and be generous.

• 17. Promote a healthy body image.

• 18. Don’t shout at your children. 

• 19. Teach your children to forgive.

• 20. Teach your children to think positively.

• 21. Create a family mission statement.

• 22. Have regular family meetings.

• 23. Share your family history with your children.

• 24. Create family rituals.

• 25. Help your children to find a mentor.