In Order For Children To Grow Happy, Parents Need To Teach This Attitude In Children

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JAKARTA - Happiness is the foundation of life. No matter how high a child's achievement is, it will not be complete if the child does not feel happy. It turns out that the parameter of happiness is not only physically healthy and active children are cheerful in their activities. According to Myers and Diener, cited from Orami, Wednesday, September 14, children's happiness is not just a momentary joy. More than that, a child's happiness is a sense of comfort, security, and being well-accepted in his social environment.

And of course, parents have a big role in making children grow up happy. So, what can parents do to make their children happy?

Be a happy parent

You and your partner need to commit to being happy first. This is because happy parents tend to have happy children. Meanwhile, children of depressed parents can suffer from depression twice as much.

Parents are responsible for being happy parents, then showing, and transmitting the happy lifestyle to their children in everyday life. One way to do this is to do fun things and often laugh with children.

Show love

Amy Bohnert, a psychologist and child development researcher from Loyola University Chicago, Illinois, USA, citing Parenting, reveals that there are many ways and of course different, in the art of taking care of children. There is no exact formula that can be equated to every child, but the most basic thing is that parents who show warm love to their children will make their little ones feel happy, comfortable and safe. For example, you always choose to use positive words every day when interacting with children.

Cultivate optimism

Having an optimistic nature is associated with a happy life. So says Christine Carter PH.D., co-author of Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents. Introduce and teach children to always be optimistic and teach children to see the good side of every unpleasant experience. For example, when you can't ride a bicycle because it's raining outside. On the bright side, you and your little one can spend time indoors. For example, by learning to make cookies together.

Teach emotional intelligence

Introduce your child to different emotions and how to control them. In this way, children learn to recognize the emotions they are experiencing, as well as their causes. Also introduce other emotions, such as happy or angry. After recognizing emotions, teach your child to be able to control the emotions he is experiencing. For example, instead of getting angry and whining incessantly, he must learn to be patient to get what he wants.