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A recent article by Emily Sohn in Science News for Kids captured my attention.  She speaks of  current research in Positive Psychology  Here is an excerpt:

“If you ask people what they want for their children, most say, ‘I want them to be happy,’” says psychologist and happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky of the University of California, Riverside.

“Not that long ago, however, joy wasn’t considered serious enough for psychologists to study. These scientists traditionally helped people with depression or other mental illnesses.”

“When I started doing research on this 18 years ago,” Lyubomirsky says, happiness “was not considered a scientific topic.”

“But today, happiness is a hot subject of research. As part of a growing field called positive psychology, more and more researchers are looking for ways to help people become happier, even if they don’t feel depressed to begin with. And there are plenty of reasons why happiness is a worthy goal.”

Read the entire article here:

This is  wonderful article that explains to kids that science has determined they can achieve a happy life if they are willing to put in the effort, and as it turns out having a happier life is more of a choice than you might think.

An Exercise in Happiness is an interactive character education and emotional learning program based on the concepts in Positive Psychology.