Happiness and satisfaction are two distinct things. This is according to research done by the winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in economics, psychologist Daniel Kahneman. In a very good article in Quatrz Magazine covering Kahneman’s research they explain the difference like this: Happiness is a momentary experience that arises spontaneously and is fleeting. Meanwhile, […]
Today my family and I played a strategy board game named Sid Meier’s Civilization: A New Dawn. Last week I wrote that parents should try playing strategy games like this with their kids. I made this suggestion to provide ideas for how parents can evaluate and discuss emotional intelligence with their kids. More specifically, evaluate […]
There is a common misconception that youth sports builds character in children. This simply is not true. Youth sports reveals character, parents and coaches build character. This is nowhere more evident than in seeing the number of professional athletes who have severe character flaws. Most if not all of these athletes played youth sports from […]