Articles Tagged: happiness

Pester power: Why children need possessions to feel happy

By Keith Kendrick, Nov 7, 2011

A new interactive video game called Skylanders has just come out and my seven year-old son would quite like it for Christmas. Actually, when I say he would ‘quite like’ it, he in fact ‘needs’ it. And when I say ‘needs’, the actual words that spill from his mouth like a plea for mercy are: ‘But I neeeeeeeeeeeed it, Daaaaad. You don’t understaaaaaaaaaand.’

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Is your child depressed or just having a bad day?

By Suze Nowak, Oct 8, 2011

Ask any parent and most of us would admit that on any given day, we question ourselves constantly over our parenting decisions and judgments.

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Childless couples are HAPPIER, according to report

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Feb 14, 2011

Forget the patter of tiny feet bringing joy to a relationship - the latest research claims that couples WITHOUT children are ...

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Parents enjoy life more when their children leave home

By Katy Holland, Aug 9, 2010

Do you weep at the mere idea of your children leaving home? Do you fear that you'll be left feeling depressed and lonely? ...

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