Gratitude, kindness and optimistic thinking can help kids feel a bit better. Wipada Wipawin/iStock via Getty Images Plus December 18, 2023 Teaching positive psychology skills at school may be one way to help student mental health and happiness Kai Zhuang Shum, University of Tennessee Positive psychology focuses on science-based ideas about how to increase your happiness and live a satisfying life. Studies are following how school-based interventions affect students.
Positive education pairs traditional schooling with positive psychology interventions to improve wellbeing. www.shutterstock.com August 1, 2018 Is positive education another fad? Perhaps, but it’s supported by good research Cath Ferguson, Edith Cowan University Positive education pairs the traditional focus of schools on academic achievement with positive psychology interventions to support student wellbeing.
hilalabdullah/Shutterstock.com January 10, 2018 True happiness isn’t about being happy all the time Lowri Dowthwaite-Walsh, University of Central Lancashire Being happy involves not shying away from pain, misery or distress.