It will not be an exaggeration to say that most if not all parents would like to see their children leading happy lives above anything else. But happiness itself is a complex subject and must be discussed in the right context. A great place to start a discussion in our course would be to ask a question: What would you rather wish as your child’s life goal?
To be in pursuit of happiness?
or
To find happiness in whatever they pursue?
And before you answer that question, let’s highlight that an increasing number of scientific researches indicate that the key to happiness is emotional and social competence of an individual. It lies in one’s ability to interact constructively with others, to positively communicate one’s feelings, to regulate their own behaviour while influencing the behaviours of others. So the inference is that most of the times happiness is an internal variable and it may depend more on an individual’s abilities rather than their circumstances.
Renowned psychologist Daniel Goleman, who authored the book ‘Emotional Intelligence’, concludes “The most effective leaders are all alike in one crucial way: They all have a high degree of what has come to be known as emotional intelligence.”
In fact, studies attribute 85% of the results for an effective leader to their emotional and social intelligence. And if we agree that happiness is internal to a person and combine it with the fact that 0-3 years is perhaps the most important development window in a human being’s life, we can make a case for parents doing right things in the widow lay the foundation of a happy life for their children.
Enroll in this course where we cover research, reasoning and take aways for parents. Using these parents can develop emotional and social competence in their babies and give them the gift of happiness within.
