Planning on having kids someday? If you asked me five years ago how children affect happiness, I would have shrugged and said something like "aren't they just little bundles of joy?" I had NO IDEA the ...

Most moms beat themselves up about the same “failures”: Too many chicken nuggets, not enough kale; zombifying our kids with screens because we just can’t even; not volunteering to be class mom because ...

Parents frequently say that “all they want” is for their kids to be happy. But what does this happiness look like? The things that parents tend to focus on — good grades, college acceptances, a ...

Feeling a sense of purpose is a key factor in human happiness. That's according to a recent Gallup poll, which found that 60% of Gen Zers who describe themselves as happy also say they have a sense of ...

Raising kids is hard, and anyone who pretends to have all the answers is fooling you (and probably themselves too). Many of the most important factors in a child's happiness and success are outside of ...

It’s a universal truth that every parent loves to see his or her children happy. But when it comes to raising happy children, you’ll soon find yourself sorting through mountains of complex and ...

Most kids are happy regardless of material wealth, according to a new survey of 53,000 8-year-olds to 12-year-olds in 15 countries (the US wasn't included). Yet the researchers out of Germany's Goethe ...

Finish this sentence: "I just want my kids to be ... " Like millions of other parents, you may well have said, "I just want my kids to be happy." I have said the same myself. But while wanting ...

An interesting thing happened when A Plus and Strayer University asked little kids whether they want to be rich or happy. As part of a petition-lead effort to redefine success in the Merriam-Webster ...

Energetic young members of The Happiness Club pulled out all the stops entertaining the crowd at their 20th annual benefit Aug. 13 at Park West. The kids rapped, danced and tapped before an audience ...