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09/28/2011

Who is Happy?

When we see a behavior that is 'problematic' or 'confusing', the first question we should ask is not 'How do we get rid of this behavior?' but rather ‘What is this telling us about the child?’
Mona Delahooke, pediatric psychologist

Wealth is not the predominant determinant of personal happiness.  Scientific American Mind (September 2011) reported the results of a "positive feelings" survey of individuals around the world and found:

HighestLowest
Costa RicaGeorgia
ParaguayArmenia
LaosSerbia
IrelandBosnia

The magazine reported that factors that tend to lead to happiness in a country are less likely to be wealth and more likely to be things such as trust in other people's good intentions, faith in government, confidence in law enforcement, positive strong ties with family, and being respected by others.


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