When I was a child, looking back, my challenges were small. Learning to brush my teeth, dress up, read, memorize ABCs, was not too difficult. My effort almost always led to the desired outcome. As a result, here is a simple formula I wrote up in my head: Effort + Intentions = Outcomes.
Think of what made you happy before you got busy with life. It’ll give you an idea of how to be happy again.
A tootsie roll, an attractive sippy cup, the company of one good friend, a video of a dog chasing his tail, a balloon, a real nice eraser—that’s all toddlers need to be happier.
Research shows although we can’t change our genetic sequence, we can choose which genes are expressed. And that may be enough.
Research shows that engaged and loving parenting can completely reverse the adverse effects of poverty on the hippocampus, brightening the child’s future. These beneficial effects occur through a change in gene expression.