Strengthen your bond even as busy parents and add more joy to your relationship with this easy-to-follow checklist of ideas and activities.
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Parenting can feel like a whirlwind, but taking time to savor the good moments — a shared laugh, a new milestone — can help us cultivate positive emotions. It’s not about ignoring the challenges but balancing them with joy and gratitude where we can find it.
Capitalizing on Positive Events
Build a stronger sense of connection and happiness in your relationships by savoring and amplifying positive moments.
10 Easy Ways to Achieve Hygge
Use this core Danish practice of enjoying the good things in life to bring warmth, connection, and contentment to your family and community.
Grow a Key Inner Strength
Learn to build inner strengths to help you continue growing as a parent — cultivating a positive environment for your kids to grow up in.
“Seeing Is Believing” Writing Exercise
Shift your perspective and boost your sense of belonging with this reflective writing exercise.
5-Minute Radical Generosity Visualization
Bring a sense of gratitude to your relationship with this quick guided meditation by Nate and Kaley Klemp, helping you reconnect with your partner. With time we might find ourselves drifting apart from our partners. We might miss an opportunity to let our...
Me (and My Partner’s) Strengths
Enhance teamwork by identifying the strengths that you and your partner bring to the relationship.
Affirmation Activities
Reap the benefits of affirmations using these interactive activities, developed to boost your self-esteem and inner resilience.
Happiness Calendar
Get inspired by this calendar by the Greater Good Science Center to incorporate simple moments of happiness, bringing more positive energy into your parenting and family life.
Positive Visualization
Discover how to create a vivid mental picture of your “happy place”, boosting motivation and reducing stress, so you can approach parenting challenges with a more positive mindset.
Reframing Negative Thoughts
Complete this reflective worksheet to reframe negative thoughts to more positive ones, helping you approach parenting with renewed clarity.
A Meditation on Positive Thinking
Tune into this guided meditation that encourages you to focus on uplifting thoughts and visualize a brighter future, giving you a quick mood boost.
Noticing Physical Comfort
Pay attention to how your body feels and use your senses to find pockets of comfort to find relief during times of stress and anxiety.
5-4-3-2-1 Coping Technique
Try this simple grounding method that focuses on the five senses to ease your mind.
Science of Happiness: How To Ensure Parenthood Fills You With Joy and Not Misery
Dive into the science behind happiness and learn actionable steps to experience more joy in parenthood.
Enjoy Four Kinds of Peace
Uncover four different kinds of peace that can bring a little calm into your chaotic parenting life.
Enjoy The Good That Lasts
Take a moment to savor things like timeless comforts to lasting relationships, reminding you of all the good things amidst life’s constant changes.
Taking In the Good
Discover why “taking in the good” is important and learn how to foster positive experiences in three simple steps.
Radical Acceptance and Turning the Mind
Discover how embracing radical acceptance and tuning your mental focus can guide you through challenging emotions and help you maintain a more balanced perspective.
Exercising to Relax
Discover how physical activity can serve as a powerful tool for relaxation and stress relief, helping you unwind and maintain emotional balance.
Challenge Automatic Negative Thoughts
Learn the game-changing technique of reframing your thinking to promote a more positive and balanced mindset.
How To Be Happier
Use this worksheet to identify actionable strategies and habits that can enhance your overall satisfaction and joy.
Cognitive Restructuring Worksheet
Use this worksheet to challenge unhelpful thoughts and reframe them, helping you shift toward a more positive mindset and emotional balance.
Gratitude Reflection Worksheet
Improve your overall well-being and shift your focus to the positive by reflecting on what you’re thankful for.
What Went Well?
Reflect on the positive events of the week and the actions that contributed to them to build on them for future achievements.
What Are My Strengths?
Discover your personal attributes and how they enhance your parenting and daily life with this guided worksheet that helps you identify and celebrate your unique strengths.
Practicing Positive Emotions
Explore 10 different positive emotions, reflect on what makes you feel them, and commit to practicing one or two each day to help both you and your kids thrive.
Being Well Podcast: How to Regulate Yourself
Tune into this insightful podcast for practical tips and strategies on emotional regulation and self-care.
A Calming and Grounding Mindfulness Meditation Practice
Bring yourself back to the present and restore calm in the midst of daily chaos with this quick grounding meditation.
15-Minute Yoga Practice
Shake out the stress and tension that builds up in your body with this 15-minute yoga flow and stretch session — perfect for staying active even on busy days.