Raise happy kids who look on the bright side of life. You’ll find the: 1. Morning Forecast 2. The Gratitude Review 3. The Family Compliment 4. The Smile Experiment Each activity promotes bonding between parents and children. The time required is short yet powerful. Try them. Then enjoy the deeply rewarding feelings of joy and satisfaction because you are an effective parent.

1. Raising a
Joyful
Family
4 Simple Parenting Activities

2. Sad, Angry,
and Fearful
Kids
think negative thoughts and push
friends away.

3. Positive Kids
Attract Others
because they look on the bright side.

4. Next, Find 4
Positive
Exercises
to do with your kids each day.

5. 1. The Morning
Forecast
Each morning ask your child to name a
positive event he is looking forward to
that day.

6. The Morning
Forecast Builds an
Optimistic
Mindset.
By helping your child look for the
good in each coming day,

7. 2. The
Gratitude
Review
Each night at bedtime ask, “What happened
today that you’re grateful for?”

8. The
Gratitude
Review
Help your child end the day and go to
sleep with happy thoughts by
practicing,

9. 3. The
Family
Compliment
At dinner, once a week each person
picks a member’s name from a small
box and says something nice about
them.

10. The Family
Complimen
t
Members look for the good in each
other and each person ends up
feeling loved and appreciated.

11. 4. The Smile
Experiment
Tell your child to give lots smiles to
others each day. Discuss the results at
the end of the day.

12. Smiling lifts spirits - both the smiler’s
and the receiver’s. It’s a win-win!
The Smile
Experiment

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