| Think back to your childhood for a
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| | financially and socially is an important
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| moment. Did anyone ever sit you down and
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| | task, but it will not ensure their
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| talk with you about how to live a joyful
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| | happiness. "Living a joyful and
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| and passionate life? Was this a frequent
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| | passionate life" needs to be added
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| topic of discussion in the classroom, or
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| | to the childhood
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| at the dinner table? If so, then chances
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| | curriculum.Unfortunately, schools aren't
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| are good you came into contact with a
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| | likely to squeeze it in between history
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| significantly advanced soul. Most of our
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| | and gym class anytime soon. So how can we
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| childhood lessons are in fact about being
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| | teach these lessons at home? There are
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| successful, not about being happy. And
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| | two important avenues, and both are
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| the one, unfortunately, does not
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| | necessary for the greatest effect. First,
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| necessarily lead to the other.In school,
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| | provide your children with a living
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| lessons are about history, geography,
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| | example. Practice the art of living a
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| mathematics, grammar. The emphasis is
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| | joyful and passionate life however,
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| ultimately on preparing each student for
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| | whenever, and wherever you can.Second,
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| future training in a trade, be it
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| | engage your children in a dialog on the
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| technical school, college, or even a
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| | subject. You won't have all the answers.
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| Ph.D. program. The curriculum is
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| | You aren't supposed to. So explore the
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| concerned with financial success, not
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| | possibilities together. Talk to them
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| happiness. And although financial success
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| | openly about your greatest joys. Ask them
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| can provide the most basic aspects of
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| | about their dreams. Experience those joys
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| human satisfaction--food, clothing,
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| | and dreams together, and explore new
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| shelter--beyond these the connection
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| | possibilities as they arise. This will
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| between money and happiness is tenuous at
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| | jump start a wonderfully positive cycle
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| best.At home, most lessons are designed
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| | of shared learning and growth.If you're
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| to promote socially acceptable ideas and
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| | having trouble opening the conversation,
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| behavior. Knowing how to fit in is a form
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| | try asking them what they think makes
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| of social success. Children learn to eat
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| | people happy and see what they say. You
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| with utensils instead of their hands.
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| | might learn something. (Remember what
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| They are reminded to say
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| | Paula Poundstone says: adults are always
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| "please" and "thank
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| | asking kids what they want to be when
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| you." They are instructed
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| | they grow up because the grown-ups are
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| (hopefully) not to bite, not to hit, not
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| | looking for ideas.)These conversations
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| to lie, not to steal. In short, they are
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| | are pure gold. They will encourage your
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| indoctrinated with the countless
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| | children to pursue a joyful life, and
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| behavioral, moral, and legal codes of our
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| | they will remind you to do the same. In
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| inherited civilization.But here, again,
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| | fact, the conversations themselves are
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| learning how to "fit in" covers
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| | likely to be among your greatest joys.
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| only the most basic level of happiness.
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| | Sharing your most profound inspirations
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| We are glad not to be outcasts, but at
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| | with the people you love most in the
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| the same time, "fitting in" can
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| | world is about as joyful as it gets.
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| be its own source of sadness and
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| | That's lesson number one. You can build
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| disappointment. In the days before the
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| | the rest of the syllabus together.--EM
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| modern feminist movement, how many women
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| | Sky has been a math instructor for The
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| would have been happier as doctors or
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| | Johns Hopkins University, a special
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| lawyers than they were being housewives?
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| | effects technician in Hollywood, a
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| How many doctors and lawyers today would
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| | project manager for BellSouth, and a rock
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| be happier as auto mechanics if they
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| | climbing instructor in Atlanta. She even
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| weren’t concerned about their
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| | tried being a lawyer for a while, but
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| social "status"? What
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| | fortunately she came to her senses. Now
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| percentage of each human lifetime is
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| | she is an author, writing on business,
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| spent worrying about what other people
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| | life, and society for the whole human
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| think?Teaching children to succeed both
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| | being.
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