Why forgiveness is necessary for happiness

Sociologist & Happiness Expert Christine Carter, PhD, shares advice on why to be happy it is necessary to be forgiving, and the negative impacts that not being forgiving can have
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Why forgiveness is necessary for happiness

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We don't often think of forgiveness as being a really big part of happiness, but it is. Holding a grudge is not something that brings happiness into our lives. If we are refusing to forgive somebody or holding a grudge against somebody, we're probably continuing to feel angry about something. In so doing, we continue to injure ourselves. So we need to teach kids, that in order to be happy, one of the greatest gifts that we can give ourselves, is the ability to forgive other people.

Sociologist & Happiness Expert Christine Carter, PhD, shares advice on why to be happy it is necessary to be forgiving, and the negative impacts that not being forgiving can have

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Christine Carter, PhD

Sociologist & Happiness Expert

A sociologist and happiness expert at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, Christine Carter, PhD is the author of Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents. Dr. Carter also writes an award-winning blog for Greater Good, which is syndicated on the Huffington Post and PsychologyToday.com. Carter has helped thousands of parents find more joy in their parenting while raising happy, successful and resilient kids. Known for her parenting and relationship advice, Carter draws on psychology, sociology, neuroscience, and uses her own chaotic and often hilarious real-world adventures to demonstrate the do’s and don’ts in action.

After receiving her B.A. from Dartmouth College, where she was a Senior Fellow, Dr. Carter worked in marketing management and school administration, going on to receive her PhD. in sociology from UC Berkeley. Dr. Carter has been quoted in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle and dozens of other publications. She has appeared on the “Oprah Winfrey Show,” the “TODAY” show, the “Rachael Ray Morning Show,” “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” “CBS Sunday Morning,” “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” and NPR.

Carter has been a keynote speaker at hundreds of events and professional groups. In 2010, she received an award from the Council on Contemporary Families for her outstanding science-based reporting on family issues. In 2011 she won Red Tricycle’s award for the “Most Awesome Parent Education,” and so far in 2012 she has been nominated for a Bammy Award and for an award from the American Sociological Association for public sociology.

Dr. Carter teaches parenting classes online throughout the year to a global audience on raisinghappiness.com. She lives with her family in Berkeley, CA.

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