Why a book about happiness?
Research suggests children’s happiness with life overall is declining in the UK [2]. Studies link happiness or it’s healthy counterpart, wellbeing with improved:
* relationships * health * creativity * productivity * optimism * success * problem solving *
With picture searches for children to find, ‘A Search for Happiness’ makes it fun for children to learn about 7 themes:
* Acting kindly * Spending time in nature * Sharing time together * Enjoying fun hobbies * Helping others * Sport and exercise * Rest and sleep *
With opportunities to recall positive moments and make some new happy memories along the way, will we discover happiness is closer than we think?
Watch the video on YouTube for more info* * links to an external website
source: [1] National Literacy Trust report Book ownership and reading outcomes published on website 6 Dec 2017. [2] The Children’s Society’s Good Childhood Report