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aka eudaimonia or “the good life”

psychological well-being

Pathways to Happiness are ways

living to your full potential

i.e.

to live the good life

Our highest score are in

the area of

MentalWell-being

100= happiest

Let’s look at one aspect of mental well-being:

feeling good about yourselfand self acceptance

While our mental well-being are high, overall we do not have a strong sense of self-acceptance

a score below 40 means we do not feel feel positive about ourselves, between 40- 60 means we feel indifferently

Courageous Policies

Child-Friendly City Ordinance

Ensure needs of all children are met

Children’s rights awareness & advocacy

Impact on children considered in decision making process

Child well-being assessment, reporting and budget

Resources for child friendly cities

UNICEF Child Friendly Cities website: http://childfriendlycities.org/

Nara, Japan child friendly city ordinance adoption process: http://www.japanfs.org/en/news/archives/news_id035231.html

Unicef Child Friendly City Government Checklist and other tools: http://childfriendlycities.org/research/final-toolkit-2011/

Care giving education

older children learning though care giving to younger children

K-12 public school education for how to care for babies, children, youth elders & each other integrated into school curriculum

lessons include stages of childhood, how to meet needs

Care giving education resources

Teaching kids to care: 8 Ways to Inspire Compassion by C & M Kielburger: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/02/01/teaching-kids-to-care_n_1247624.html

Teaching Children To Care and Be More Cooperative by Bright Horizons:http://www.brighthorizons.com/family-resources/e-family-news/teaching-children-to-care-and-be-more-cooperative

Why Would Mandatory Parenting Classes in Schools be A Good Idea by Marie Anderson: http://education.seattlepi.com/would-mandatory-parenting-classes-schools-good-idea-1803.html

Mandatory Parenting Classes in High Schools – prezi presentation: https://prezi.com/8qpxln5g5zkd/mandatory-parenting-classes-in-high-school/

What’s it going to take?

Shift in societal values to caring

As individuals, we respect and admire care takers equally with high earning individuals.

& fulfilling one’s life’s purpose

At a societal level, we value people for who they are and what they do for others over their monetary earnings & wealth

Children’s rights protected globally

All nations uphold the UN Convention on Rights of Children for all children in all nation and for all imports or exports.

Cycles of abuse and neglect are identified and ended.

Other policies in the Pathways to Happiness tool seriesCampaign finance reformGuaranteed basic income

Media reformMassive public transportation

Local food relianceVillage living (cities and rural)

Multi-use zoningPublic spaces

Political festivalsParticipatory governance

Participatory budgetingAnti-corruption policies

Transparency in governmentCompassion training for policeCommunity-based monitoring

Sousveillance Vote holiday

Vacation laws & Vacation IncentivesFamily & Sick leave laws

Flex time and job share lawsTelecommuting policiesBabies at work policiesIntergenerational care

Department of NeighborhoodsVolunteer programs

Mindfulness practice in schoolsSocial justice awareness raising

Mental health –priority counselingSame Sex Marriage Laws

Public child careAge-friendly cities

Loneliness awareness campaignHeritage Programs

Rural CollegesArts & Culture Policy

Lifelong Learning ProgramsWar on Adult illiteracy

Low Cost & Tuition Free CollegeCare giving education in public schools

Child Friendly City Ordinance

We envision a world where all beings can thrive.

Can you envision it too?happycounts.org