In our previous post, we tried to present a bit of the research that helps disrupt the myth that the best way to live life is to avoid “negative” experiences. Instead, we need to help ourselves and the young people in our communities develop the ability to be “whole.” This is, in large part,...

In the early Autumn of 2016 I helped host a talk by Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky (whom you saw some research from in our previous post). If Marty Seligman is one of the “fathers” of the field, we ought to consider Sonja one of the “mothers.” As we waited for the crowd to gather and pile into the...

Whenever I speak to a school, organization or new group of passionate, interested parents, I am inevitably asked, “Why Positive Education?” Mostly, this well-meaning question is coming from concerned adults who want to make sure that they or their children are being put in the best possible...