by Ilona Boniwell | Mar 15, 2017 | Practice
Most of us are too familiar with the fact that unhealthy habits are notoriously hard to change. Habits are akin to taking the beaten path: they require little effort, and with the passage of time they grow stronger and stronger. This is despite our knowledge of the...
by Ilona Boniwell | Mar 15, 2017 | Practice
Health is part of every public-school education. But what is health? It’s more than just nutrition and gym class. As early as 1947, the World Health Organization defined health as a state of mental and social—not just physical—well-being. Today, more and more schools...
by Ilona Boniwell | Mar 15, 2017 | Practice
When asked to explain what positive education is all about, I would usually describe its objectives as the development of skills of well-being, resilience and optimal functioning in children, teenagers and students, as well as parents, teachers and, more generally,...
by Augusta Rogowski | Apr 26, 2011 | Practice
Positive psychologists have developed a number of techniques (Positive Psychology Interventions, or PPIs) that can make us feel happier pretty much instantly. PPIs include such wellbeing-enhancing activities as writing a gratitude journal, being kind to others,...
by Evgeny Osin | Mar 7, 2010 | Practice, Topics
The existing studies have shown that focusing on the future brings academic success, and reminiscing on the positive past experiences increases one’s happiness. But if a certain time perspective starts to dominate an individual’s view of time to the extent that it...
by Miriam Akhtar | Feb 22, 2010 | Practice
David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party, caused a stir a few years ago when he suggested focusing resources on the emotional development of disaffected young people rather than on the symptoms of their alienation, which manifest through crime, addictions etc. ...
