The Science of Happiness about
Parenting
Parenting may bring you satisfaction
only if you are intentionally
starting a family. But parenting is undertaking a difficult new venture fraught
with many responsibilities, which are often very unpredictable. In addition,
you are also forfeiting a lot of things that made you happy in the past.
Economist Andrew Oswald once said: “It’s
not that children make you less happy; it’s just that children don’t make
you more happy.”
But, according to a team of
Californian psychologists, “overall, parents report happier, more satisfied,
and thinking more about the meaning in life than non-parents do.”
Given that children create more work
for those who love them, young parents, single parents, and moms may not find
happiness in bringing up their children.
Remember:
If you are thinking of having kids to make you happier,
think again! A parent’s first job is not to raise kids, but to enjoy them.
Stephen Lau
Copyright© by Stephen Lau
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