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Kids Are Getting the Wrong Message About Happiness. Here's What You Need to Tell Them

When we ask parents what they want for their kids' futures, most answer: "I want them to be happy." But if you ask most kids what they think their parents want for their future, the answer is usually something like "To get into a good college." It seems like a disconnect, but it's not. Many parents we meet in the course of our work with kids believe that acceptance to a good college will lead to a good job, financial security, and happiness ad infinitum. Their kids come to believe this, too. The problem is that we tend to be very poor predictors of what actually makes us happy.

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