If you've ever wondered how to raise great kids, well, stay tuned, because that's exactly

what you'll find out next on Live Happy Now.

In a very real sense, raising a kind child, a moral child, is a tougher task that requires

being countercultural in a fundamental sense, making deliberate choices that may go against

the prevailing wind.

Hello, this is Jeff Sanders, and welcome back to another episode of the Live Happy Now podcast.

You know, raising kids would be a lot easier if they came with a handbook, and this week,

we have the next best thing. World-renowned developmental psychologist Thomas Lacona

joins Live Happy section editor Chris Libby to talk about

how to raise kinder kids and what you can do to have a happier family.

We are joined today on the Live Happy Now podcast with developmental psychologist and award-winning

professor of character education, Dr. Thomas Lacona.

Not only is all those great things that I just talked about,

he's also an author of several great books, including his latest,

How to Raise Kind Kids and Get Respect, Gratitude, and a Happier Family in the Bargain.

How are you today, sir?

I'm good, thanks.

Okay.

I'm excited to talk to you about this topic because I am a father of two young children, two girls.

One is about to be seven, one's about to be two.

And one of my biggest fears in life in parenting is raising an unkind or selfish kid,

and I feel like I owe it to humanity to make sure my kids are good people.

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