Pathways to Happiness are tools for communities where people score low in psychological wellbeing or where the aim is to increase people's sense o feeling good about themselves.

1. Pathways to Happinessfortheareaof
aka eudaimonia or “the good life”
psychological well-being

2. Pathways to Happiness are ways
living to your full potential
i.e.
to live the good life

3. Our
highest
score
are in
the area
of
Mental
Well-
being
100= happiest

4. Let’s look at one aspect of mental well-being:
feeling good about yourself
and self acceptance

5. While our
mental well-
being are high,
overall we do
not have a
strong sense of
self-acceptance
a score below 40 means we do not feel feel positive about ourselves, between 40- 60 means we feel indifferently

6. Courageous Policies

7. Child-Friendly City Ordinance
Ensure needs of all children are met
Children’s rights awareness & advocacy
Impact on children considered in decision making process
Child well-being assessment, reporting and budget

8. Resources for child friendly cities
UNICEF Child Friendly Cities website:
http://childfriendlycities.org/
Nara, Japan child friendly city ordinance adoption process:
http://www.japanfs.org/en/news/archives/news_id035231.html
Unicef Child Friendly City Government Checklist and other tools:
http://childfriendlycities.org/research/final-toolkit-2011/

9. Care giving education
older children learning though care giving to younger
children
K-12 public school education for how to care for babies,
children, youth elders & each other integrated into school
curriculum
lessons include stages of childhood, how to meet needs

10. Care giving education resources
Teaching kids to care: 8 Ways to Inspire Compassion by C & M
Kielburger:
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/02/01/teaching-kids-to-care_n_1247624.html
Teaching Children To Care and Be More Cooperative by Bright Horizons:
http://www.brighthorizons.com/family-resources/e-family-news/teaching-children-to-care-and-be-more-cooperative
Why Would Mandatory Parenting Classes in Schools be A Good Idea by Marie
Anderson:
http://education.seattlepi.com/would-mandatory-parenting-classes-schools-good-idea-1803.html
Mandatory Parenting Classes in High Schools – prezi presentation:
https://prezi.com/8qpxln5g5zkd/mandatory-parenting-classes-in-high-school/

11. What’s it
going to
take?

12. Shift in societal values to caring
As individuals, we respect and admire care takers
equally with high earning individuals.
& fulfilling one’s life’s purpose
At a societal level, we value people for who they are
and what they do for others over their monetary
earnings & wealth

13. Children’s rights protected globally
All nations uphold the UN Convention on Rights of Children for
all children in all nation and for all imports or exports.
Cycles of abuse and neglect are identified and ended.

14. Other policies in the Pathways to Happiness tool series
Campaign finance reform
Guaranteed basic income
Media reform
Massive public transportation
Local food reliance
Village living (cities and rural)
Multi-use zoning
Public spaces
Political festivals
Participatory governance
Participatory budgeting
Anti-corruption policies
Transparency in government
Compassion training for police
Community-based monitoring
Sousveillance
Vote holiday
Vacation laws & Vacation Incentives
Family & Sick leave laws
Flex time and job share laws
Telecommuting policies
Babies at work policies
Intergenerational care
Department of Neighborhoods
Volunteer programs
Mindfulness practice in schools
Social justice awareness raising
Mental health –priority counseling
Same Sex Marriage Laws
Public child care
Age-friendly cities
Loneliness awareness campaign
Heritage Programs
Rural Colleges
Arts & Culture Policy
Lifelong Learning Programs
War on Adult illiteracy
Low Cost & Tuition Free College
Care giving education in public schools
Child Friendly City Ordinance

15. We envision a world where all beings can thrive.
Can you envision it too?
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