The Way of the Donkey Information Resources

Positive Psychology

• Greater Good Science Center (Sign up for their newsletter)
• Pursuit of Happiness (check out their 7 habits and compare)
• Project Happiness
• The Positive Psychology Center
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network

Connect with Friends ~ Connections and Friendship

• Friends Psychology Today
• Help Your Child Make Friend WebMD
• How Children Make Friends Psychology Today (Part 1 – check out the other parts)
• Kids Who Need a Little Help to Make Friends Child Mind Institute
• How to Help Kids Make Friends Parenting Science

Reach Out to be Kind ~ Kindness

• Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
• Kindness.org
• 102 Random Acts of Kindness Brad Aronson
• Conduct a search for “kindness, schools”

Build Your Strengths ~ Character Strengths

• Mindset Works. Growth Mindset. 
• VIA Character Institute (Take their survey on Character Strengths)
• The Way of the Donkey Character Strengths Inventory (based on VIA survey)

Be Thankful ~ Gratitude

• Gratitude Psychology Today
• The 31 Benefits of Gratitude Happier Human
• The Science Behind Gratitude Happify

Stop and Be Calm ~ Mindfulness

• Mindfulness Psychology Today
• Mindfulness in the Age of Complexity Harvard Business Review
• Engaged Mindfulness Institute
• Mindful Schools
• Empowering Education
• Conduct a search for “mindfulness, children”

Stand Tall ~ Presence

• Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are Dr. Amy Cuddy Ted Talk on Power Posing
• Let it Go – from Frozen – note when Elsa stands tall and gains “power.”

Think Things Through ~ Problem Solving

• Think Kids Massachusetts General Hospital
• Lives in the Balance Collaborative and Proactive Solutions