Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. When one of my now-adult kids was in middle school, I had a small epiphany about parenting. I had ...

I've always looked forward to Mother's Day. I embrace it as a useful reminder to pause in the tumult of everyday life, to reflect lovingly and thankfully about my mother — and the mother figures in my ...

March 20th is considered as the International Day of Happiness. It is a sweet reminder that happiness is an essential part of life and not just a fleeting emotion; it is something that we develop over ...

If there’s one thing I’ve learned after years of working with families, it’s this: kids don’t just learn from what we say, they learn from how we live. Sometimes parents come to me wondering why their ...

Everyone wants to be happy, right? Yet many of us engage in activities that derail our happiness and point us toward misery. Why would we willingly engage in happiness-destroying activities? External ...