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Kindness key to happiness and acceptance for children

"Children who make an effort to perform acts of kindness are happier and experience greater acceptance from their peers, suggests new research from the University of British Columbia and the University of California, Riverside.

"Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, a professor in UBC's Faculty of Education, and co-author Kristin Layous, of the University of California, Riverside, say that increasing peer acceptance is key to preventing bullying. In the study, published today by PLOS ONE, researchers examined how to boost happiness in students aged 9 to 11 years...."

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-kindness-key-happiness-children.html

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