Hi, my name is Emma and I´m one of the YHM young ambassadors. Here are my thoughts and observations on young people and relationships. No doubt one you’ve asked yourself, who might your first kiss be with and when might it happen. You might have it all planned out with that person you’ve had a crush on for months or maybe you’re just waiting for the right person to come along, but however it may happen it shouldn’t be out of peer pressure or society's expectations. I’m 18 yea

Hey you out there, READ THIS! UN launched the new World Happiness Report 2015 on April 23rd. The report shows a study about the aspects of child development that are most important in determining whether a child becomes a happy, well-functioning adult. The study followed children from birth into adulthood and shows that of the three key features of child development (academic, behavioural, or emotional), emotional development is the best of the three predictors, and academic

”Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?” “Well,” said Pooh, “what I like best — ” and then he had to stop and think. Because although eating honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn’t know what it was called.” Winnie the Pooh is a kind bear. He cares greatly about his friends. And he has always seemed like a pretty happy bear to me. He’s also a favorite of mine so tod

Since the time of Buddha, 2,500 years ago, people have always searched for happiness. Aristotle philosophised about it, so did Leonardo Da Vinci and Anne Frank. It is the ultimate goal we all have! Yet, it was not until 1988 it was invested tens of millions of dollars in research to find out what is the science behind what makes people happy - it was then the term Positive Psychology was born. Here we will share some of the research behind positive psychology and what makes y

and you'll be surprised how long the good feeling lasts... Happiness is a lifelong pursuit of meaning, purpose, and fulfillment. But while it could take years of persistence to deeply transform your life, there are scientifically-tested strategies that have been shown to provide an immediate happiness boost. Such activities provide a modest but lingering increase in happiness, but when practiced consistently over time, they becomehappiness habits, energizing you to live your