You’re in Charge of Your Happy!
Empower young hearts with simple habits that build lasting happiness.
Children love being in charge. This natural desire for autonomy is part of healthy development. As Erik Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development show, children need opportunities to make choices and feel empowered. That’s why I titled this series You’re in Charge of Your Happy!—to give children the freedom to explore happiness habits in a playful, empowering way. It tells them: Your happiness matters. And you have the power to grow it—one joyful habit at a time.
Meet Benji - He teaches us to Bouce Back Brave when things go wrong.
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Ray the Racoon teaches us to look for the treasure in every situation.
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Ivy the Ladybug tells us how to grow joy flowers in our mind.
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Meet Benji - He teaches us to Bouce Back Brave when things go wrong. ✳︎ Ray the Racoon teaches us to look for the treasure in every situation. ✳︎ Ivy the Ladybug tells us how to grow joy flowers in our mind. ✳︎
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Happiness is a skill we can learn, just like reading or riding a bike. That’s why we created this beautiful and practical resource, designed to help children take charge of their happiness from an early age.
Based on the ground-breaking work of Marci Shimoff, author of Happy for No Reason, her 21 Happiness Habits have been lovingly translated into child-friendly language and brought to life with delightful images. Each habit includes a Happiness Card, a playful explanation about that habit, as well as a poster to support learning and reflection. Whether you're a parent, teacher, caregiver—or a big kid at heart—You’re in Charge of Your Happy! is for you.
Education Pack
$93 (Instant Download)
What's Included:
• 21 Illustrated Title Cards
• 21 Habit Explanations (Insight Cards)
• 21 Digital Posters
The Training Manual
A Classroom Toolkit with 107 classroom activities, and
Your Digital License agreement.
Family Pack
$37 (Instant Download)
What's Included:
• 21 Illustrated Title Cards
• 21 Habit Explanations (Insight Cards)
• 21 Digital Posters
A PDF booklet with explanations of each principle and habit so parents and caregivers can easily teach the habits to their children.
Our vision is to inspire a global movement that teaches young people happiness habits during the formative years of neural development, empowering future generations to create a healthier, kinder, and more conscious world.
Human Flourishing Australia donated the You’re in Charge of Your Happy! Education Pack to the Little Angels School in Rwanda, where they are learning to implement the happiness habits every day.
Happiness Habit #5: Move Your Magic
Here’s a little secret: when you take care of your body, your body takes care of you! You don’t need to do boring exercises or stuff you don’t like. Just find your kind of fun! Run around outside, dance to your favourite song, climb a tree, ride your bike, or stretch like a sleepy cat—any kind of movement counts. Moving your body isn’t just good for your muscles, it’s great for your mind too. It helps shake off stress and makes room for more feel-good chemicals like endorphins, which give you an awesome energy boost and help you feel calm and focused.
Remember: Moving your body is like flipping the switch on your happiness. Even a little wiggle can wake up your joy!
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You're in Charge of Your Happy! is a positive wellbeing program for children that teaches practical skills for happiness, resilience, emotional wellbeing, and personal responsibility.
The program helps children understand that while they cannot control everything that happens around them, they can learn habits and strategies that support their happiness, confidence, and ability to navigate life's challenges.
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The program is designed for primary school-aged children and can be adapted for different age groups and learning environments.
It is suitable for schools, community groups, wellbeing programs, after-school activities, and families who want to support children's emotional wellbeing and personal growth.
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The program teaches children that happiness is not something that simply happens to them—it is something they can actively nurture through their thoughts, actions, habits, and choices.
Children learn that while difficult emotions are a normal part of life, they have the power to develop skills that help them respond with resilience, kindness, gratitude, and confidence.
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Research shows that children's emotional wellbeing plays an important role in their learning, relationships, confidence, resilience, and overall development.
By learning wellbeing skills early in life, children are better equipped to manage challenges, build healthy relationships, cope with setbacks, and thrive both in and out of the classroom.
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Children thrive when they feel connected, valued, and accepted.
The program helps children develop empathy, kindness, friendship skills, and a deeper understanding of how their actions can contribute to a positive and inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong.