The Ingredients of a Successful Childhood

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Kelly Wallace's mother was a classroom educator. She had this ability to figure out what they were interested in and create experiences that helped them thrive. Even when we were interested in when against her own values and interests, if they seem like there is anything good that could come from it, she encouraged us.

Pay a visit to your local gym, observe the grimacing patrons as they pound the treadmill or march in place on the StairMaster, and you might conclude that exercise is no fun. But it doesn’t have to be that way, according to Kelly McGonigal, who lectures at Stanford, teaches dance classes, and wrote “The Joy of Movement: How Exercise Helps Us Find Happiness, Hope, Connection, and Courage.” Today, she explains how exercise — of all kinds and in all doses — can strengthen your mind, elevate your mood, and deepen your social connections.