这是一本温馨又励志的书，带给读者快乐孩子头脑里天真无邪的思考模式。这是一本独特的书，不但根据了成人对于儿童的分析，同时也利用了来自于各个孩子的长期访问。作者Elizabeth Gould拥有与孩子沟通的天分，能够鼓励他们跟她分享他们快乐的秘密。
关于作者：Elizabeth Gould曾经是大企业的律师以及顾问，直到她在自己家中发生暴力的攻击，接着不久之后被判断有乳癌。经历过这一切，她还是保持非常正面的态度，现在已经打败了身体中的癌细胞。她的畅销书Secrets of Cancer Survivors在澳大利亚受到好评，已经被翻译到世界各地语言。
目录
Introduction vii
Why write a book about happy children? vii
The process of finding happy children x
How this book will help you – children and parents xix
What are the secrets? xxi
Chapter 1 – The Book Children 1
Are you happy? 1
Chapter 2 – Family 9
All about the family 9
I need Mum/Dad when . . . 18
Lessons learned from parents 22
Chapter 3 – School 31
Do I have to go to school? 31
So what did you learn at school today? 41
Teachers – is ‘firm but fair’ the best way? 45
Chapter 4 – Friends 56
Who is my friend? 56
Coping with bullying 62
Friends again? 70
Chapter 5 – My Body 74
How do I look? 74
What will I look like when I grow up? 79
Chapter 6 – Pets and Hobbies 88
Mum, I’m bored . . . 88
The internet 94
The great outdoors 98
Chapter 7 – Scary Stuff 102
The creepy crawlies 102
Things that go bump in the night 105
I loooooove being scared 108
When it’s real . . . 112
Death 119
Chapter 8 – Growing Up 121
Going to Secondary School 121
When I grow up I want to be a . . . 128
What will be different when I’m grown up? 132
Chapter 9 – Being a Child 138
The good, the bad and the ugly 138
Being me 146
Chapter 10 – Using the Secrets 154
Choice 157
Cube thinking 161
Certainty 165
Making mistakes 167
People matters 169
Chapter 11 – Conclusion 176
What can we learn from these happy children? 176
Why we need to Save the Children 183
A great, big thank you 184
References 186
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