This curriculum teaches the research about two issues.  First, the app explains why some children, even with caring parents, grow up to make risky behavioral choices, fail to develop a deep bond with their parents, reject their parents morals, and have poor long-term well-being. Second, the app explains why romantic relationships struggle or thrive.

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Lessons from the app

1. The Happiness Distraction Chemical

2. The Unhappiness Chemical

3. The Long-Term Happiness Chemical

4. The Importance of Labeling Feelings

5. Building Deep Bonds

6. Sandbags of Emotion?

7. Communication Mistakes

8. Helping Someone Process Emotions

9. Dissociation

10. Serve and Return

11. Recording Deep Bond Moments

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CHEAT-SHEETS – Summary Printouts

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Other Videos that Will Eventually Be Lessons

• Parent Perceptions
• Inside the Brain – How Risky Behaviors Originates in the Brain
• Centerness Theory
• Emotional Ambushes
• Emotional Safety Scale

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Short Video Tips for Parents

1. Is home a safe place to express emotions?
2. What if your child chooses different political, social, or religious views?
3. Does your child feel invisible?
4. Are your loved ones getting enough Oxytocin?
5. Is your primary goal to influence or bond with your child?
6. Was Mr. Rogers a Genius?
7. Have you told your child that they make good choices?

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Podcast Interviews

Visit our Facebook page to view where Matt Larson is interviewed on various podcasts and often covers additional subjects.

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Other Lessons (Some were part of an earlier curriculum)

• What is Toxic Stress?
• Toxic Stress Solutions
• What’s the best way to spend our time? – really early form of a lesson
• Emotional Intelligence
• Three Parts of the Brain
• Facing Difficult Emotions