Raising Happy Teenagers | Raj Raghunathan | TEDxUTAustin

Our happiest days are undoubtedly spent in the days of our childhood. But, everything falls apart and unhappiness settles in when we enter our teenage years. What are the causes of teenage anxiety and depression? What can we do about this? Find out as Raj imparts his wisdom and know-how on raising happy teenagers. If you're a parent, you might want to want to take some notes!
Thanking Driss Elmeloud (@iamdriss) for the opening gears animation reel.
Raj Raghunathan is Zale Centennial Professor of Business at the McCombs School at UT Austin. His work explores how people’s judgments and decisions impact their happiness and fulfillment.
Raj’s work has appeared in top journals and cited in mass media outlets, including The Atlantic, NY Times, Fortune, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Inc, Fast Company, and LA Times. He writes about his views on happiness and leadership on his popular Psychology Today blog (with close to 2 million page views), Sapient Nature.
Raj's six-week long Coursera course on happiness, A Life of Happiness and Fulfillment, currently has 250,000 students from 196 countries and was voted the Top MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) of 2015, 2016 & 2017, and one of the Top 50 MOOCs of all time.
Raj’s book, If you’re so smart, why aren’t you happy?, was launched in 2016 and has been translated into 13 languages. He has delivered several keynote lectures and his TED talk, which aired on STAR TV India, was viewed by over 17 million people worldwide. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@lmartinez941]

This information should be a course for every first year Middle School, High School and College student, and their parents. For students who don't have the familial support system: a reminder of the power each individual has to fulfill their destiny, regardless of family dynamics.

[@Happysmarts]

Totally agree! Teens, please do try to take charge of your own happiness, rather than bank totally on your caretakers

[@jax2292]

Agree!!!!

[@OzyMandias13]

Wow. The Mobility Myth is alive and well. That’s probably for the best tho: If people were to discover the truth about the future they were promised while they are still kids, they’d all just down tools and not even bother attempting to hold society to its word.

[@smelb84]

Way under-rated TED talk. I'd rate it one of the most important to hear.

[@silvanakoenig5474]

Thanks, dear professor Raj for the fantastic talk by TEDx. As a Life coach and teenage mother, I was looking for topics to help myself and my teenage son. Thanks

[@sunitarajiv1]

Prof.Raghu , I wish your talk is included in every Parenting session. You have an insight into the topic. You have packed some very doable solutions and the advice is very profound.

[@juliestill-rolin6682]

Great info! Raising teenagers is so difficult. It’s nice to understand a little more about them as they often seem alien to me. 👽

[@MichalakisCharilaouLoizou]

Dear Professor Raj, I have just watched your TEDx Talk on "Raising Happy Teenagers" and I found it fantastic. It is really a great TEDx Talk and I am sure that it will be very useful to both teenagers and parents. I have recently completed your course and I have enjoyed it too much. I was actually thinking that the information and knowledge received from your course arrived very late in my life but in any case better late than never. I believe that your lessons will not just raise my happiness level but help me also to be a better parent and a compassionate person. I believe that with this TEDx Talk you will immensely help both teenagers and parents to raise their happiness levels.

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[@marlenesteffensen2861]

Thank you prof, Im asked by my daughter to assist with her out of control teen who is homeless and feel lost how to start. I find your pointers useful to be able to start the ball rolling between us. Good stuff.

[@Spiritualgrowth1982]

Thank you for this video… I’m so looking forward to practice this with my teenage son.

[@vinayakkapatral4246]

Wonderful and very clear scientific presentation. Excellent recommendations for all to follow.

[@pascalmessana9555]

Excellente vidéo avec des conseils plein de bons sens et très faciles à mettre en place. Merci !

[@valeriemartinez3505]

I lost my good boy this June to suicide I never thought this could happen how I was so blind he could have been saved he was so talented my dear God please help my other son his twin and please bless all the teens and schools with better ways to deal with this stage in their life God bless everyone I pray for anyone dealing with pain I recommend Jesus he is my saviour and God helps me see things in a better way

[@Overcomer925]

May God give you strength and grace in Christ Jesus

[@theeeff4101]

I am so sorry. May your son's memory be a blessing and may God give you strength.

[@valeriemartinez3505]

@@theeeff4101 thank you so much Your comment brought me peace and put a smile in my face Thankyou may God bless you and your family with every good blessing have a blessed day And please keep me in your prayers 🙏

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❣️

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[@pl3a5enophotoz]

Thank you for sharing this valuable information! You’re insights are thorough yet very applicable! This Ted Talk deserves more views!

[@susan_d_h11]

Brilliant talk and brilliant tips!

[@junemcd2835]

I just watched your TedX talk on raising happy teenagers. I am also currently taking your Coursera Course on Happiness. Very helpful information. I feel you presented a lot of useful information for teenagers and their parents. This could include teachers too. Thank you.

[@Happysmarts]

Thanks, June. This is a topic very close to my heart, given that the foundation of a happy life are laid in childhood!

[@mjmraju]

Same here. wonderful talk and I am taking your coursera as well...

[@Xaviergonzalez85]

@@Happysmarts amazing it actually helped 👍💗😊

[@AlexHop1]

Thank you!

[@nehaahuja600]

Great talk! Very thorough Every parent should see this

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Awesome 👏

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Great

[@YN-wo8rd]

Lovely video!!

[@Happysmarts]

:)

[@patientzero5685]

If the government can force parents to send their children to school, they should also force parents to attend parenting classes every year of development

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[@Flordriving]

16:51 is right on

[@rameshganapathy6657]

At last you’re also requesting to make it viral in social media- despite proposing to keep away from digital media

[@zigzaglove2535]

Social media certainly play a big role but I would absolutely be disgusted of parents who would downplay their impact on the depression of their children and blame everything to social media. In the first place, teens go to social media to escape their already bad reality.

[@jameelsaraz]

Use of social media was a cause of effect of depression in children

[@jackurmum4212]

kool beens

[@clarissabernice6192]

Why am I watching this when I know my parents will none of them

[@charmainereyes7929]

as a single parent i can say that teenager years are toughest, they have their own decisions already. and video games or mobile games are making it hard for them too, its like a magnet to them that if they start to sit down and play its like they forget everything but the games. Oh My why is it like that.. it seems like they changed personality when they are on games..

[@alcy0ne1]

For boys the issue isn’t social media - it’s video games.

[@charmainereyes7929]

this is very true..

[@Przepoczwarzenie]

Indian teaching about good parenting, haha, funny.

[@BackroadsorBust]

Worst tedx ever. So wrong. Absolutely nothing useful here. I gotta get myself on these stages and share how to actually help our teens.

[@Happysmarts]

Do it!:)

[@sarahschwarz9972]

It is a useful introduction. The ideas are relevant but need to be tailored to individual situations.

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