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Kids, Health Achievement, and Happiness in the Home Are Related
Healthy kids who go on to achieve in life are happy, healthy kids who live in a comfortable, loving home.
Happiness in the home sets the stage for future health, achievement, and emotional stability in kids and adults in the home. If scientific exploration has taught us nothing else, it is that the one thing that can have a significant effect on all aspects of our lives is a happy home.
The detrimental effects of negative emotions on the body have been extensively documented in the scientific literature. Prolonged and severe stress or fear can modify biological systems in a way that eventually leads to “wear and tear” and diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Prolonged anger and anxiety can interfere with cardiac function by altering the electrical stability of the heart, speeding up atherosclerosis, and elevating systemic inflammation. We know from research that chronic inflammation is not something to be ignored because many illnesses are directly related to it.
When there is constant stress in the home, a lack of reassurance, and a growing expectation of some danger, our bodies begin to ramp up internal resources, not to our benefit. A hair-trigger physiological response to stress can cause rapid heartbeat, elevated blood pressure, and an increase in stress hormones.
