A recent survey found that 37% of teens say they have poor mental health. This 6-week course aims to curb this mental health crisis by bringing together the best insights from Dr. Laurie Santos’ popular Yale course Psychology and the Good Life. In this course, you will explore what the field of psychology teaches us about how to be happier, how to feel less stressed, and how to thrive in high school and beyond. The lessons along with short weekly ‘happiness homework’ assignments will ultimately prepare you to put these scientific findings into practice. The ultimate goal is for you to feel better and build healthier habits. Parents, teachers, and other professionals supporting teenagers may also find the course beneficial. Note: This course does not confer Yale University grade, credit or student status. THE SCIENCE OF WELL-BEING FOR TEENS WAS PRODUCED IN PART DUE TO THE GENEROUS FUNDING OF THE ARTHUR M. BLANK FAMILY FOUNDATION AND THE JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION.
FL
This course was extremely digestible and useful I would recommend it to anyone:))) I look forward to more courses aimed at teens and btw her podcast is amazing!!
KA
Excellent content and clear, actionable concepts - something in it for everyone! Thank you for making this so accessible for learners and educators!
NS
Dr Laurie Santos explains beautifully such that everyone can understand. She even gives practical tips that are easy to implement and are highly beneficial
KM
Absolutely loved learning about happiness and felt significantly happier while I was taking the class. The videos are easy to listen to and applicable!
JC
Loved this course. It has taught me a lot and I wish to put all these things into practice to improve my well-being. Thank you Dr Santos and thank you to anyone else who worked on this.
PM
course is very helpful for understand the teen problems mood swings stress and lack of attention and how to fix all problems. ☺️
AA
I would absolutely recommend this course! I've got more than I expected, valuable information, applicable knowledge, great tips...
MM
The course was wonderful! The best part of the course was module 6 because it taught you how to implement all of the strategies from the earlier modules. It was the best advice and tips!
AM
Laurie Santos is a great Professor. I liked her teaching style and I learnt a lot about how to deal with teens as well as learning about the Science of well being I learnt so much from this course.
JM
This course is useful not only for teens, but for anyone. The tips and strategies given by the professor are realistic and doable. Highly recommend.
KK
It was really exciting to know so much about myself and how I can improve my happiness level, thank you so much for providing a free course to all of us!
TI
This course was very information and I like the layout of the delivery. The interactive prompts were helpful to keep you engaged along the way.
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This course has helped me so much I would definitely recommend it. This has helped so many struggles I had been facing. I am very grateful I found this course and could participate in it.
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The course was wonderful! The best part of the course was module 6 because it taught you how to implement all of the strategies from the earlier modules. It was the best advice and tips!
This was a great course not only for work that I do but just to get a better understanding of my own children and what they are living/going through in today's society! I highly recommend it
Great content, engaging, and interesting. Dr. Santos presents the information in an enjoyable way.
I actually think this course should be a mandatory course for all high schoolers. Learning that your happiness is something you can work on, improve upon, and plan is very empowering and this empowerment will accompany them through their life journey. It is very liberating to know your happiness and your life can be shaped by the actions you choose to take. Highly recommend!
Loved this course. It has taught me a lot and I wish to put all these things into practice to improve my well-being. Thank you Dr Santos and thank you to anyone else who worked on this.
I admire Professor Laurie Santos, every time I am in a certain situation, I would slow down, recall her voice and her smile in my mind and ask myself, hmmm what did she say about this one ;-)
This course was one of the best courses I have taken on Coursera. Professor Laurie Santos is amazing! I was so interested in what she had to say that I completed the material in a few days. While this may not be the goal, as we need to practice what we learned, I couldn't stop listening and watching. It was very eye-opening, helpful, and inspiring in a very interesting and relaxing way. I cannot wait to try out the things and methods mentioned and I believe these strategies will be of great help in everyday interaction with kids and teens. Thank you, Laurie, you are awesome and I hope I will take other courses taught by you!
This course is engaging, incredibly beneficial, and altogether enjoyable. Throughout the course, I was never heavily impacted by procrastination or a lack of motivation, which I often experience. I remained interested throughout the course and still continue to talk about its contents to friends and family. The course info is presented in an interesting, fun way, while still maintaining a professional feel. I would definitely recommend taking this course if you're interested, it is absolutely worth it!
I highly recommend The Science of Well-Being for Teens course to anyone looking to improve their life. This course is incredibly well-designed, with engaging content and practical exercises that help you build habits for a happier, more fulfilling life. As someone who has struggled with stress and anxiety, I found this course extremely valuable in learning how to manage my emotions and focus on what really matters. If you're ready to start living your best life, give this course a try!
I've given this course a five star review because it's absolutely excellent.Its a very practical course. The way the videos have been made is very good, the materials used such as the pictures make understanding much easier and the professor Laurie Santos breaks down the explanation in a simple way everyone would understand. This course is very helpful and apply-able.
This is one of the best courses I have taken so far. I thoroughly enjoyed all the learning content, esp the bitesize training setup. The trainer is one of the best trainers I have ever come across - She breaks the learning down into easy to understand knowledge. She has a very contagious spirit and aura which makes me want to keep learning from her.
The course was organized and the examples, video presentations, and research studies were interesting. The information can be implemented by educators, helpful to students and allow parents to understand contemporary needs for happiness and well being.
This course had helped me so much about my happiness problems! And I just wanted to say thank you for creating this course
I am thankful for all the information I GOT. It is amazing and wonderful. Thank you all.
Un curso con varias estrategias cognitivas, emocionales y de comportamiento para incrementar el bienestar tanto de adolescentes como adultos probadas científicamente. Está dirigido a que lo tomen los jóvenes pero muchos adultos se inscriben para encontrar recursos para acompañar y ayudar a sus adolescentes a crecer con mayores niveles de bienestar y felicidad, y ayudar a prevenir problemas de salud mental.
Really enjoyed this. My only feedback would be the paucity of student participation with materials learned. But, maybe the balance is right - all that rote learning I used to do didn't help me use the information... The GI Joe fallacy is real!
Es claro, concreto, interesante y sencillo. Introduce gradualmente en el tema permitiendo la implementación de lo aprendido
Lastima que los videos no tengan subtítulos y la traducción del texto no es de muy buena calidad
I really liked all the different psychprotips shared! I can use them for myself, but also teach my own children!