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You can raise healthy children who thrive despite adversity. Dr. Rhonda Spencer-Hwang, a professor of public health and mom of three, shares the groundbreaking research she conducted in one of the world's healthiest communities. After studying the childhoods of centenarians to find out what wisdom could be gleaned from their one hundred or more years, she documented eight simple, yet life-changing family habits proven to boost the health and happiness of children now and for the rest of their lives. Each chapter is packed with practical ideas for building grit, focus, gratitude, positivity, and more through daily patterns that reduce anxiety and produce joy. Our habits and experiences in childhood lay the foundation for our health as adults. You have everything you need to help your children thrive for a lifetime.