HAMBURG Children can be taught to be optimistic but parents play a key role in giving a good example there is no such thing as a "born optimist".
According to the Hamburg-based women's magazine "Fer sie" optimistic people are generally happier and better-off than pessimists.
Optimists cope better with life's problems and crises and for this reason also enjoy better health than their pessimistic fellows.
Moreover, according to the findings of a study carried out by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for educational research in Berlin, optimists are more creative and more successful, both at school and in the workplace.
In order to convey a positive attitude to life to their children, it is important for parents to avoid placing too much emphasis on failures or mistakes, writes "Fuer sie". making mistakes is, after all, a normal part of growing up, the article continues.
the more attention and praise a child receives, the more self-assured and optimistic it will behave.