Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/X2Snjx3q43g   Contrary to urban legend, the best-liked kids are not always the best-looking, athletic, or smartest.  They are the most fun!  Psychologists at the Florida Atlantic University and Montreal’s Concordia University performed a longitudinal study on 1273 pre-teens 9-12 years of age. The data reveal that being fun, stimulating other kids with upbeat creativity and sometimes mischievous behaviors, is a peer magnet.  The poster child for fun is Ferris Bueller.  The school principal hates him but ..... (clip: He’s a righteous dude!   Fun leads to status. Then elevated social status often translates into lifetime success.    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jopy.12546   https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200423093725.htm   #fun #popularity #success #ferrisbueller