A+-+INTERVIEW+QUESTIONS+FOR+PRESCHOOLERS

NAME (FIRST ONLY) AGE
 * 1) **What is happiness?**
 * 2) Avery (6) He isn't sure
 * 3) Tori (5) "When you feel good)
 * 4) Austin (4) n/a
 * 5) Mia (4) n/a
 * 6) Chris (5) "smiling"
 * 7) Caz (5) n/a
 * 8) Alyssa (3) n/a
 * 9) Matthew (3) n/a
 * 10) Christina (3) n/a
 * 11) Emily (3) n/a
 * 12) **What makes you happy?**
 * 13) Avery (6) Not Sure
 * 14) Tori (5) "When i get to see my family"
 * 15) Austin (4) "Getting Toys / Stuffed Animals"
 * 16) Mia (4) "Playing princesses and squishy things."
 * 17) Chris (5) "I don't know"
 * 18) Caz (5) "Playing video games (Wii)"
 * 19) Alyssa (3) "Having a friend"
 * 20) Matthew (3) "Playing"
 * 21) Christina (3) "Mommy." "Toys." "Elmo." "Ernie." "animals." "bunnies."
 * 22) Emily (3) "When my mama's happy." "The Frog Prince really makes me happy."
 * 23) **Who makes you happy?**
 * 24) Avery (6) His Brother
 * 25) Tori (5) "Mommy, Daddy, my baby sister"
 * 26) Austin (4) "Daddy"
 * 27) Mia (4) "Shannon."
 * 28) Marissa (5) "Jenna and Carolyn."
 * 29) Chris (5) "Mommy"
 * 30) Caz (5) "Mommy and Daddy"
 * 31) Alyssa (3) "Just friends"
 * 32) Matthew (3) "Mommy and Daddy"
 * 33) Christina (3) "Mommy." "Mattew, Emily, Dante, Drew, Nichola."
 * 34) Emily (3) "My daddy and my mama makes me happy."
 * 35) **(How do you know when you are happy?) (How do you know when you’re happy?) Do you realize that you are happy when you are happy?**
 * 36) Avery (6) His dad says "Oh you're so happy" but he doesn't realize when he is happy
 * 37) Tori(5) "Yes" (she didn't know why)
 * 38) Austin (4) Yes. " When my birthday is because it feels good"
 * 39) Mia (4) "Yes. You just know."
 * 40) Marissa (5) "Yes. You get butterflies in your stomach and you laugh."
 * 41) Chris (5) "All the time(s)"
 * 42) Caz (5) "I don't know"
 * 43) Alyssa (3) "You feel special. Yes."
 * 44) Matthew (3) "When I'm playing with Mommy and Daddy. Yes."
 * 45) Christina (3) she said "yes" and then smiled shyly
 * 46) Emily (3) "When my mama and daddy and doggy make me happy."
 * 47) **When you are sad, what do you do to get happy?**
 * 48) Avery (6) his dad tickles him
 * 49) Tori (5) "I try to do fun things"
 * 50) Austin (4) "play with toys"
 * 51) Mia (4) "Laugh and make funny faces."
 * 52) Marissa (5) "Listen to teachers."
 * 53) Chris (5) "I don't know"
 * 54) Caz (5) " Play with my Leapster; play my [lots of] math and reading games"
 * 55) Alyssa (3) "Have fun, eat, having friends"
 * 56) Matthew (3) "Go outside and play basketball"
 * 57) Christina (3) "Toys." she plays with toys
 * 58) Emily (3) "I said sorry, but my mama was still mad." "Playing makes me get happy."
 * 59) **Is happiness a choice? Why?**
 * 60) Avery (6) No, but he couldn't come up with a reason
 * 61) Tori (5) "Yes, i don't know"
 * 62) Austin (4) "Yes" (doesn't know why)
 * 63) Mia (4) "Yes." (doesn't know why)
 * 64) Marissa (5) "Yes, because you're supposed to be happy."
 * 65) Chris (5) "Yes, because I want to be"
 * 66) Caz (5) "Yes, everyday"
 * 67) Alyssa (3) "Yes, you just can."
 * 68) Matthew (3) "Yes, because Mommy and Daddy said so."
 * 69) Christina (3) "Yes."
 * 70) Emily (3) "Yes."
 * 71) **(Children) What do happy people do? (Take Video) (Can you show me?)** **(Elderly) What have you learned from that about happiness and how to obtain it?**
 * 72) Avery (6) Smile
 * 73) Tori (5) "Smile" "I play with my stuffies"
 * 74) Austin (4) n/a
 * 75) Mia (4) n/a
 * 76) Marissa (5) "Laugh."
 * 77) Chris (5) n/a
 * 78) Caz (5) n/a
 * 79) Alyssa (3) n/a
 * 80) Matthew (3) n/a
 * 81) Christina (3) n/a
 * 82) Emily (3) n/a
 * 83) **Why do you want to be happy?**
 * 84) Avery (6) He isn't sure
 * 85) Tori (5) "Cuz i just like to be"
 * 86) Austin (4) "Because" (He gets toys from toys R us)
 * 87) Mia (4) "Because."
 * 88) Marissa (5) "Because I like to be happy."
 * 89) Chris (5) "I don't know"
 * 90) Caz (5) "My mom says when i'm happy i can play lots of video games"
 * 91) Alyssa (3) "I want to be a special friend."
 * 92) Matthew (3) "I just want to be happy."
 * 93) Christina (3) "Yes. Because."
 * 94) Emily (3) "Yes. Because I like to."
 * 95) **(How happy are you?) Rate your happiness (show pictures) - (Why did you choose that?)**
 * 96) Avery (6) Picture #4 but he didn't give a reason
 * 97) Tori (5) Pic. #3 "I just like being happy"
 * 98) Austin (4) Pic. "Because it is the happiest one"
 * 99) Mia (4) #4, no reason
 * 100) Marissa (5) #4, no reason
 * 101) Chris (5) #4, no reason
 * 102) Alyssa (3) #4, no reason
 * 103) Matthew (3) #3, no reason
 * 104) Christina (3) #4
 * 105) Emily (3) #4
 * 106) **How are you going to try to be happy today?**
 * 107) ## Avery (6) He isn't sure
 * 108) Tori (5) "I am going to play with my friends"
 * 109) Austin (4) "play with toys"
 * 110) Mia (4) "Color."
 * 111) Marissa (5) "Play with stuff that makes me happy."
 * 112) Chris (5) "By playing with my friends"
 * 113) Caz (5) "By playing cops and robbers with my friends"
 * 114) Alyssa (3) "Play with friends"
 * 115) Matthew (3) "Play and sing"
 * 116) Christina (3) shoulder shrug
 * 117) Emily (3) "When it's time to go and play house-keeping, I'll play house keeping."