You Can’t “Choose to Be Happy”
You can’t “choose to be happy” any more than you can choose to be tall. There isn’t a dial on our hearts that we can set to “happy” just because our brains want us to.
Two Words Never to Say to Someone Who’s Upset
“Calm down” doesn’t calm anyone down. It dismisses their feelings and concerns.
Your Kids’ Feelings Aren’t Wrong
Remember feelings aren’t wrong, even if they annoy you. Feelings aren’t wrong. Feelings are feelings.
Does Facebook Make Your Mood Swing?
A new study found that moods can spread virally through social media, such as Facebook.
Will Your Baby “Catch” Your Emotions?
Thus proving the old adage: If Momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.
Best of MommaSaid: Boys Don’t Cry
The way he was falling – nearly perfectly prone, arms flailing, alarmed expression on his face – made him look like Wile E. Coyote. Except he wasn’t falling off a cliff. Rather, he was about to land flat on his back in the corner of the soccer field where I was coaching practice for a […]
Does “Choose to Be Happy” Piss You Off?
You can surround yourself with sticky notes emblazoned with smiley faces, but chances are, they’ll piss you off at some point.
