Happy Bit: A Parenting Mantra to Create Happier Kids (and a Happier Mama)
Happy Bit: A Parenting Mantra to Create Happier Kids (and a Happier Mama) Parents and kids seem to do a lifelong dance - at least for the first 18 years - between control and freedom. In this Happy Bit I share a parenting mantra I created that helps me focus less on control (and criticism) and more on the positives like love, warmth, humor and praise. The Mantra: My only parenting tools are love, hugs, warmth, humor and compliments.
