PARENTS: DON’T BE AFRAID TO LET YOUR KIDS BE “UNHAPPY”

All parents want their children to be happy. However, in a recent interview with Today With Hoda & Jenna, author, public speaker, Harvard professor, and happiness expert, Arthur Brooks suggests otherwise. Brooks states that the true key to a child’s happiness is parents actually allowing their kids to experience being unhappy. Sad girl sitting on sofa. CANVA.COM Appearing on the show to promote his new book, “Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier,” Brooks shared some valuable insights with Jenna Bush Hager. When asked about the biggest mistake parents make in helping their children achieve true happiness, Brooks replied that one of the most common mistakes he encounters is that, “parents don’t allow their kids to be unhappy”. “One of the things that I see is that parents are too freaked out about their kids being unhappy,” Brooks responded to the host. “They’re freaked out about it. A lot of helicopter parenting is because they’re thinking about their kid’s feelings all the time, and they’re trying to wipe out the bad feelings, and that’s a mistake.” “Your kid needs to be alive,” he continued. “Your kid needs to learn; your kid needs to grow. You...