Research consistently shows that showing gratitude improves mental and physical health. During childhood, the plasticity of the brain results in these effects being even greater, as the developing mind is influenced by these positive effects.

When I think back on the time after the birth of my second kid, I think of a time I wouldn’t want to relive. Total and absolute chaos, physical agony, survival mode. My husband snapped this pic and I liked it, so I posted it without much thought.