Moods

So kids go through moods just like us.  The only difference is it is harder for kids to verbalize the mood they are feeling. As adults we have to do a lot of guess work and usually by the time we have figured out our child is in a bad mood they are kicking and screaming on the floor in the middle of Target.  Am I right?

Just like anything else, feelings and moods should be something we discuss and READ about with our kids.  Reading a book about feelings will give children an experience to relate to and maybe they will begin to recognize the moods they are in.  

One of my all time favorite books about moods is What are you so Grumpy About? by Tom Lichtenheld.  If you are grumpy when you start reading this book, you will be laughing by the time you finish.

This book goes through all the different reasons a kid might be grumpy.  Maybe you had to pick up your room.  Maybe all the kid cereal was gone and you had to eat grown up cereal.  Maybe all your clothes are in the laundry.  The book goes on and on, and what makes it so great is that the pictures are amazing!  The pictures make this book so funny and help make it a great read aloud.  My favorite pictures is for the page, "Did your brother or sister touch you?" The picture shows a giant finger and labels the cooties and germs going from one finger to the other.  Kids love anything that has to do with cooties!  The book ends with someone trying to cheer you up because you are so grumpy, and that is just what this book will do! You can use it to discuss grumpiness or to cheer up a grump! I know I could have used this book when I was younger because I was queen of the grumps!

What mood are you in today?  Do you have a favorite book about that mood?

Happy Reading!
Laura

Some famous grumps--

Grumpy the Dwarf

Grumpy Bear

Grumpy Cat

Oscar the Grouch