Reviewed by Mamta Madhavan for Readers' Favorite

Bringing up a child can be challenging and it can be worrisome too, especially when it is a child with emotional outbursts and big reactions to minute things. In Being Happy Raising Happy: The Empowered Mom’s Guide to Helping Her Spirited Child Bloom, author Maureen Lake shares with readers how she reduced her stress and helped transform her child. Her story will show you how to reduce your anxiety while allowing your spirited child to bloom. The book is filled with suggestions and ideas on how to reduce cortisol levels in the system and walk down the path to wellness. So what are you waiting for? Take a chance on yourself and your self-care and see yourself going on a journey toward wellness!

The five-step process toward peace of mind is rewarding and helpful and the benefits are amazing. The author handles the topic methodically and tells readers how important it is to understand that we are the essence of our child’s social and emotional development. The short quiz after the five key chapters is useful when it comes to figuring out the areas which are important for us to focus on to reduce stress levels. It is a wonderful book that will encourage and motivate mothers to incorporate a good lifestyle so that they can see improvement in the life of their child while they are transformed. The author’s personal experiences and stories help readers connect well with what she is trying to convey. It is definitely a must-read for all those who want to improve the lives of everyone they love, along with their own lives.