Jim Carrey has a new movie coming out December 19th called “Yes Man.”  In it, he plays a character who always says yes.

Some days as a mom, I find myself saying “no” a lot more often than I say “yes.”

“No, you can’t have that.”

“No, you can’t do that.”

“No, don’t eat that.”

So one day I tried an experiment.  I said yes.

“Yes, I can play trains with you.”

“Yes, you can have a snack now.”

“Yes, we can read this book again.”

“Yes, we can go outside and draw with your chalk.”

Know what?  It was more fun for both of us.

Saying no is good when you have a good reason to say no.  But if you don’t have a good reason for saying no, try saying yes!  Be a Yes Mom!

What can you say yes to today?

So far today, Sandra has said “yes” to watching Thomas the Train but “no” to more candy corn!  She blogs at Today’s Housewife with three friends.