Instead, a child’s overall happiness depends on feeling safe, loved, and free to be themselves, says Barot. “It’s not about being constantly happy, but rather about feeling stable ...

"So much of being a child actor is about making everyone happy. It felt cruelly ironic to be so hated when our raison d’être was getting people to like us." Mara explained when she started high ...

check out the Tiny Happy People collection of nursery rhymes and songs. And bear in mind your baby might be feeling sleepy, too. “Parents can miss the cues of their child being tired," says Janet.