If you can’t be stupid with your kids, you’re stupid.

Studies (that I made up in my head) show that singing, dancing and general tomfoolery with your kids makes them happy.

I used to be insecure about singing in front of my husband. I know I can sing. I did show choir in middle school, dabbled in musical theater and can kill it at karaoke.

But, I know I can’t hit the high notes and occasionally I murder a melody.

While my husband was recently out of town on business, I rediscovered the sheer joy of not giving a shit what anyone thinks about my voice.

So did my kids.

We scream-sing Itsy Bitsy Spider during double bath time. We butcher the lyrics to Let it Go from Frozen and break the sound barrier with Olaf’s In Summer.

We used to do “dance party” in the evening, playing various styles of music from Pandora. While that doesn’t keep the kids attention for very long and typically degenerates into sibling violence, it’s inspired both kids to shake it like a Polaroid picture.

My son has great rhythm like all Cuban men, so I’m told.

My daughter is spastic, but maybe she’s just into interpretive dance.

The other night, I randomly started spitting a hip hop beat and watched in delight as my daughter started to get down and she was ON BEAT. She might stink at ballet, but she’s going to blow minds with her contemporary.

My husband ridicules my “peacock” move and my “stank face” but it’s worth it to hear my kids laugh.

Even if my children don’t end up on American Idol or So You Think You Can Dance, (shows that will no doubt be long since forgotten by then) they will smile more, laugh more and feel more free.

I’m beginning to find that humor and the ability to laugh at yourself is a key component to parenting.

Call us weird, call us kooky but don’t ever call us joyless.

Posted by ScreamerDreamer in Family, Family humor, Family life, Funny family, hyper kids, Kids TV, Motherhood, Parenting, Toddlers, Working mom Tags: dancing, laughing, singing