Inside: Encourage and spread some kindness this February with these Kindness Elves Valentine’s Day Activities. We are always looking for ways to bring more kindness into our family. Because raising kind kids isn’t a one-time thing. It takes practice, and consistency, and modeling. We talk about kindness with these 60 Kindness Discussion Starters and read […]
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How to Make Sure Your Kids Know You Love Them Everyday with these Love Notes
Inside: There’s one simple trick to make sure your kids know you love them every day. And it will take you less than a minute to do! Every parent needs this hack! Some days as a mom are harder than others. Our kids push our buttons and tap dance on our last nerve and we […]
Connect With Your Tween with These 6 Simple Ideas
Inside: Are you looking for ways to connect with your tween or connect with your preteen? These 6 ideas will help you feel more connected and give your tween more confidence. My eldest daughter is my mirror image. It’s seriously like watching my childhood on repeat. She gets mad at the same things as 10-year-old […]
Kindness Craft: Kind Heart, Happy Heart to Tie Emotions to Kindness
Inside: This kindness craft is the perfect way to connect kindness to feelings of happiness so kids want to speak and act with kindness more often. It’s a great way to focus on social-emotional learning. Last summer, I was a guest speaker at a convention for volunteer Girl Scout troop leaders and we were talking […]
9 Reasons Why You Should Teach Your Kids to Be Kind
Inside: Here are 9 reasons why you should teach your kids to be kind to help reassure us that it’s worth the effort and energy and time. Life is crazy busy as a parent. We have to teach our kids everything…from picking up their shoes so we don’t trip again, to using their manners, to […]