Inside: Kids can prevent bullying by teaching them how to be includers and invite kids to join in. My daughter was playing alone on the jungle gym at school. Again. Another fourth grader, pushed her as she said, “Get out of my way, blind girl.” My daughter, who has low vision, was so traumatized by […]
How to Help Kids Be a Good Friend
Inside: Help your kids be a good friend to their classmates, teammates and other kids around them as they learn what real friendship means. As I pulled around in the carpool line, I saw my daughter with her arms wrapped in a hug around her best friend. They stood up together, and my daughter’s arms […]
Why Our Kids Don’t Need to Be Nice
Inside: Our kids don’t need to be nice. But they do need to be something else: kind. Click here to learn the difference between nice and kind and how you can raise kinder kids. The other day, my mom was in line at Target chatting on the phone with me while she waited to check […]
How to Use The Skittles Game to Encourage Your Kids to Be Kinder
Inside: Use this Skittles Game printable to talk to your kids about kindness, being a good friend, bullies and being a helper. My third-grade son came home with stories of being teased by his “friends” the other day. Apparently, he’s been assigned to be reading partners with one of the sweetest girls ever and he’s […]
How to Encourage Kindness With This 100 Acts of Kindness for Kids
Inside: Spread Kindness and encourage kindness with this 100 Acts of Kindness for Kids Challenge. I was sitting in the living room and I heard the most magical thing ever. I heard my eldest daughter ask my youngest daughter: “I’m cutting apples. Do you want some?” Holy cow. Unsolicited kindness from one of my kids […]