Inside: Do you want to help your child write the most thoughtful kid thank you notes for Christmas or birthday presents? These kid thank you notes will get your kids writing them with a little less whining. Ahh, c’mon Mama. Do I have to write the thank you notes? Idon’twanttotheyareboring. Whether it’s for their birthday […]
Raising Kind Kids
Kindness Cookie Resources to Teach SEL
Inside: Use these kindness cookie resources to teach social emotional learning and encourage more kindness to others. As a mom to three and a Girl Scout leader, we eat a lot of cookies around here. We decorate cookies at Christmas, we sell Girl Scout cookies in winter and we make Friendship cookies. Because cookies make […]
Books About Big Emotions that Teach Emotional Regulation
Inside: Use these books about big emotions that teach emotional regulation to help kids manage their emotions and feelings. One of the most empowering skills we can give to our kids emotional intelligence: learning how to recognize their emotions, name their emotions, learn that all emotions are okay, and then learn how to self-soothe and […]
Friendship Recipe for Social Emotional Learning Writing
Inside: Use this Friendship Recipe for Social Emotional Learning Writing to help kids focus on what is a good friend and what they’re looking for in a friend. There are a million ways to be a good friend, but when you’re a kid, you often pick someone who is playing right next to you. But […]
How to Stay Calm as a Parent When You’re Triggered
Inside: Use these 8 strategies to help you stay calm as a parent when you’re triggered by your kids’ behavior. If you want to yell less and stay calm more, this will help. Stop crying or I’ll give you something to cry about. Big girls don’t cry. Act your age. Pull it together. Put on […]