Inside: Do you want to raise kind kids? Then you also need to know how to help your kids to be includers, welcomers, a person who invites others to join in. It’s the highest form of kindness there is. “Do you want to play with me?” My daughter was playing a game with a friend […]
Raising Kind Kids
How to Use Kindness Affirmations to Help Kids Be Kind
Inside: Help your kids be kinder to themselves and kinder to others with these kindness affirmations to remind them to speak and act with kindness. Ugh. I’m such a bad drawer. This is so ugly. I suck at soccer. I’m never going to score a goal. This dress looks bad on me. My legs aren’t […]
Family Volunteer Challenge for January
Inside: This year to spread more kindness, more giving and more generosity, join us in our family volunteer challenge. You can start any month! My family and I spent a Saturday morning standing in front of a grocery store together. We weren’t selling anything. But were asking for something: As people headed into the grocery […]
How to Teach Your Kids to Be Kind Without Being Taken Advantage Of
Inside: How to help our kids be kind without being taken advantage of or becoming a doormat. Learning to say no and be kind to yourself is a necessary life skill. I was on a crowded freeway the other day and tons of cars were trying to merge into my lane. Here in Los Angeles, […]
How to Spread Kindness with this Friendship Plate
Inside: Want a simple kindness gesture that’s easy to do with your kids? Spread cookies and kindness with this friendship plate that’s meant to be passed from friend to friend. When we moved into our new home, neighbors all around brought us goodies when they came to introduce themselves. Homemade banana bread. A store-bought pie. […]