Inside: Help your kids be more grateful and celebrate what they’re thankful for with this gratitude pumpkin that’s perfect for November and Thanksgiving. This afternoon, I told my daughter she could have a cookie. She immediately countered with her, “Can I have two cookies?” So I reminded her to be grateful that I offered her […]
Raising Kind Kids
Middle School Classroom Decor Gen Alpha Slang Kindness Posters
Inside: Need middle school classroom decor for your school? You’ll love these kindness posters for teenagers who speak Gen Alpha slang. Speak their language to start to connect with them. My teenage daughter just “bro’d” me again. Then she told me dinner was lowkey sus and basic, and I was delulu for thinking she would […]
Shark Week Activities : Kind or Unkind Sort for Kids
Inside: Use these Shark Week activities to teach sel curriculum in a fun, hands-on way each July. I can’t lie…living near the Pacific Ocean, I was never a fan of sharks. I wanted to see dolphin fins when I was swimming, not shark fins. Sharks have always gotten a bad rap- from Jaws to rare […]
Good Sportsmanship Skills: Teach Kids to Cheer On a Friend
Inside: Intentionally teach kids how to have good sportsmanship skills with these tips and with this free printable: Cheer on a Friend. There’s a video that will always live rent-free in my head. It’s a championship baseball game, and it’s the last out of the last inning. The pitcher struck out the batter to win […]
How to Raise a Kind Boy Amidst the Tough Guy Boy Culture
Inside: It’s tough to raise a kind boy amidst the tough guy boy culture found on sports teams. It’s hard to balance teaching them kindness when they’re trying to fit in and be one of the guys. But there’s a powerful phrase we use to praise our son’s kindness while he plays sports with the boys […]