This Fall Kindness Challenge is a fun and simple way to encourage our kids to spread kindness this fall. There are 4 activities for September, October, and November. I met my daughter and her friend after school today. I was waiting in my car near the crosswalk a few blocks from school and my windows […]
Raising Kind Kids
How to Help Kids be a Good Teammate
Inside: If you’ve got kids in sports, help them become a good teammate and have good sportsmanship. It’s way more important than teaching them how to win. There’s a video that’s gone viral about two high school baseball teams squaring off in a state championship game. The game was in the bottom of the ninth, […]
How to Help Your Kids Be Funny Without Being Mean
Inside: Raise kind kids by helping your kids be funny without being mean with these tips and tricks. “Well, at least I don’t smell like chicken feet. Haha. Just kidding.” “That’s mean.” “No, it’s funny.” And then my husband chimed in with one line that changed the course of the moment for my little jokester: […]
The Most Impactful Acts of Kindness Every Parent Has to Teach Their Kids
Inside: If you want to raise kind kids, these are the most impactful acts of kindness every parent has to teach their kids to make the world a kinder place. The other day I was leaving the gym and a man pulled out his earbuds and stopped his workout to tell me something. I had […]
How to Encourage Kindness with a Kindness Holes Reward Chart
Inside: Encourage kindness in kids with this kindness holes reward chart to praise kindness when you see it. I heard a huge gasp and then cries from outside. The last cupcake had dropped on the ground, frosting side down. And it was an incredible looking cupcake piled high with bright pink frosting and sprinkles. But […]