Inside: Peer pressure is hard to deal with for our young kids…especially when they get caught up with the mean girls at school. Here are ways to help walk them through it and stay kind. My daughter came home with big news today. She has been accepted into the JoJo Siwa club on the playground. […]
10 Simple Ways to Teach SEL Curriculum
Inside: Teach your students sel curriculum so you focus on raising kind kids who feel safe and secure enough to learn in your classroom. My first year teaching, I was so excited to set up my classroom. I created bulletin boards out of things my kid brother made me because I was short on money, […]
9 Ways to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Children
Inside: 9 Ways to Raise Emotionally Intelligent children so they have the capacity to show kindness and compassion towards others. The other day, my son was over the top, out of control, irrationally angry at his sister. And he kicked her, hard. Which surprised me. And upset me. And frustrated me. He knows better. He’s […]
Kind or Trash Kindness Game to Understand Kindness
Inside: Teach kids how to be kind more often with this trash or kindness game that lets them decide if social interactions are unkind, rude or kind. I visited my daughter’s school to volunteer and had some extra time to watch my kids play on the yard afterward. Observing a playground watching kids play always […]
How to Help Kids Find Great, True, Real Friends
More Friendship Resources coming soon… Our kids often have a hard time figuring out who their great, true, real friends are. And for some of our kids who can’t tell the difference yet, they consistently go back and spend more time with kids who put them down or make them feel badly about themselves. We […]