Inside: Is your kid an includer? Do they invite other kids to join in their play? Here’s why they absolutely should be. “Have a great Wednesday,” I called to my three kids as they crawled out of the backseat. “Look for someone to include!” I added. They all nodded, called back their ‘I love you’s’ and […]
Books You Need to Raise Kind Kids and Encourage More Kindness
Inside: When we purposefully raise kind kids, one simple way to do it is to read books with messages about kindness and friendship. These are the must-have books you need to raise kind kids plus discussion starter questions about friendship and how to be a kind person. Kindness needs to be explicitly taught. It needs […]
The True Definition of Bullying And Why You Have to Know It
Inside: Parents have to know the true definition of bullying so when our kids are mistreated we have the correct information and know how we can respond and help them properly. My dear friend’s son came home from camp the other day and announced, “I was bullied today.” Now there are a lot of ways […]
How to Countdown to Summer Break as You Spread Kindness
Inside: Countdown to Summer Break and focus on kindness at the same time by using this Kindness Countdown to Summer Break Paper Chain. I will never forget my last year teaching…the burnout was real. And the stretch from Spring Break to Summer break felt longer than before and my mental health was in the toilet. […]
Kindness Flowers: Kind or Unkind Sort for SEL Curriculum
Inside: Use these kindness flowers activities to teach sel curriculum in a fun, hands-on way this spring. After a long winter of white, grey, and brown colors everywhere, it’s amazing when greenery and colorful flowers pop up out of the ground. It’s a sign that spring is officially on it’s way, even if it’s still […]