Welcome and we’re so glad you found us! At Coffee and Carpool: Raising Kind Kids we help parents and educators intentionally teach kids how to be kind, create a stronger family connection, and bully-proof their kids. Nicole Black is a recovering elementary school teacher, a mom to three super busy kids, and mostly survives on […]
Kindness Shamrocks: Kind or Unkind Sort for SEL Curriculum
Inside: Use this kindness shamrocks activity to teach sel curriculum in a fun, hands-on way this March to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. I’m about 9% Irish, but during the month of March, the percentage increases and we go big to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. We make corned beef and Irish soda bread and look for […]
Want to Raise Kind Kids? 15 Surprising Things to Ban to Make it Happen
Inside: We all want to raise kind kids. When you ban these 15 surprising things, you will raise kinder kids, and have a kinder home. My goal is to raise kind kids. And I will have done my job right if I raise my kids to help others without being asked, they know how to […]
Ice Cream Kindness Challenge to Encourage Sibling Kindness
Inside: A fun way to encourage sibling kindness when they need extra reminders or more practice with an ice cream kindness challenge. My eldest daughter is a very kind kid. She is the first to help or volunteer or offer up a compliment. To everyone except her siblings. I don’t know what it is, […]
How to Celebrate Earth Day with these Kind Earth Day Activities for Kids
Inside: Over 18 Earth Day Activities for kids to help them be kind to the Earth with a free printable. My daughter came home from school the other day and as she unpacked her backpack and lunchbox she made a declaration. Our school has a no trash lunch policy and I hadn’t really been following […]