Inside: To protect our kids, we have to have these essential mental health conversations with our kids right now. I just found out that another high schooler in my town died by suicide. I just found out that a middle schooler in my town was beaten up on a bus and instead of helping, other […]
Kindness Games to Teach SEL Curriculum in a Fun Way
Inside: Use these Kindness games to teach kindness and kindness concepts in a fun, silly, hands-on way. My kids love to play games, ever since they were little. But life isn’t always a game. Sometimes you have to pause the games you want to play in order to do chores or learn a new concept […]
Use Christmas Random Acts of Kindness to Spread Kindness
Inside: Connect with your family and spread Christmas kindness with this no-cost Christmas Random Acts of Kindness Family Activity that’s perfect for December. Every December as a child, one of my favorite memories was going to see Christmas lights. December always felt more magical when you started to see the first Christmas lights turned on. […]
How to Get Kid Chores Done Around the House and Raise Helpers
Inside: How to encourage kids to do more kid chores and be more helpful around the house. I came into my kitchen and on my floor was an applesauce pouch, completely sucked empty with the lid just on the floor. And then I looked up and dirty stocks were on my kitchen table and there […]
How to Reward Kindness with these Caught Being Kind Cards
Inside: A simple way to praise and “reward” kindness when you see it is to pass out a ” Caught Being Kind ” Cards. Heh, you can’t treat her that way. She’s my friend. And you’re my friend. But I won’t let you talk to her that way. It’s not kind. These are actual words […]