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 […]
Early Education Kindness Posters to Foster Kindness
Inside: Use these early education kindness posters to help our youngest students learn about social emotional concepts like kindness, taking turns, sharing, and playing fair. When my kids were 2 and 3, we spent time in Ms. Dana’s Mommy and Me class. I was with Dana for three years, one year with each of my […]
How to Spread Kindness with This Winter Kindness Challenge
Inside: This Winter Kindness Challenge is a fun and simple way to encourage our kids to spread kindness this winter. There are 4 activities for December, January and February. I was holiday shopping with my daughters and this gorgeous Christmas tree was in the center of the store. The tree was covered in paper angels […]
How to Raise Kids Who Are Helpers Who Want to be Helpful
Inside: Want to raise kids who are helpers? Kids who help others because they are genuinely kind people and want to help? Here are 8 ways to help teach them to be helpers and 20 ideas they can do right now. I was standing in a crowd of people with my family and I looked […]
How to Pick Out a Teacher Gift They Really Want
Inside: A teacher gift can be hard to choose. It’s hard to know what they really want. But this list, created by an elementary school teacher and vetted by her elementary school teacher friends has exactly what teachers want for the holidays. Choose from this list and you can’t go wrong. As an elementary school […]