Help spread kindness this Hanukkah with these 8 nights of Hanukkah Kindness Activities… one for every night you light the candles. Tikkun Olam…repairing the world through acts of kindness is one of the main Jewish principles we teach our children. But Tikkun Olam can’t only be focused on during holidays. Raising kind kids who want to […]
How to Have a Parenting Growth Mindset to Help Our Kids Succeed
Inside: How to have a parenting growth mindset to help our kids succeed and grow and learn they can keep on getting better at hard things. Last night, around my family dinner table, we threw a party for my 9-year-old son. We toasted him, we praised him, and we whooped and hollered. My son, who […]
Why Kindness Week Doesn’t Work and What to Do Instead
Inside: Kindness week doesn’t work to ensure kindness in our schools. Here’s what to do instead if you want to build a positive and kind classroom and school environment. My daughter’s school had all the kindness posters hanging in the hallways and the cafeteria. The gym had gigantic murals touting character principles of respect and […]
24 of the Best Snowmen Crafts for Kids to Celebrate Winter
Inside: These are a collection of 24 of the best snowmen crafts for kids to do to keep them busy during the cold winter months or for kids in warm weather. Growing up in Los Angeles, I didn’t have real snowmen in my life. We went up to the mountains to the snow a few […]
How to Help Kids Use Role Playing to Meet New Friends
Inside: Use this role playing to meet new friends printable to help kids practice different ways to break the ice and meet a potential new friend. I took my kids to the park and I started to panic because I couldn’t find my youngest. But I shouldn’t have worried. She was only in search of […]