Inside: Spread kindness as a family through this Family Volunteer Challenge for December by focusing on giving rather than getting Christmas gifts. A few years ago, I was shopping with my kids at the mall during December. We were holiday shopping for family and putting things on their wish list for them. The Christmas carols […]
9 Ways to Help Kids Stand Up to Peer Pressure to Make Kinder Choices
Inside: Help your kids with these 9 strategies so they can successfully stand up to peer pressure and make kinder choices towards others. Once upon a time, a little girl picked her nose at school. Ew, that’s so gross. She’s so gross. Look how gross she is. Oh my God, she’s so gross. Ew. I […]
How to Make Sibling Bracelets to Raise Kind Siblings
Inside: To curb sibling rivalry, we can encourage our kids to make these sibling bracelets together and curb the bickering and fighting. A few years ago, we were at an event with a bunch of families and I met a new family that had three sisters. These girls were all similar in age to my […]
How to Use Kindness Bookmarks to Encourage Kindness
Inside: Use these kindness bookmarks to encourage kids to remember to be kind even when they’re reading books with unkind characters. In our house, there are books stacked in every room in our house…bedrooms, the kitchen and the bathroom. We have books stashed in the car and books piled haphazardly in our several bookcases. And […]
30 Fun Games Sneak In Learning
Inside: To create indoor boredom buster ideas for your kids, use these games that sneak in learning and fun for both younger kids and older kids. My kids are often bored the second screens are turned off. We are lucky to have a house of toys, crafts, games and puzzles. We’re also lucky to have […]