Inside: Help kids remember to be kind and speak with kindness and act with kindness with this printable kindness promise that comes in color and a colorable black and white version. I could see steam coming from my eldest daughter’s ears. She had offered to let her sister go first, which was incredibly kind. We’ve […]
How to Help Kids Be Kinder to Themselves and Avoid Negative Self-Talk
Inside: Help kids be kinder to themselves and avoid negative self-talk so many of our kids are saying to themselves. I’m so stupid. This looks so horrible. I’m a loser. I was hanging out with my daughter and a bunch of tween girls and these were the words I heard come out of their mouths. […]
Help Prevent Bullying By Teaching Your Kids to Be Includers
Inside: Kids can prevent bullying by teaching them how to be includers and invite kids to join in. My daughter was playing alone on the jungle gym at school. Again. Another fourth grader, pushed her as she said, “Get out of my way, blind girl.” My daughter, who has low vision, was so traumatized by […]
How to Help Kids Be a Good Friend
Inside: Help your kids be a good friend to their classmates, teammates and other kids around them as they learn what real friendship means. As I pulled around in the carpool line, I saw my daughter with her arms wrapped in a hug around her best friend. They stood up together, and my daughter’s arms […]
The Best Valentine’s Day Activities
Inside: These Valentine’s Day activities are perfect for celebrating all things Valentine’s Day with arts and crafts and love and kindness notes. Candies and hearts and chocolate. Around here, we love Valentine’s Day. My kids have always looked forward to making and then delivering their Valentines to their classmates, neighbors, and friends. So our house […]