Inside: Use this We Are All Shades of Brown Emergent Reader to celebrate our differences and also showcase how similar we are. I’m about as fair-skinned as they come. So when I first started teaching my very diverse group of Kindergartners during my first year of teaching, one of the first things I did was […]
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What to Do If You Think Your Daughter is the Mean Girl
Inside: Do you suspect your young daughter is the “mean girl?” Or is your daughter acting like a mean girl? Here are 6 things you can do to prevent it and 6 things to do once you realize your child isn’t being the kindest version of themselves. I went to tuck my kindergartner into bed […]
Kids Need Friends to Help Bully-Proof Our Kids
Inside: Kids need friends and positive peer relationships to be less attractive to bullies and to help bully-proof our kids. My ten year old started at her new school last week. It’s her third school in three years. Which is insane, but unavoidable. My daughter has navigated the world of being the new girl with […]
How to Emotionally Protect Your Bullied Child With a Magic Trick
Inside: Do you need to know how to emotionally protect your bullied child? There are several ways to do it, but one new way we’ve tried involves Harry Potter and a magic spell to help get my daughter to laugh again through the bullying. My daughter curled up onto the couch next to me after […]
9 Must Know Tips to Emotionally Protect Your Bullied Child
Inside: Emotionally protect your bullied child with these 9 must know tricks for parents. We may not be able to stop bullying or end the bullying, but we can make sure our child’s mental health is intact and they know that the bully’s words and actions are not their fault. My child is one of the […]