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Helping Busy Parents Intentionally Raise Kind Kids//Bully-Proof Your Kids//Bullying Prevention

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How to Spread Kindness with these Thank You Notes for Educators

Show teachers and school staff appreciation with these kindness appreciation thank you notes for educators

Inside: Spread kindness and appreciation for our teachers and school staff with these kindness thank you notes for educators.  When I taught third grade years ago I wanted to start the year off by building up their self-esteem and get them into the habits of giving and receiving compliments. Each week during the free time, […]

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Celebrate Teacher Appreciation with Teacher’s Favorite Coffee or Tea Drink

Celebrate Teachers and thank them with this Starbcuks Drink Order Form and Thank you notes to appreciate our school staff.

Inside: Show your kids’ teachers appreciation year round with this Teacher’s Favorite Coffee or Tea Drink Printable.  When I taught third grade, I had a room partner who was super generous and thoughtful. Randomly, she would bring me an orange juice or a bagel or a coffee when she got one. And it always came […]

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How to Help Your Special Needs Kid Find Real Friends

Helping special needs kids find real friends can be tricky but it's crucial for their mental health and to bully proof them. #specialneeds #friends #sped #iep #friendship #coffeeandcarpool #disability

Inside: How parents can help their special needs kids find real friends and real connections with their peers. Update: This was republished from an article written four years ago when my daughter was in elementary school. She’s now in middle school and is still on a quest to find good friends. And it all still […]

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Help Prevent Bullying By Teaching Your Kids to Be Includers

Buddy bench to help kids know when other kids want to be included and want to be invited to play. Being an includer helps with bully prevention #bully #bullyprevention #buddybench #includer #coffeeandcarpool #raisingkindkids

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 […]

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9 Things Parents Must Know to Have a Successful IEP Meeting

Inside: Do you have an IEP Meeting, 504 Meeting or a Domain Meeting coming up with your child’s school? Here’s what you need to know to have a successful IEP meeting! I sat across the table from 8 strangers. And I was crying. This was my daughter we were talking about. This conversation about her […]

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Welcome to Coffee and Carpool: Raising Kind Kids.

I’m Nicole and am a recovering elementary school teacher, a mom to three super busy kids, and the founder of The Raising Kind Kids Club where we share strategies and resources with busy parents and educators to intentionally focus on kindness, family connection, and bullying prevention.

We have hundreds of paid and free done-for-you resources to make teaching kindness and social emotional learning to kids easy, fun, and hands-on. Email me at nicole@coffeeandcarpool.com if there’s a resource that you wish you had.

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