Inside: Teaching our kids to be includers, to welcome and include other kids, is incredible. These books about including others will help teach that. Imagine a playground full of loud, happy, busy kids. Everyone is playing basketball or on the jungle gym or eating their snack under the shade of a tree. Well, almost everyone. […]
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How to Encourage Kindness In Our Classrooms With These Tricks
Inside: There are simple ways to encourage kindness in our classrooms, including using these kindness posters made specifically for classrooms. My daughter was working on an art project in her classroom and I was guest teaching. She was excited I was there and I was excited to get back in front of a group of […]
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 […]
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 5 things you can do to prevent it and 5 things to do once you realize your child isn’t being the kindest version of themselves. I went to tuck my kindergartner into bed […]
Do Kids Need Friends to be More Bully-Proof?
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 […]