Inside: Spread kindness this St. Patrick’s Day by writing on and sharing these printables St. Patrick’s Day notes with special people. Ever since my brother was born on St. Patrick’s is been a highly celebrated holiday in our home. We make leprechaun traps and eat corned beef and dye food bright green. And since we’re also […]
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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 […]
Why Our Kids Don’t Need to Be Nice
Inside: Our kids don’t need to be nice. But they do need to be something else: kind. Click here to learn the difference between nice and kind and how you can raise kinder kids. The other day, my mom was in line at Target chatting on the phone with me while she waited to check […]
How to Use This Classic Game to Encourage Kindness
Inside: Use this classic game to encourage kindness in your kids and they’ll be trying to get three in a row. The other day was my best friend’s son’s 12th birthday. My daughter has been friends with him since they were 4 years old in preschool together. They used to play both in and out […]
How to Use The Skittles Game to Encourage Your Kids to Be Kinder
Inside: Use this Skittles Game printable to talk to your kids about kindness, being a good friend, bullies and being a helper. My third-grade son came home with stories of being teased by his “friends” the other day. Apparently, he’s been assigned to be reading partners with one of the sweetest girls ever and he’s […]