Inside: How to encourage kids to do more kid chores and be more helpful around the house. I came into my kitchen and on my floor was an applesauce pouch, completely sucked empty with the lid just on the floor. And then I looked up and dirty stocks were on my kitchen table and there […]
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How to Reward Kindness with these Caught Being Kind Cards
Inside: A simple way to praise and “reward” kindness when you see it is to pass out a ” Caught Being Kind ” Cards. Heh, you can’t treat her that way. She’s my friend. And you’re my friend. But I won’t let you talk to her that way. It’s not kind. These are actual words […]
How to Spread Kindness with This Winter Kindness Challenge
Inside: This Winter Kindness Challenge is a fun and simple way to encourage our kids to spread kindness this winter. There are 4 activities for December, January and February. I was holiday shopping with my daughters and this gorgeous Christmas tree was in the center of the store. The tree was covered in paper angels […]
How to Learn and Celebrate Multicultural Holidays with Kids
Inside: Use this We Celebrate Differently Interactive Emergent Reader to help learn and celebrate multicultural holidays with kids. When my daughter was in fourth grade, we had a Girl Scout meeting in December where each girl got to share about their culture and December holiday. And luckily, we had a very diverse group of girls […]
Why Is Kindness Important and How to Explain it to Kids
Inside: Why is kindness important? Kids should be kind for these 6 reasons which will help you explain it to them so they are motivated to be kind. Why? Why? Why? Our kids ask us why dozens of time a day. If they’re between the ages of 3-6 that number probably quintuples. Kids-and adults- want […]