Inside: How to give your kids a low key summer filled with old school summer fun like we had when were kids. With summer fast approaching I’m already a little worried about how my kids are going to spend their days. They’re going to want the screens. And I’m all for a little screen time. […]
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8 Days of Hanukkah Kindness Activities to Spread Kindness
Help spread kindness this Hanukkah with these 8 nights of Hanukkah Kindness Activities… one for every night you light the candles. Tikkun Olam…repairing the world through acts of kindness is one of the main Jewish principles we teach our children. But Tikkun Olam can’t only be focused on during holidays. Raising kind kids who want to […]
How to Help Kids Use Role Playing to Meet New Friends
Inside: Use this role playing to meet new friends printable to help kids practice different ways to break the ice and meet a potential new friend. I took my kids to the park and I started to panic because I couldn’t find my youngest. But I shouldn’t have worried. She was only in search of […]
How to Encourage Your Kids to Be Kind With Kindness Lunchbox Notes
Inside: Encourage and help your kids remember to be kind at school with these kindness lunchbox notes for kids. Every morning as my kids pile out of my car and we say our goodbyes and our “I love yous,” I remind them to be kind. I remind them to be kind to their friends. To be […]
Tattling vs. Telling and Why Kids Need to Know the Difference
Inside: How parents and teachers can teach kids the difference between tattling vs. telling and why they need to know the difference. When I was young, I worked at a florist for a boss who would often leave me to go to a bar for lunch. One day as we closed up, she got in […]