Inside: Teaching kids to speak kindly to others is an important skill but it can feel abstract. Make this more concrete with this kindness activity to help them understand the damage cruelty can do. I don’t want you in my room. You always take my stuff. Get out! You’re so annoying! Sometimes, sibling relationships are […]
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How Families Can Teach Kids to Donate Money With this One Simple Resource
Inside: Teach kids to donate money and give back to their community with this resource to make donating money easier. Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post by Give Better and The Give Better Fund, but the opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal view. My eldest daughter loves money and has loved […]
How to Help Kids Deal with Negative Media Influences
Inside: Help your kids deal with negative media influences and balance it with your family values of kindness, empathy, and compassion with these 6 strategies. My hubby and I made a list of all the movies we watched as kids we wanted to show to our kids and the top of our list was the […]
Monthly Family-Friendly Volunteer Ideas for Kids
Inside: Spread kindness with these family-friendly volunteer ideas for kids each month through this Family Volunteer Challenge to help make volunteering a habit for kids. About a decade ago, there was a huge campaign in Los Angeles to get more people volunteering. Disney teamed up with dozens of local organizations, and if an adult volunteered […]
Family Volunteer Challenge for December
Inside: Spread kindness as a family through this Family Volunteer Challenge for December by focusing on giving rather than getting Christmas gifts. A few years ago, I was shopping with my kids at the mall during December. We were holiday shopping for family and putting things on their wish list for them. The Christmas carols […]