Inside: Help kids be kinder to themselves and avoid negative self-talk so many of our kids are saying to themselves. I’m so stupid. This looks so horrible. I’m a loser. I was hanging out with my daughter and a bunch of tween girls and these were the words I heard come out of their mouths. […]
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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 […]
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 Encourage Kindness With This 100 Acts of Kindness for Kids
Inside: Spread Kindness and encourage kindness with this 100 Acts of Kindness for Kids Challenge. I was sitting in the living room and I heard the most magical thing ever. I heard my eldest daughter ask my youngest daughter: “I’m cutting apples. Do you want some?” Holy cow. Unsolicited kindness from one of my kids […]
The Best Family-Friendly Volunteer Opportunities
Inside: Pick something off this list of family-friendly volunteer opportunities to spread kindness and participate in community service projects with your kids. My kids and I were sneaking in some fast food dinner in between karate and scouts. We were meeting my husband and exchanging kids and gear in a parking lot. It was just […]