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 […]
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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 […]
How to Encourage and Celebrate Kindness
Inside: Encourage and Celebrate Kindness in your kids with these kindness elves and caught being kind cards. My kids love fairies, elves and all magical creatures, large and small. The tooth fairy comes to our house. The Back to School Fairies bring school supplies every fall. And we believe in the man wearing the big […]
How to Teach Our Kids to Be Kinder to Their Siblings
Invite: Do you want to teach your kids to be kinder to their siblings? These 8 tips on how to raise our kids to be kind to their sisters and brothers will help your family. Would you like a sip of lemonade before I finish it? What show do you want to watch? It’s your […]
How to Reduce the Mental Workload of Moms With One Simple Trick
Inside: The mental workload of moms is overwhelming and can be all consuming. But the workload can be shared with your spouse with this one simple trick that every parent needs to know about. It’s life-changing. Purple t-shirt day is tomorrow, call the pediatrician, remember to buy more coffee. RSVP to the birthday party, book […]