Inside: Help kids remember to be kind and speak with kindness and act with kindness with this printable kindness promise that comes in color and a colorable black and white version. I could see steam coming from my eldest daughter’s ears. She had offered to let her sister go first, which was incredibly kind. We’ve […]
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How to Help Kids Be Kinder to Themselves and Avoid Negative Self-Talk
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]