Inside: Spread kindness as a family through this Family Volunteer Challenge for September by thanking our firefighters who are essential community helpers. It started like a normal day. It didn’t end that way. By dinner time, we were making plans to pack up our most valuable assets. We calmly explained to our kids that we […]
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How to Help Kids Who Are Drawn to the Mean Girls
Inside: Peer pressure is hard to deal with for our young kids…especially when they get caught up with the mean girls at school. Here are ways to help walk them through it and stay kind. My daughter came home with big news today. She has been accepted into the JoJo Siwa club on the playground. […]
9 Ways to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Children
Inside: 9 Ways to Raise Emotionally Intelligent children so they have the capacity to show kindness and compassion towards others. The other day, my son was over the top, out of control, irrationally angry at his sister. And he kicked her, hard. Which surprised me. And upset me. And frustrated me. He knows better. He’s […]
Family Volunteer Challenge for August
Inside: Spread kindness as a family through this Family Volunteer Challenge for August by donating school supplies and books for students who need it. August used to still be summer when we were kids. But nowadays, August officially marks back to school season. Target told me so with their rows and rows of Elmer’s Glue […]
How to Help Kids Be More Grateful with These Appreciation Notes
Inside: Help kids focus on being more grateful with these appreciation notes they can write and leave for friends, family, and teachers. It was a crummy, no good day so I planned on ice cream for dessert. I scooped out bowls of ice cream and instead of my kids thanking me and getting excited, they […]