Inside: Do you want to raise kind kids? Then you also need to know how to help your kids to be includers, welcomers, a person who invites others to join in. It’s the highest form of kindness there is. “Do you want to play with me?” My daughter was playing a game with a friend […]
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How to Encourage Reluctant Readers with a Book-Movie Club
Inside: Help your reluctant readers want to read more with this book-movie club trick that’s also a perfect summer reading challenge. I have three kids and they all grew up in a home surrounded by books. We have books in bedrooms, in our living room, and even in our bathroom. We borrow books from the […]
How to Help Your Special Needs Kid Find Real Friends
Inside: How parents can help their special needs kids find real friends and real connections with their peers. Update: This was republished from an article written four years ago when my daughter was in elementary school. She’s now in middle school and is still on a quest to find good friends. And it all still […]
How to Find the Best Books for a Reluctant Reader
Inside: Do you have a reluctant reader? Here are four tricks to get reluctant readers to want to read, and the best books for a reluctant reader to inspire them to want to read more. Last night, I had to go in and “threaten” to take away my daughter’s book and her lightbulb because she […]
What to Do If You Think Your Daughter is the Mean Girl
Inside: Do you suspect your young daughter is the “mean girl?” Or is your daughter acting like a mean girl? Here are 5 things you can do to prevent it and 5 things to do once you realize your child isn’t being the kindest version of themselves. I went to tuck my kindergartner into bed […]