Inside: Kids can prevent bullying by teaching them how to be includers and invite kids to join in. My daughter was playing alone on the jungle gym at school. Again. Another fourth grader, pushed her as she said, “Get out of my way, blind girl.” My daughter, who has low vision, was so traumatized by […]
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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 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 […]
How to Raise Kids to Be Kinder
Inside: We can raise kids to be kinder with these 10 simple tricks that will help parents intentionally raise kind kids. You shut up. No, you shut up. I hate you. You suck. Holy cow. This is the banter I often hear between kids when I’m out and about in kid-friendly spaces, like school playgrounds […]