Creating Compassionate Problem Solvers
The smell of sweet roasted nuts mixed oddly with the aroma of pee and garbage. Gusts of hot air rushed through the grates in the ground as we walked down
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Beat the Boredom Blues with Acts of Kindness
Summer Time Boredom? Kids complaining about nothing to do? Kids Fighting? Beat the Boredom Blues and the “ME” Mentality! Encourage your kids to do acts of kindness that kids can do.
Celebrating Birthdays with a Kindness Twist
I recently just passed a, ah-hem, milestone birthday. I am not a person that loves being the center of attention, but it is just going to happen when you get
Unplanned Kitchen Kindness
I woke up 30 minutes before the alarm went off a bit puzzled. What woke me up? Listening, I realized I was hearing some clanging from the kitchen. The rest
Help End Modern Day Slavery: Talking with Your Kids
Jamming to the radio in the car like we usually do afterschool, I hear my youngest pipe up from the backseat. “Mom, when are we going?” Little Brother (age 5) asks.
Act of Kindness: Personalized Love Song
My heart squeezed a bit with sadness as I listened to the rushed message on the phone. My husband was going out of town, unexpectedly. For sure, this was something
Help End Modern Day Slavery: What Families Can Do-Let’s Get Started
“Did you hear about that girl that was rescued in the parking lot in Plano that was being kidnapped into a human trafficking ring?” my husband, sitting next to me, mentioned
Holiday Kindness Tool-Kit: Ideas and Tools to Get Kindness Going During the Holidays
Gathered, right here, are the best resources about giving and acts of kindness during the holiday season. This is a constantly evolving Holiday Kindness Took-Kit. And, as new resources, printables, and
Join the Movement of Raising Kind Kids!
“Oh, goodness,” I thought in response to Little Brother’s question. I really hope Google was going to work when we got to the fishing hole. Reality of co-Parenting with Google.
Is Apathy a Learned Behavior?
Even from their youngest years, toddlers respond to other children when they are upset, even go so far as to offer their own toys or snacks to help quell distress