Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “teaching kindness to children”
It seems that kindness is often more common around the winter holidays. There are reminders everywhere from signs for season’s greetings and peace on Earth, traditions of gift giving, goodwill boxes and charity promotions. Whether it be various religions reflecting on the good in the world or on the winter solstice shifting from longer nights to increasingly longer stretches of …
Shopping. Cooking. Cleaning. Sending out cards. More shopping. Work. Money. Family gatherings. Still more shopping… It’s no wonder that the holidays is not only the most joyous time of the year, but often the most stressful as well. We get so wrapped up in everything that we need to do, we worry about how we’re going to accomplish things, making …
When my brother was about three, my Dad found him pouring water from one cup to another with careful and deliberate concentration. He looked up at my Dad and said, “Careful Dad! I’m doing an experience.” We still laugh about that to this day. Even my six-year-old often confuses the terms experience and experiment interchangeably. And if you think about …
As a Senior Instructor at my martial arts school (and a candidate for the upcoming Black Belt test), I’ve wanted to do something different leading up to the test… something our students have never done before. Fortunately, that’s about the time I saw this post from my friend (and fellow Ultimate Black Belt Test alum) Sensei Mike Oliver, owner and …
I remember reading a Dear Abby column once when I was a teen that talked about the importance of acknowledging good behavior in children. Dear Abby suggested if you see children with good manners at a restaurant or behaving admirably on a plane, be sure to tell the parents and the children. Imagine how proud both parent and child would …
When I was writing for Reno Moms Blog, I had the opportunity to visit the Reno Ronald McDonald House and learn about all the amazing ways it serves our community. I knew that the Ronald McDonald Houses served families who had to travel to stay with their children during extended medical treatments, but that was about the beginning and end …
Every weekday morning, I drive my three-year-old son George to day care. He tends to be sluggish in the morning, so I try to keep him alert by chatting with him. It’s tough to figure out new topics of conversation each day, so we tend to go over the same few subjects — who his friends are, what they’re learning …
